Seconds Out : Women and Fighting / Alison Dean.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dean, Alison (Alison V.), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Martial arts--Social aspects.

Martial arts.

Boxing--Social aspects.

Boxing.

Boxing for women.

Women martial artists.

Women boxers.

Violence in women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Toronto, Ontario : Coach House Books, [2021]

Summary:

"Kicking ass and taking notes - what it's like to be a woman in the ring. Alison Dean teaches English literature. She also punches people. But despite several amateur fights under her belt, she knows she will never be taken as seriously as a male boxer. 'You punch like a girl' still isn't a compliment - women aren't supposed to perpetrate violence. With wit and insight, Dean delves into the ways combat sports can change a person's - and particularly a woman's - relationship to their body and to the world around them, considering at the same time how women might revolutionize martial arts."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Introduction

Warm-Up

One: An Education

Two: Histories and Futures

Three: Self-Defence

Four: Look the Part

Five: Grin and Bear It

Six: Anywhere but the Face

Seven: Mental Toughness

Eight: Built for It

Nine: Crying in Combat Sports

Ten: Lineage

Eleven: Work Ethic

Twelve: In the Ring

Epilogue: You've Changed

References

Acknowledgements

About the Author.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781770566668

177056666X

9781770566675

1770566678

OCLC:

1245235074