Originally Posted by
Slick Rick
That's awesome Rachael. So even in a women's only class it's sparse huh? I see. Hmmmm...
Well it's good you're doing any and all classes!
At our gym, we'll get a couple come visit here and there, but doing jiu jitsu, there's one maybe 2 females.
Cardio kickboxing, on the other hand, will have classes filled with women. At first glance, you'd wanna say the women are more concerned with looking good and losing weight. I think it's deeper than that though. It would take more space than I have to write here to explain my thoughts, but the gist of it breaks down to the fabric of our society. Ultimately, this mindset will need to change.
Anyhow, it's awesome RW is doing a Women's only. I've heard of traveling women's open mats as well, from Jeryn at BTT Cambridge and people she communicates with. I think it could be a good idea for all geo-areas to have a regional open mat for women only, that meets up every 3rd week of the month or so. One wouldn't be in a tournament mindset, but a training and networking one. Instead of going against the few women that are in the scene, collaborate with them to grow that niche.
As my mind races... thanks for your input!!!