Female TV Characters Inspire Self-Defense Classes
I’m a fan of several action-y shows, like Alias, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Heroes. A side-effect of watching and loving them is that one starts to want to be like some of the characters. Basically, you want to kick some ass! Whether on the show that means slaying vampires or being an savvy spy – it will always mean having fancy moves. Or at least moves of some sort. Not all of the actresses do their own stunts, but many (at least) learn lots of techniques. Which makes me want to learn some.
Admission: I’ve actually googled ‘how to do martial arts moves’ before. I do some yoga now, but I’d at least like to take some self defense lessons. Of course, who has the money and time for all of that? Well, MartialArtsTutor.com solves that problem. Consider your headache woes gone…if only for the moment.
When you click on one of the tabs on the left (Aikido, Boxing, Karate, Jiu Jitsu, Judo, Tai Chi, Kickboxing…) you’ll see a new page open in the middle section. From there, you can easily click on the right to one of the free videos, articles, or pictures offered in that specific section. So, it’s very easy to get to where you’re going or learn what you want to learn. Which I’m certainly a fan of.
My Favorite Ass-Kicking TV Females
1. Buffy Summers (Buffy)
2. Sidney Bristow (Alias)
3. Elle Bishop (Heroes)
4. Ruby (Supernatural)
5. Catwoman!
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Doublebitch | Jan 14, 2009 | Reply
I’m really glad you left Claire off this list.
Sidney Bristow kicks a whole different kind of ass. I’m just now getting into Alias and loving it. I think Starbuck from BSG is my inspiration.
naika | Jan 14, 2009 | Reply
I remember Buffy having a lot of doubles actually, sometimes very obvious ones. But yeah, SMG did have moves also
Jessica Rae | Jan 15, 2009 | Reply
Blergh @ Claire. She just gets her ass kicked.
Alias in the early seasons is sooooo amazing. I would have marathons every day because it was so addictive!
Naika – True, SMG did know some stuff. She could be her own bodyguard, lol.
Gina | Jan 15, 2009 | Reply
You know Buffy Anne Summers is my #1 ass-kicking female
SMG was actually really good with a sword – I remember an interview with Joss talking about how surprisingly good both David and Sarah were in the sword fight scene in “Becoming.”
Another newer female character that I enjoy seeing kick ass is Sarah Walker (or whoever she is!) from “Chuck.” She is kick ass and handles a gun like no one’s business.
Jessica Sanders from “Heroes” kicked butt… too bad they didn’t know what to do with her and her screen time was pretty short lived.
Jessica Rae | Jan 16, 2009 | Reply
I did like Jessica Sanders, and I even miss Nikki. Stupid Tracey Strauss!
I do like Sarah Walker, too. I miss her OLD job, though :p
Aikido Fanatic | Jul 7, 2009 | Reply
It seems to me that lots of throws in movies and tv progs are usually from an Aikido throw.
Cheers V