Martial arts practitioner Kay complains that her dojo brothers don’t seem to take her seriously. Here are eleven tactics that might be useful to Kay or others in a similar situation . . .
How can you spot the difference between whether you’re offering, or being offered, fake empowerment or the real thing in your dojo . . . ?
Budō Inochi reader Sara writes: “I dream of being both fierce and compassionate – a real-life warrior goddess. But I don’t have any high-ranking women in my dojo to look up to as role models at this moment in time, unfortunately. Could you suggest a few characters from films, books etc who capture this essence?”. This article is an answer to Sara’s question . . .
Here are some ideas borrowed from organisational risk management – see if they can apply to your own martial arts journey . . .
“This look is elegant and dangerous, which is pretty much the ultimate display of girl power”, writes Delaney Strunk.
I think:
– Elegant – for sure.
– Ultimate display of girl power – what?!
– Dangerous? Maybe – but to me it looks more dangerous for the women themselves, than for any potential villain . . .
But is this fair . . . ?
Some people come to martial arts training hoping to heal and move on from their experience of physical and/or sexual abuse.
This doesn’t always work out, as the experience can be overwhelming or triggering, or unsuitable in other ways for some individuals. However, if all goes well, here are ten wonderful benefits that training can bring for such students . . .
There are very good reasons why little girls (and grown women) responded so obsessively to this movie. And it’s not about the dresses, or the pretty faces, or the cute snowman and reindeer. It’s more to do with the pure, mesmerising, elegant narrative of self-actualisation and empowerment dripping from every last scene . . .