| "Martial Arts or Karate may not be a good fit for my | | | | your daughter wants to try martial arts, let her have |
| daughter."We are living in the 21st century, and I still | | | | a chance. Martial arts classes for girls, or women, are |
| hear this one. This kind of thinking is what has been | | | | very rewarding.Over the years, I have coached |
| holding women back for centuries. This statement is | | | | successful female martial arts competitors who were |
| not only made by fathers, but by mothers, too. If | | | | every bit as good as their male counterparts. |