![]() ![]() Here are some of my favorite “dumb babes with blades” categories:īecause, when Sensei teaches Nito Ken (two-sword fighting), he says I should stick out my breasts and keep the swords back…OH WAIT HE NEVER SAYS THAT EVER. Will you please take this thing and do it for me?” It says (to men), “Oh, I can’t really do this. Instead of looking dangerous, the women look endangered as they grossly mishandle weapons. What the artists don’t seem to realize (and might not care about) is that portraying women as clumsy, brainless blade slingers is even more degrading to women than simply making them sex objects. While the all-too-familiar bikini chainmail or “boob armor” is a joke in and of itself, almost none of the women hold the sword safely, much less correctly. This should be awesome, right? Strong, beautiful women warriors wielding deadly weapons? But no. To augment that “sexiness,” a vast number of artists and photographers depict women holding swords. And it is that sharpness - or rather, the illusion of danger - that people find sexy. Only the katana, however, was ever sharpened. I’ve learned a great deal over the years about how to properly wield and care for all kinds of different blades. ![]() I have handled a live katana as part of tameshigiri (target cutting) practice, and have had the chance to study directly with Kaiso Obata himself. I am currently in love with Shinkendo, and I’ve been a member of the International Shinkendo Federation* for almost 3 years. I have studied stage combat with some of Hollywood’s most talented sword masters, including Roberta Brown, TJ Rotolo, Anthony DeLongis, Robert Chapin, Tim Weske, and Richard Ryan. Recently, an artist pointed out how boob armor can kill you and someone else created a terrific blog entry for Tor on the subject.īut that’s only the beginning of everything that’s wrong with depictions of women warriors. ![]()
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