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MaryKaye · 04-18-2005, 02:08 PM

We have maybe 3:1 or 4:1 on the rank board, but more like 5:1 on the mat most classes--though that's been getting better recently.

Any theory about overall societal attitudes or gender-related aptitude differences has to deal with the observation that some dojo have *far* more women than others. I attended a seminar of Mary Heiny sensei at Two Cranes Aikido, and I've never seen so many women on the mat at once--if they didn't actually outnumber the men, it was sure close. Despite strong efforts to recruit and retain women, my dojo can't match this. I don't know why.

Mary Kaye

04-18-2005, 02:08 PM	#17
MaryKaye Dojo: Seattle Ki Society Location: Seattle Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 522 Offline	Re: Why aren't more women practising Aikido? We have maybe 3:1 or 4:1 on the rank board, but more like 5:1 on the mat most classes--though that's been getting better recently. Any theory about overall societal attitudes or gender-related aptitude differences has to deal with the observation that some dojo have far more women than others. I attended a seminar of Mary Heiny sensei at Two Cranes Aikido, and I've never seen so many women on the mat at once--if they didn't actually outnumber the men, it was sure close. Despite strong efforts to recruit and retain women, my dojo can't match this. I don't know why. Mary Kaye