Women's kickboxing

Women have participated in kickboxing since the 1960s in Thailand.[1] But there has been a supersition and predjudice women have often being prevented from particiapting in the major tournaments in Thailand.[2][3]

The World’s Muay Thai Angels is one of the first orginisations to be a place for women to paticpate in and the first tournament was won by Chommanee Sor Taehiran.[4][5]

Women's kickboxing in Australia has a small but devoted following. In the 1970s women in the United States took up kickboxing as they were prevented from taking part in Women's boxing.[6] In the UK kickboxing has a growing following according to the WMC.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Jennifer Gampell". Gampell.com. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  2. ↑ Fuller, Thomas (2007-09-16). "Sugar and Spice and a Vicious Right: Thai Boxing Discovers Its Feminine Side". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  3. ↑ "Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation". Books.google.co.uk. p. 322. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  4. ↑ Newhall, Lindsey (2015-02-13). "The World Muay Thai Angels: Marketing the Women Fighters of Thailand | FIGHTLAND". Fightland.vice.com. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  5. ↑ "Chommanee wins World Muaythai Angels". Muaythaitv.com. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
  6. ↑ Smith, Malissa (2014). A History of Women's Boxing. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 124. ISBN 9781442229952. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "Global Perspectives on Women in Combat Sports". Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-31.

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