Thank you Little Hawk, the name spelling always gets me finger tied. I used to do Judo as a kid, and ended up being the only girl in the class, but I was small and squat (still am) hence low centre of gravity, major hip throw straight into an arm lock was my combination for any opponent taller than me, which became the case as I rose up in the ranks and became one of the top juniors. I had to stop through knee problems caused by one leg shorter than the other. Everytime we had a new girl turn up, I was told to hold back, so as not to frighten them away. When it came to tournaments, and I could only fight girls, I always held back (and lost) because that was what I was taught to do. I could always win a fight with the boys though! They soon learnt not to hold back in a judo competition with me.
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