The women's practice can even include contests against male colleagues
Posted on 03/18/2009 10:30:01 AM PDT by JoeProBono
In a dojo, or martial arts training area, in a poor working class suburb of Cairo, women in karate uniforms and tracksuits are learning to fight off an assailant. In this male-dominated society it is unusual to see these women in their headscarves sparring with men, but such is the concern here at the rise of sexual harassment cases that the number attending this class grows every month. Shaza Saeed, 14, is one of the new recruits. "I was on my way home from school and I was attacked - I didn't know what to do," she said. "But now I have learnt how to defend myself so I am not afraid any more. I think every girl should go to self-defence classes like this."
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The women's practice can even include contests against male colleagues
Damn, she can thow me around all night!
Damn, she can throw me around all night!
Her posture is wrong. The heel should be digging into the throat or mouth.
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