A rant, and little more.
http://esfinges.net/why-women-keep-away-from-martial-arts/ Jeeze there’s a lot here. An article about why women keep away from martial arts (Although HEMA is specifically and obviously addressed), with nothing about why women actually keep away. No interviews, or Q&A's from women who have quit the sport. Instead, we're treated to this: “Quite recently, this topic was again brought up: “why do white, middle class men dominate our hobby and what to do (or what not to do) to open to a larger group of minorities?” ” Is this article about minorities or women? The title says why women shy away from martial arts, then dives immediately into the question of how to open up HEMA for minorities? Is this another article detailing the issues women face with more violent sports, or is this a suggestion box for welcoming martial arts for all groups? Who knows, since it never clarifies. It starts talking about women the rest of the time so I suppose we mean women and not mino
