Are there any pregnant women who learn martial arts for self defense, and protecting their offspring?

Posted on January 27th, 2010 by admin, under women martial arts.

Actually, yes there are. Some women don’t show that much throughout their whole pregnancy. If you have good muscle tone to begin with and a high waist line and carry your baby high, you can keep going until almost the day you are due. I definitely wouldn’t recommend sparring or drills where you learn to fall but the exercise for a healthy woman is also good for the baby.
Moreover these women also tend to teach their children martial arts and/or enroll them in training programs when they are old enough. The family that kicks together sticks together.

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martial arts women use to be attractive ?

Posted on January 23rd, 2010 by admin, under women martial arts.

Man, who’s the most attractive woman at any given moment? The one right in front of you. I like all women. As long she’s over eighteen, mentally and physically competent, and freshly bathed. hahaha

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What’s the easiest martial arts throw for a woman?

Posted on January 17th, 2010 by admin, under women martial arts.

I’ve always been intrigued by the ability of a woman to use martial arts to throw a man. What’s the easies or most enjoyable way a woman can throw a man? Whats the size of the biggest man you’ve thrown?

i agree w/a c .. a hip toss is one of the easier throws for me personally. i’m 5′0 126lbs, so i’m not a big person in any way, shape or form.. i have used it during sparring against my husband 5′6 200lbs of muscle, he resists pretty decently and i can still get it really good..

see women as apposed to men hold the bulk of their strength in their lower body, in your legs and hips, where as a man has more upper strength than a woman, what can ya do it’s natures rule…

so martial arts that focus on a lower base are great for women, throwing arts especially because they don’t require extreme strength but leverage, and using you’re opponents energy against them so that in turn they defeat themselves..

as a woman, a man is stronger than you, but he’s not stronger than gravity..

if you are looking for a good throwing art that doesn’t require you to be 6′8 280lbs, try shuai jiao, it’s a great grappling art that includes joint locks, throws, takedowns and other grappling methods, in addition to strikes with hands, feet and other body parts… not to mention the oldest chinese martial art.

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For women who do martial arts. have you made a guy submit to you? How did you do it?

Posted on January 7th, 2010 by admin, under women martial arts.

triangle choke or just choke out…arm bars and knee bars are too difficult since generally their limbs are much stronger than ours. they choke out faster than women it seems. because of the adam’s apple?

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Don’t we MEN have the right to say martial arts is only for US, if WOMEN insist that romance is only FOR THEM?

Posted on January 4th, 2010 by admin, under women martial arts.

Women insist that romance is only for them! That we men can’t cry! Or show emotion! Men and women alike think that way! So why can’t we men claim that martial arts and action is only for us? You claim romance is only for you!
Ever hear people say "please hand in your man-card" when a man admits to liking romance?!!

I train in Martial Arts, I don’t think it’s only for women. Infact I think it’s more important for women to take a self defense course than a man. Men are physically bigger and stronger than women and learning a martial art is one of the most effective way for a woman to defend herself outside of buying a gun. But as with guns, mace, pepper spray, or tasers these can be taken from you and used against you. Martial arts cannot be taken from you.

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Is Martial arts impressive or attractive to women?

Posted on January 4th, 2010 by admin, under women martial arts.

Hey i have a black-belt in martial arts im a pretty good. The only thing is i dont know if girls find it nerdy or impressive so i usually dont say anything about it unless they ask what sport i do

Dude, seriously, how old are you?

Who cares about what women think. As long as you’re doing something you love.

If you”re passionate about something, I think girls are more into that factor alone than actually what it is you’re passionate about.

Don’t worry about it.

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What style of martial arts suits younger women?

Posted on December 29th, 2009 by admin, under women martial arts.

Did that make any sense? I guess I’m thinking along the lines of a martial arts style that doesn’t focus on mere strength (more "guy-suitable, if you will) but utilizes the "strengths of women." (BQ:What would those strengths be, per se?)

I did tae kwon do for more than seven years and i am answering this question because i am a woman ( of course). I think tae kwon do is a great martial art form for women because it is more a game of strategy and quickness in fighting than it is in strength and power. Many women love this sport it is not just me. Us women have the brain power to kick butt in this martial arts especially if your flexible that helps a lot for forms because judges score you on how beautiful your movements are and how easily you can kick.

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What strengths do you think women have physically when they become good at martial arts?

Posted on December 24th, 2009 by admin, under women martial arts.

I think most of the women are faster, more agile, have a better pain tolerance, and they’re more flexible which enables them to do the splits
and punch a guy in the nuts with timing and skill. They also have the advantage in leverage and technique and strategy. Guys like me on the other hand are generally taller, more muscled primarily in the upper body, and can naturally take more punishment and do more damage.
I also hear that some women can be more efficient fighters at times.

It’s not just strength. Although it doesn’t hurt, and it also helps with stamina in prolonged confrontations, karate is also about leverage. My little 12 year old daughter, barely 4 foot tall, can take me down if I’m not real careful. Me, 6 foot tall weighing 220 pounds. And that’s me knowing the trick to what she’s doing. She can still take me by surprise by applying leverage to my thumb and I’m under her control.

I’ve only watched one guy who was taken down by a woman who applied leverage to his arm behind him, and he didn’t succumb to her control. That’s because he was totally drunk and obnoxious, and everyone could hear the loud SNAP of his arm as he literally fought himself trying to get up. She didn’t do anything, it was his own fault he broke his own arm. It was all leverage on her part.

