Okee dokee … as we all know I’m a dyke and I do dykey things. I like guns, I like cars, I like to wear OD green too much and I have several pairs of “official lesbian shorts” aka plaid and or cargo shorts that are too long for a straight girl to ever be caught dead in. But perhaps the dykiest thing I do on a regular basis is go to a fight gym where I train in mixed martial arts.
I would think that if there was going to be a gym full of lesbians, it would be at a fight gym. But no. From what I can tell there’s only two and half of us. Myself, another girl who’s actually so good she’s gone pro now and a third girl that I’m pretty damn sure is family but I haven’t been able to get it out of her yet.
But everything about her sets off my gaydar from her board shorts to her multiple tattoos to the way she talks. But if she’s not ready to come out of the supply closet who am I to push?
Oh wait, there’s one more. My friend Nica who’s bi. But she’s not even totally on our team! We have to share her with the boys. Ugh.
Back to my original question. Is it just me or shouldn’t there be more lesbians at my gym? Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining about all the pretty straight girls running around all hot and sweaty. But it would just be nice to see our superior athletic ability at all things manly better showcased.
I say that if there’s any sport that lesbians would dominate, it would be MMA. Forget golf, my friends. That’s so ‘07 and Dinah Shore only happens once a year. But kicking ass never goes out of style.
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You do MMA? That’s hot. You know Gina Carano is fighting this Sat night. I wonder if she’s gay?
OMG, I freakin’ LOVE Gina. I don’t think she’s gay but in my mind she is.
I pray/hope that Gina is
I trained in Tae Kwon Do for about 7 years, and I can think of at least 5 lesbians that I trained with at one time or another (that’s just off the top of my head).
I’ve been doing martial arts for a long time, and recently noticed an abundance of lesbians in the martial arts community. However, I’ve recently started doing MMA as well, and I’m with you. Where are all the lesbians in this sport?! Most of my sparring partners are men, and it would be nice to have some other lesbians around to spar with. Of course I also live in the Northwest where MMA isn’t really that big, I’m still holding out for more events in the Cali/Oregon/Washington area.
I think there are breeds of lesbians that are self-excluded from MMA…the “hippie” lesbians (who wouldn’t want to kick anything), the unfit lesbians, the old lesbians, and lesbian moms (whose feisty selves might be tired). Who are left?
Well, I think of myself as a “meticulous lesbian.” I compete from time to time in fencing, I lift weights, and I do pilates for definition (and because it makes me feel awesome)…but I’ve noticed that a lot of lesbians don’t take care of themselves as they should. If they’re thin, it’s because they don’t eat or smoke too much, and sometimes they are not at a healthy weight.
My girlfriend and I both hit the gym regularly…and she, like you, enjoys MMA, boxing and all the stuff that tough chicks love. If you were on the east coast, maybe you’d get a run for your money.