Woman who posed as man to become judo champ finally gets gold – 50 years after being stripped of it Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2009/08/22/2009-08-22_judo_medals_a_kick_ymca_finally_does_right_by_first_female_champ_stripped_of_gol.html#ixzz0PmfdmXMs So here’s another female warrior in the long tradition of Mu-Lan and Joan of Arc — a woman dressed as a man to fight. The article specifically states that there were no [...]
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in.dom.i.ta.ble adj: having an unyielding spirit, stubbornly persistent when faced with difficulty or opposition. – Oxford American Dictionary Many female martial artists show indomitable spirit just by walking in the door of their school for the first time. It can be daunting to face the reactions of friends and family who start firing questions at [...]
My son and I are students at White Tiger. During our trial lesson, DS got a big surprise when the instructor told him to address her as “Sir”. “I earned the title,” she said. “I did everything the men did.” That started me thinking. I seem to find more equality in martial arts schools and [...]
