Female Fighters

Should there be women fighting? In the martial art and boxing world, this is a very controversial topic. Obviously some say yes and some say no. Is it seen as expressly forbidden or is it that really big a deal.

People are used to seeing men fighting. Since the dawn of time, man has been given the image of going out and hunting daily, encountering beasts and adversaries, while the women stay at home and watch over the children. Well times have changed. In today’s day and age, sometimes it is the woman of the house who goes and earns the money for the family while the man stays at home and becomes a house husband. Has this had a negative effect on society or given a bad image towards women or men?

With regarding the world of combat sports, maybe men have dominated for most of the time. Jack Dempsy, Rocky Marciano, Ali, Tyson. These are all boxers from different eras, but are well remembered even today. I don’t know weather many people remember any women fighters from the same periods of time. But like mentioned above, times are changing. Laila Ali, daughter to Muhammad Ali, MMA sensation Gina Carano and others have, and continue to make household names for themselves.

Training martial arts for fitness purposes is one of the best workouts. Benefiting your cardio, you also work the muscles for toning, conditioning and greatly enhance your flexibility. Because of this type of training, which is fun and does not produce massive muscles and popping veins, women are training in martial arts for these purposes. Being in the gym or dojo, it is very easy for them to see fighters in action and become interested in it, which is leading many female fighters to compete. Is this really a bad thing? Is it different if two men fight rather than two women?

As mentioned, this is a controversial subject, and shall probably continue to be one for many years. The fact is that women do fight and shall continue to fight. It has not produced bad side effects and the idea of competing can help women to better themselves in some aspects just like with men, so why should they stop.

Marks

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