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Written by L.A. Jennings
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Product Review: FighterGirls Women's MMA Gloves
Finding women-specific training gear is nearly impossible. In an industry defined and dominated by testosterone, most companies have begrudgingly provided a token pair of baby-pink boxing gloves, often described as 'Fitness Bag Gloves' (as opposed to regular bag gloves); fitness bag gloves can only be worn while hitting a wave-master on the highly polished wood flo or of the multi-use classroom in Globo-gyms across America. Beyond the garish color, there is little or no technical difference in the hot-pink women's glove and the more basic black glove designed for men. This disparity becomes even more apparent when shopping for MMA gloves.
There are few companies offering gear designed specifically for women. I have always purchased boxing gloves based on their construction and chose a smaller hand size when available. Almost a year ago, I decided I wanted a pair of MMA gloves and found, to no surprise, that there were no women's MMA gloves sold by Title, my go-to company for gear. Title makes a pink MMA glove, but again, there is no structural difference. I ended up ordering a pair from Triumph, whose boxing gloves I love, in their smallest, ie regular, size. The gloves were monstrously big and I do not have tiny lady hands. They were uncomfortable and unwearable.
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Last Updated on Friday, 09 December 2011 19:45 |
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Written by Katrina Belcher
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 Female fighters come from all over: different industries, different parts of the
world, and different shapes and sizes, and not all fighters are found in the ring.
For example, please go here to read the amazing story of Chantelle Taylor, a 32
year old female medic in the British army who is the first female front-line British
soldier known to have killed an enemy fighter in combat.
In this exciting personal narrative, Taylor breaks down the events leading
up to the terrifying moment when she had to choose whether to shoot a
Taliban gunman ---- or be shot herself.
According to the article, Taylor said: “Faced with the choice of him or me, I chose
me.”
Sent to the war zone to save lives, it was the first time she had to fire her SA80
assault rifle at another person.
Daily Mail.co.uk reports that “Female soldiers in the British Army are officially not
allowed to fight on the front line in battle and are banned from serving in infantry
units whose job is to ‘close with and kill’ the enemy.”
Amazing story! Kudos and a huge THANK YOU to Chantelle Taylor for doing what
she had to do to protect herself, and to keep all of us safe. In fact, while we're
at it - let's just take this moment to thank all the men and women who are
in similar circumstances, putting their lives on the line so far away from home - and working hard to protect all of us in the
free world. Y'all ROCK!
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Last Updated on Sunday, 04 December 2011 17:29 |
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Written by L.A. Jennings
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I've been eyeing these Lilac Black football pants listed on Title's website for a while now, so when I received a couple to order through their website, I was thrilled to give them a try. I am not sure exactly why Lilac Black, a small women's sports apparel company, is sold through Title Boxing, because there is nothing particularly combative about their gear. However, these pants were so hella cute, I couldn't resist buying a pair.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 29 November 2011 02:04 |
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