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Archive for August, 2010

Gone are the days when hunting is a sport and an occupation exclusive to men while women remained at home tending to the children and waiting near the home fire. Although hunting may have been a male dominated activity in mankind’s distant past, the present years welcome women hunters who enjoy the activity. In fact, many women hunters join a hunting forum of their choice, read hunting magazines dedicated to female hunters and even join hunting clubs.

In a survey published by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in the year 2007, it has been showed that about 10 percent of the nation’s 12 and a half million hunters consist of female hunters. The number of women hunters continues to show significant growth among the youngest female hunters. The National Wild Turkey Federation has commissioned a survey that claimed 95 percent of women approve of ladies going hunting and the fact that 15 percent of these women already owned a hunting license is a good evidence of their approval.

A survey released by the NSGA or the National Sporting Goods Association suggests that there had been more than 70 percent increase in the number of women hunters who use firearms in hunting over the last five years. This proves that women are not just the gatherers of the game anymore but are now among the skilled target shooters hunting in the wild.

Nowadays, more than ever, women are vulnerable to male attackers. In fact, news reports, crime fighting shows and even police records often show women of different ages being attacked and even sexually abused by male offenders. The worse part of this fact is that the female victims did not even have a weapon, a strategy or a technique to defend their selves from the attack, making them seem more helpless. This reason alone is enough to drive some women into watching mma training videos and learning some martial arts movements they can use as self defense.

Even men agree that it is crucial that women and kids as well learn how to defend themselves against male and bigger attackers. Different schools and organizations created martial arts programs and self defense courses exclusively for women. All types and disciplines of martial arts teach women different techniques and ways on how to avoid physical confrontation and how to face one when necessary.

The internet has also made it more convenient for women to learn simple yet effective moves that can help them defend their selves from a physical attack. Videos showing martial arts movements from karate, kick boxing, aikido, judo, jiu jitsu and kung fu can be easily accessed by one with a computer and an internet connection. By imitating such moves, a woman can learn basic martial arts right at the comfort of her own home.