Afghan Women Train in Shaolin Martial Arts

[AlbertV]

I saw this gallery on the New York Post website. In a religiously conservative country, women are usually prevented from doing aggressive sports, but a 20-year old named Sima Azimi, a trained expert in Shaolin kung fu, began training her own team for only $2 to $5 a month. She is leading the team in a campaign for Afghanistan to allow the women's team to attend the Shaolin World Championships in China. This link shows the gallery of Azimi and her Shaolin women's team in training in Kabul. I find this somewhat very inspiring and influential for its subject.

http://nypost.com/2017/02/01/afghan-women-train-in-shaolin-martial-arts/#1

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Shaolin Wushu in Kabul, Afghanistan

 

 

 

Seema Azimi (Front) teaches Afghan girls Wushu on the top of a hill in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Jan. 18, 2017. There are 20 Afghan girls learn Wushu in the Shaolin Wushu club in Kabul. Most of them are students. The eldest girl among them is 20 years old, and the youngest one is only 13 years old. They have been practicing this martial sport for almost two years. (Xinhua/Rahmat Alizadah) 

 

Seema Azimi (L) teaches Wushu for Afghan girls on the top of a hill in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Jan. 18, 2017. There are 20 Afghan girls learn Wushu in the Shaolin Wushu club in Kabul. Most of them are students. The eldest girl among them is 20 years old, and the youngest one is only 13 years old. They have been practicing this martial sport for almost two years. (Xinhua/Rahmat Alizadah) 

  

Afghan girls from Shaolin club perform Wushu on the top of a hill in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Jan. 18, 2017. There are 20 Afghan girls learn Wushu in the Shaolin Wushu club in Kabul. Most of them are students. The eldest girl among them is 20 years old, and the youngest one is only 13 years old. They have been practicing this martial sport for almost two years. (Xinhua/Rahmat Alizadah) 

  

Seema Azimi (Front) teaches Afghan girls Wushu on the top of a hill in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Jan. 18, 2017. There are 20 Afghan girls learn Wushu in the Shaolin Wushu club in Kabul. Most of them are students. The eldest girl among them is 20 years old, and the youngest one is only 13 years old. They have been practicing this martial sport for almost two years. (Xinhua/Rahmat Alizadah) 

  

Afghan girls from Shaolin club perform Wushu on the top of a hill in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Jan. 18, 2017. There are 20 Afghan girls learn Wushu in the Shaolin Wushu club in Kabul. Most of them are students. The eldest girl among them is 20 years old, and the youngest one is only 13 years old. They have been practicing this martial sport for almost two years. (Xinhua/Rahmat Alizadah) 

  

Afghan girls from Shaolin Wushu club pose for photos after taking training on the top of a hill in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Jan. 18, 2017. There are 20 Afghan girls learn Wushu in the Shaolin Wushu club in Kabul. Most of them are students. The eldest girl among them is 20 years old, and the youngest one is only 13 years old. They have been practicing this martial sport for almost two years. (Xinhua/Rahmat Alizadah) 

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