Pitbull is talking dirt. I can take out most of a bar and my little 130 lb wife can take me out. The only reason SHE couldn’t take out a bar is because she doesn’t believe she can. She’d hesitate about killing someone just for the fun of it, and that would be her mistake and limitation. She’s a lot better than she gives herself credit for.

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Martial Arts for Muslim Women?

Posted on December 15th, 2009 by admin, under women martial arts.

I posted a question and I told my mother about this and she said it is haram (not the martial arts, a girl problem) and I told her why and she said that it makes your..(girl thing) wider. I’m kinda shy to ask this and a muslim man can reply if he wants I guess or a non muslim can reply. I’m ganna start Martial Arts (karate then ill go to kung fu) anyways..This is a question about periods. I’m used to wearing a pad and know I have to use a tampon but it is haram for a muslim women to do that cause it wides your girl thing. I can’t wear a pad and doing sports cause it will spill out and I’m wearing a white outfit! I wish I never had my period or boobs. I just want to have fun and I have a dream to fulfill for my brother and if someone tells me just to give up then here is an answer for you…NO!.. Can someone tell me another way to do sports without a tampon?
Or some tips? Please help!
And for non muslims:
Haram means like forbiddin or somethin that is bad that you shouldnt do. Just to let you kno =)
It is not haram really. A muslim lady (a married women) can wear tampons all she wants but it is not good for a unmuslim lady. I kno muslim rules for girls are stricked but I have to live with it. If i convert my religion then I might be killed or beaten to death. it sucks. and the reason why is because when your married and have sex then it will be more problems cause the guy will think your not a virgin and stuff.

Try getting some real information from someone who isn’t muslim. Muslims will slant the information they give you to benefit their false ideas that women shouldn’t do some things. THey are wrong. Go to the karate place and speak to one of the women instructors or a woman black belt to know what is true and not true. I can tell you now, however, that you have been hearing lies from your family about how things work.

P.S. there used to be some muslim women in my dojo and they did workout behind a curtain at times because of some of the muslim rules about being seen by men (couldn’t lift their legs or something???). So just other women went behind the curtain. It was a distraction in class, but you kinda got used to it, and it was only once per week or less I think.

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What is a good Offensive and Defensive Martial Art for Women?

Posted on December 13th, 2009 by admin, under women martial arts.

What is a good Offensive and Defensive Martial Art for Women and small men? I’ve heard that there is one out there.

I agree with that other woman. On both counts.

Many famous MAs were actually created by women, such as Wing Chun and Chuka Shaolin. These arts were not only created by women, but those women were also taught by other women. One art stresses speed and body alignment, while the other stresses pin-point striking and constant footwork/ body changes.

In modern arts, JKD comes partly FROM Wing Chun, so it shares someo fhtose same strengths and principles. Therefore, JKD would be a much better option than some of the other things I’ve seen mentioned.

I would not recommend the Krav Maga methods currently prevalent in the US (which are completely different from the Krav Maga I observed in training with the Isreali Defense Force back in 1989-1990), not unless you already have a prior training and understanding of the arts. Personally, when I went through an instructor programming for that about 9 or 10 years ago, I stopped before it was done and demanded my money back. When Darren Levine asked me what the issue was, I told him directly that I did not like some of the knife counters they taught (basically teaching people to attack by kick in such a manner that they were causing the opponent to flinch directly toward the exposed inner leg). Levine’s response was that it was a "basic instructor course" and that additional info would be shared later. My mindset, however is that you never teach people to do things that will actually harm them, especially not as their foundational skills; you start and stay with the most practical methods possible.— So, I’d stay away from the popular version of Krav Maga being taught now.

I’m also hesitant to send females to learn BJJ or other versions of Judo or Jujutsu that focus on ground-work and grappling. A lot of grappling depends partly on strength to secure a position. Knowing men that can do one-armed push-ups or other that can do push-ups with someone on their back, I don’t want to pit a woman on the ground with a larger man. Older Jujutsu styles, like Sosuishitsu or Yoshin-ryu, systems that teach strikes and kicks up until green belt level (and which actually teach to counter grabs by kicking first) would be much better for a woman or smaller man than the more popular sport-oriented methods of today.

Personally, I would prefer to see a woman learn kickboxing or Muay Thai as their foundation art. If they learn any sort of grappling skills, it should focus on counters and reversals more than actual ground-work. I just don’t want a woman on the ground with a man that has the specific intention of getting to the ground. We want her to avoid his strong points and the tactics he has trained for, not to try to match him there.

I would even recommend Escrima or Silat before I would recommend BJJ or its like. A number of Silat systems were created by women, and so they stress tactics intended to counter the strengths of men. Escrima styles would teach a woman to be able to use pretty much anything as a weapon, while also emphasizing the commonality of flow between unarmed and armed applications.

Additionally, you might want to look into some of the more "progressive" combative systems that have stepped away from traditional arts: Defendo, JKD, SPEAR, Tac-Safe, Panic Attack and a number of others would fit the bill nicely. Do the research by getting vids and booksbefore you actually commit to a serious program of instruction (to both gain a greater clarity and to establish what you need/ expect before you ever sign a contract for a school).

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