#viragine

[imfemalewarrior]

Virago means a Woman Warrior (pronounced veer-ah-go). Granted this is an archaic definition of the word. Today it has much more “negative” connotations, synonymous with other words for *ahem* difficult Women: shrew, dragon, vixen, witch, hellcat, she-devil, spitfire, hag, gorgon, fury, ogress, harpy, nag, battleaxe, old bag, old bat, cow, old cow, bitch. It’s adjective form is Viragine/Viraginity. 

I’ve seen all of these words slung at Women that make waves, Women who are bosses, and Women that fight for equality.

So, let’s reclaim this word for ourselves.

-FemaleWarrior

[imfemalewarrior]

My gym visit for today. Everything is in kg and I am feeling great! 

Submitted by @fandomsfanman 

[imfemalewarrior]

Hey @imfemalewarrior! I'm @ghost-skader (wearing a bandana in the pics) and I've been doing Krav Maga under Krav Maga Worldwide for about 2.5 years now. I've never been in better shape nor happier in my life since I started Krav. These pics are about 3.5 hours into my 4 hour long level 3 test.

There is so much body, age and gender diversity in this studio that I feel right at home. We were actually the biggest class of women to graduate into level 4 (4 of the 6) and our top instructor, also a woman, damn near cried at the end.

Never stop training! KI-DA!!

[imfemalewarrior]

@fandom-jumper01 Ik it’s not the best picture but this is from a master class I took a few months back with a famous choreographer! I’m not too huge on actual workouts but dancing has been my way of staying fit and emotionally grounding myself all my life.

[imfemalewarrior]

I saw that you asked for testimonials about how your blog has affected people personally, and I'm not sure this is the right place to share such things, but I will try anyway. I broke my foot running about five weeks ago and I have basically been bedridden until now. I felt increasingly weak, but your blogging encouraged me to do planks, stretches, and keep my strength up, as best as I could with my shattered bones. I used to do kung fu (for almost ten years!) and now I am inspired to take up boxing to feel that vitality again. I want to be the warrior I once was! Thank you!

[imfemalewarrior]

Let's work even harder! Everytime I train I try to repeat one set the same as last time and then add 2 kg to get a little bit stronger each and every time i go. Honestly it's gettin fun for me cuz i feel my muscles a lot more and working out is a lot of fun? Though I'm hella insecure 😂 Let's keep going! We are strong women! ❤