Download or read book Pioneering Women in Martial Arts written by Li T'an and published by . This book was released on 2023-11-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embark on a groundbreaking exploration of one of the world's fastest-growing sports-Women's Mixed Martial Arts (WMMA). While women now captivate audiences worldwide with their prowess in the cage, scant sociological literature exists on this phenomenon. This dissertation seeks to unravel the complexities surrounding WMMA, exploring the identities of these new female subjects, the ways in which they challenge and reproduce gender norms, and the extent to which their participation can be characterized as empowering. Through a critical ethnography of WMMA, drawing from over four years of fieldwork, content analysis of WMMA media, and 40 semistructured interviews with professional athletes, this research provides the most comprehensive sociological account of WMMA to date. The study assesses the sport's potential as a platform for women's empowerment, questioning whether it challenges patriarchal constructions of gender or inadvertently reinforces existing norms.
Download or read book The Fredia Gibbs Story written by Fredia Gibbs and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-05-24 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Fredia Gibbs Story is about a young black girl from the Fairground Projects, in Chester, Pennsylvania. This is the story of how she became billed as "the Most Dangerous Woman in the World" leading up to her last kickboxing championship fight. Read how she was given guidance during her youth to overcome the odds with her mother dealing with infidelity, growing up in the Fairgrounds Projects, being bullied, how sports were her best outlet, and how her uncle took her under his wing and introduced her to Quiet Storm Karate & Aikido School. Fredia talks all about her private life, coming out, the struggles of being a black female in Mixed Martial Arts, a male dominated sport, breaking color barriers, and being #1 in the World!
Download or read book She s a Knockout written by L.A. Jennings and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-10-23 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women’s fighting sports have a rich and storied history. As far back as the eighteenth century, female fighters battled at varying levels, from county fairs to elite events. With new opportunities to compete in legitimate arenas—from the Olympics and the Golden Gloves to wrestling tournaments and Ultimate Fighting Championships—women are now able to fight in ways their predecessors never could. And though women today still often face the same derision their predecessors faced, their fortitude and determination has earned them respect from much of the fighting community. In She’s a Knockout!: A History of Women in Fighting Sports, L.A. Jenningschronicles the stories of these strong and resilient women—including wrestlers, mixed martial arts competitors, and boxers—and the different issues they have encountered. Throughout the narrative, Jennings situates the stories of the female fighters in the culture of their time, revealing how women were often seen as objects of spectacle and ridicule before finally garnering admiration in the fighting world. The women featured in this book include England’s “Championess” Elizabeth Stokes of the 1720s, American wrestler Cora Livingstone in the 1930s, and early MMA great Debi Purcell in the 2000s. Featuring historical and contemporary photographs and exclusive interviews with professional fighters, this book delivers an in-depth look into the struggles and triumphs of female fighters. Fans of fighting sports, sports historians, and those interested in the history of women in sports will find this a fascinating and illuminating read.
Download or read book A Woman s Guide to Martial Arts written by Monica McCabe-Cardoza and published by Overlook Books. This book was released on 1996 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Martial Arts Movies written by Jim Ollhoff and published by ABDO Publishing Company. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores martial arts movies, weaving together history, culture, geography and politics.
Download or read book Black Belt written by and published by . This book was released on 1992-09 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The oldest and most respected martial arts title in the industry, this popular monthly magazine addresses the needs of martial artists of all levels by providing them with information about every style of self-defense in the world - including techniques and strategies. In addition, Black Belt produces and markets over 75 martial arts-oriented books and videos including many about the works of Bruce Lee, the best-known marital arts figure in the world.
Download or read book Great Men and Famous Women Artists and Authors written by Charles Francis Horne and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Women Space Pioneers written by Carole S. Briggs and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at the efforts and accomplishments of some of the first women in space, including Jerrie Cobb, Mae Jemison, Sally K. Ride, Valentina Tereshkova, and Eileen Collins.
Download or read book Female Fighters written by Frazer Andrew Krohn and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2022-12-15 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title examines the female fighters of mixed martial arts from the first sanctioned women's MMA fight to the first woman to sign with the Ultimate Fighting Championship and the biggest upset in UFC history. Bold, dynamic photos, a timeline, and informative sidebars enhance the text. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo & Daughters is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Download or read book Hebei Women s Normal Education Pioneers written by Jianbing Dai and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book taps into the best elements of Chinese traditional culture to show respect to the pioneers of Hebei women’s education and to provide references to today’s education reform and development. It contains six chapters, describing the basic requirements for Chinese women of the Feudal Period, the development of women’s normal education, prominent educators in Home Economics, and the outstanding alumnae of Hebei Normal University. The book allows insights into the educational, social, cultural, economic and political movements from ancient China to the late Qing dynasty, the Republic of China, and the People’s Republic of China.
