“We could perform much better if we had specific training for girls” – Impacts of the embodiment of tradition for elite-level karateka women
Fabiana Cristina Turelli,
David Kirk,
Alexandre Fernandez Vaz
Abstract:Despite several struggles to achieve equality in society, a fight embraced first and foremost by feminist movements, women remain being seen, addressed, and treated as other in sport. Women who practice martial arts and combat sports to some extent disrupt the normative social and sportive order. But to be able to remain in environments where their presence is challenging, they are also challenged in their disruptive acting. They end up embodying the internal dynamics of dojos, adapting to and often reproducin… Show more
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