In your typical karate class you begin by tearing the ego down, but in women-only classes you build the ego up—not in a “you look great” or “reach for the stars” kind of way, but something more like “yes, your instincts are absolutely right, that guy is bad news.” Many of the women, Denise suggested, had been through some sort of trauma, and women’s karate was about trusting your gut and taking action, a pretty novel lesson in an era when marital rape was legal and women were subject to their husbands’ whims via “head and master” laws. From subway platforms to family rooms, trusting your gut is good advice that’s hard to take when you’ve been raised with June Cleaver as ideal woman.
Posted on: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 16:00:48 +0000
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