I have firsthand experience with competing in a gender diverse sport. I play roller derby and did martial arts for about 10 years. Both of these are contact sports meaning I have taken hits from trans and cis people alike. Their gender doesn’t affect me, I’m happy to play with trans athletes. - ThreadSky

annaecook.bsky.social • 139 days ago

I have firsthand experience with competing in a gender diverse sport.

I play roller derby and did martial arts for about 10 years.

Both of these are contact sports meaning I have taken hits from trans and cis people alike.

Their gender doesn’t affect me, I’m happy to play with trans athletes.

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annaecook.bsky.social•139 days ago

I understand in the realm of attacks on trans people happening right now, this one may seem less significant.

But I believe the attacks on trans athletes are meant to be an entry point for transphobia normalization.

And since I have a well informed counter perspective, I figured I’d share it.

annaecook.bsky.social•139 days ago

Anyways here’s a picture of me as a kid doing tae kwon do.

I did kung fu as well, I believe I achieved blue belt/blue sash in both.

I literally got punched in the face by a full grown man during kung fu (it was an accident) and was fine. 🤷‍♀️

racheled.bsky.social•139 days ago

This is a great point. I practiced TKD as an adult and was always the only woman so I had to either spar men stronger than me or teenagers weaker than me. We made it work.

absp.bsky.social•139 days ago

I did TKD too, started when I was like 17. I am short, my dojang was old school, so I was one of the only girls. I regularly had to grapple and spar with huge adult dudes. I held my own.

annaecook.bsky.social•139 days ago

Hell yeah you did!

I also find the take that males have an “advantage” on females to be so insulting.

absp.bsky.social•139 days ago

Truly. I often had the advantage because my center of gravity was so much lower than theirs! They could NEVER get me down on the floor! Also their leg span was so much longer. I stayed within the radius and they couldn't hit me full force

artisticoutlaw.com•139 days ago

I was in Tae Kwon Do in my 20s. one of my instructors was a woman (absolute badass). And another woman in class broke my nose in a sparring match with a well placed sidekick. I was still 6'7" then. Women are not weaker than men. that is propaganda bullshit.

heybshl.bsky.social•139 days ago

In middle school I demanded to be on the wrestling team. It was all cisboys. My coach also coached me in tennis and was supportive, so I joined as the only afab 14year old there. I wrestled heavyweight boys. But no one kicked my ass more than the one girl on a rival team.

heybshl.bsky.social•139 days ago

Gender segregated sports only exist because women were beating men. And men cried about it.

damianoddson.bsky.social•139 days ago

I (ex-rugby player, 6ft, 17stone) used to train with my local roller derby team
Size of the skater had very little to do with how hard they rammed into me 😂

annaecook.bsky.social•139 days ago

Exactly! I took a hit from someone twice my size not too long ago and I did not fall or falter.

I’m very small, I got advantages of my own hehe

damianoddson.bsky.social•139 days ago

We had a girl who played on our youth rugby team, because the club couldn't field a girls team, and she was easily the equal of the rest of us, barring a couple of guys who were carved rather than born
The whole thing is a nasty con; faux concern carrying bigotry

trythisagain.bsky.social•139 days ago

F’ing Roller Derby! Nice!

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