Interesting Article on Body Shaming in Martial Arts

[Draegon (Liam P Boyle)]

A bunch of my HEMA acquaintances were recommending this article, I thought it was really good, and I thought the folks here might appreciate it.

http://boxwrestlefence.com/blog/2016/08/16/fat/

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[Thrillho]

My coach was a fat little old dude that looked like a cuddly semi-irish Ewok.

 

He was also probably one of the most effortlessly skilled people I've ever met.

 

Grrr.

[Frost of the Gloaming]

People need to realize that people are a*holes when it comes to body issues; I was constantly told that I needed to cut weight in wrestling because my weight didn't match my height even though I had a body fat level of <10%; which trying to make the team lead to anorexia which lead to other fun things (over training, not sleeping, generally being an asshole). Honestly I didn't start to feel healthy until I started sleeping and eating, I actually turned in a few good times during the track season; it wasn't until we started the summer wrestling camp when I didn't have to worry about weigh ins that I realized that a lot of things are just arbitrary numbers and really it all comes down to how you feel.

 

5'6 165lbs put me at 26.6 bmi which is overweight but with a <10% bf, so fuck the numbers; and right now I'm happier when I have a little bit of weight on me and really that's all that matters