‘You must feel it. If you do karate without feeling it, it's empty: It doesn’t work’ – Aesthetic experience as motivation for women athletes’ continuity in sports karate
International Review for the Sociology of Sport
Published online on April 03, 2026
Abstract
International Review for the Sociology of Sport, Ahead of Print.
Women and girls who start practising in martial arts and combat sports (MACS) tend to abandon the practices early after joining them. Women and girls usually are not captivated to remain training, instead facing many challenges that push them out of ...
Women and girls who start practising in martial arts and combat sports (MACS) tend to abandon the practices early after joining them. Women and girls usually are not captivated to remain training, instead facing many challenges that push them out of ...