Download or read book The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History written by Bonnie G. Smith and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 2710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of Women in World History captures the experiences of women throughout world history in a comprehensive, 4-volume work. Although there has been extensive research on women in history by region, no text or reference work has comprehensively covered the role women have played throughout world history. The past thirty years have seen an explosion of research and effort to present the experiences and contributions of women not only in the Western world but across the globe. Historians have investigated womens daily lives in virtually every region and have researched the leadership roles women have filled across time and region. They have found and demonstrated that there is virtually no historical, social, or demographic change in which women have not been involved and by which their lives have not been affected. The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History benefits greatly from these efforts and experiences, and illuminates how women worldwide have influenced and been influenced by these historical, social, and demographic changes. The Encyclopedia contains over 1,250 signed articles arranged in an A-Z format for ease of use. The entries cover six main areas: biographies; geography and history; comparative culture and society, including adoption, abortion, performing arts; organizations and movements, such as the Egyptian Uprising, and the Paris Commune; womens and gender studies; and topics in world history that include slave trade, globalization, and disease. With its rich and insightful entries by leading scholars and experts, this reference work is sure to be a valued, go-to resource for scholars, college and high school students, and general readers alike.
Download or read book Some Western Pioneers in Asian Martial Arts An Anthology written by Michael DeMarco and published by Via Media Publishing. This book was released on 2020-11-02 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Pioneer” — as a noun is defined as “a person who is among the first to explore or settle a new country or area.” As a verb, it means “develop or be the first to use or apply (a new method, area of knowledge, or activity).” This anthology gives the reader the experience of the explorers who went to foreign lands to discover and learn about a specific field of knowledge and skills:the Asian martial arts.The eight chapters included here share a common root in the pioneers' desire to travel far and wide in search for practical martial arts useful in the street as well as for commando units. The pioneers discussed in this anthology experienced lives submerged in foreign cultures, lives compounded by the difficulties of communicating in foreign languages, changing diets, and often being in hostile living conditions. Their lives are far from the associations we usually associate with martial arts now steeped in pure exercise for health, or tournament competitions. Becoming familiar with of some of the Western pioneers of Asian martial arts bring us back to understand many of the original reasons for learning these combatives. Their lives and experience show us how and why the more serious side of Asian fighting arts remain illusive for most who, in practice, need not confront the lethal aspects of these traditions.
Download or read book Elizabeth Robins Pennell Nineteenth Century Pioneer of Modern Art Criticism written by KimberlyMorse Jones and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mining various archives and newspaper repositories, Elizabeth Robins Pennell, Nineteenth-Century Pioneer of Modern Art Criticism provides the first full-length study of a remarkable woman and heretofore neglected art critic. Pennell, a prolific 'New Art Critic', helped formulate and develop formalist methodology in Britain at the end of the nineteenth century, which she applied to her mostly anonymous or pseudonymous reviews published in numerous American and British newspapers and periodicals between 1883 and 1923. A bibliography of her art criticism is included as an appendix. In addition to advocating an advanced way in which to view art, Pennell used her platform to promote the work of ?new? artists, including ?ouard Manet and Edgar Degas, which had only recently been introduced to British audiences. In particular, Pennell championed the work of James McNeill Whistler for whom she, along with her husband, the artist Joseph Pennell, wrote a biography. Examination of her contributions to the late Victorian art world also highlights the pivotal role of criticism in the production and consumption of art in general, a point which is often ignored.
Download or read book Her Own Hero written by Wendy L Rouse and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2017-08-08 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The surprising roots of the self-defense movement and the history of women’s empowerment. At the turn of the twentieth century, women famously organized to demand greater social and political freedoms like gaining the right to vote. However, few realize that the Progressive Era also witnessed the birth of the women’s self-defense movement. It is nearly impossible in today’s day and age to imagine a world without the concept of women’s self defense. Some women were inspired to take up boxing and jiu-jitsu for very personal reasons that ranged from protecting themselves from attacks by strangers on the street to rejecting gendered notions about feminine weakness and empowering themselves as their own protectors. Women’s training in self defense was both a reflection of and a response to the broader cultural issues of the time, including the women’s rights movement and the campaign for the vote. Perhaps more importantly, the discussion surrounding women’s self-defense revealed powerful myths about the source of violence against women and opened up conversations about the less visible violence that many women faced in their own homes. Through self-defense training, women debunked patriarchal myths about inherent feminine weakness, creating a new image of women as powerful and self-reliant. Whether or not women consciously pursued self-defense for these reasons, their actions embodied feminist politics. Although their individual motivations may have varied, their collective action echoed through the twentieth century, demanding emancipation from the constrictions that prevented women from exercising their full rights as citizens and human beings. This book is a fascinating and comprehensive introduction to one of the most important women’s issues of all time. This book will provoke good debate and offer distinct responses and solutions.
Download or read book Sharp Spear Crystal Mirror written by Stephanie T. Hoppe and published by Inner Traditions / Bear & Co. This book was released on 1998-03 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 24 female martial artists interviewed here discuss the challenges of their training and how it has helped bring new purpose to their lives. Some of these women were athletes before beginning, while others had never been comfortable with their bodies, yet all received deep spiritual nourishment through their practice.
Download or read book MS Pcz written by Michael Peschke and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2010-10-06 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For researchers in business, government and academe, the ""Dictionary"" decodes abbreviations and acronyms for approximately 720,000 associations, banks, government authorities, military intelligence agencies, universities and other teaching and research establishments.
Download or read book Martial Arts Collection Blood Flower Blood Flower written by Zhixin Lin and published by Zhixin Lin. This book was released on with total page 773 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
