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Large Web Site about the Real Women and Girls of the Martial Arts
Women and girls in the martial arts have some unique challenges:
- Training with mostly men, who sometimes have more upper body strength.
- Uniforms that don't always fit a feminine figure.
- Uniforms with tops that open up fairly easily. This requires the women wear a shirt underneath, and/or constant fixing of the uniform.
- Masculine attitudes held by the male majority. This sometimes leads to respect issues.
- Attitudes from outside friends and family that martial arts activities are not feminine.
- A lack of other female competitors and training partners.
- Biological feminine issues, such as monthly cycles and pregnancy.