Blog Posts On Making My Martial Arts School a "Safe Space" This post originally appeared on the author’s blog, Kaja(s)words. Kaja Sadowski is an instructor and co-owner at Valkyrie Western Martial Arts Assembly. I’ve been
40 Mothers Mothers. They’re so … tactful. I was a few days into the visit with my parents in June when my mother asked something that had clearly been on her
Blog Posts Power and Evil There will always be people who only see a sword as a means of ruling over others. They think less of the art of swordplay, and more of the visceral
167 Beauty and The Beast Being pretty means you win at life. That’s how it works. If you are born with the right genetics for the time, it’s like being
Blog Posts Misconceptions Back from five days on the road. And working my ninth or tenth day in a row today. Not as bad as it seems since I only work part time,
167 Longing and the Art of Swordplay I sat down [facing a sleeping] couple. Between the man and the woman a child had hollowed himself out a place and fallen asleep. He turned in his slumber, and
167 Face Value I’m a huge fan of the gay pride movement, and how it became an equal rights movement. I even love the overtly-sexual pride parades. I also really love
Blog Posts Not So Brave So I’ve been seeing the Disney news lately. They’ve done the usual thing with Merida from Brave, prettying her up to make her fit more in
22 Mixing Martial Arts: Swords, Fists, and Sexuality It’s been a historic weekend for martial arts. Ronda Rousey and Liz Carmouche tore it up in the first UFC women’s Bantamweight championship. It was a
24 Sex and Swordplay I’ve always thought of swordplay as being one of those rare sports where women have an equal chance to compete with men. Strength and speed are factors in
competition Rape and Martial Arts Culture The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu community recently had to deal with one of the biggest nightmares any martial arts organization would ever have to deal with: Two senior students raping another student.
167 Not so better What I assume was a crazy women got on the train yesterday. She walked into the doors, Four-foot something of presence, and proceeded to stomp. Stomp like she was knocking
167 Boobs, boobs, and...boobs! I can’t wait to see the hits that title produces. The google search terms that land people on this page are just a smidge ridiculous. “Boobs”
24 Kaja Sadowski: Turning Expectations Today we’ve got a treat, a guest post from the talented and dangerous Kaja Sadowski! Enjoy! -David R. Packer Not long ago, Randy approached me with a request
martial arts Structures of Violence: Part Three My beard is a constant reminder of what racism feels like. And sexism. And homophobia. It’s only a small taste, but short of changing my sex or race,
22 Building babes My wife hit me, hard. Gosh it feels good to write that, for many reasons. It’s very pleasing to write “wife” instead of “girlfriend”
feminism Is Chivalry dead? Sexism and Swordplay My morning routine was starting nicely. I woke up just after 3pm (I work graveyards,) had breakfast, made coffee, planned to do some housework and prep dinner for when my
