Rob Mars of Athletic Women Blog tells us about a really exciting looking movie coming up called Rigged starring Rebecca Neuenswander as a martial artist who is brought into the world of underground fighting taking on male fighters. Neuenswander may be one to watch, she’s been given kudos for her acting as well as her fighting and powerful physique; she’s a former TKD fighter so she knows what she’s doing there and packed on 20 pounds of muscle for the role. She’s also an executive director of HALO, which helps orphanages worldwide, so she has a great heart too. Check out Mars’ review here, along with the video he includes, and I bet you’ll be waiting for your chance to see it too.
Mars is rightly horrified that I left out the ever buff Jessica Biel in my list in my last entry….in my defense I will note that she’s a tad too young for the main character but another who is perfect for a younger partner role. She is one of my favorite strong female actresses, but, you know, anyone who is born after I graduated from High School is just too young for the starring role in my TV series. *snerk* Another post shows a video of Biel’s training, check it out!
Hi, I really enjoy your blog and wanted to share some info that I thought might be of interest to your readers:
If you’re like many parents or former athletes, you may have sensed that your daughters are not being provided the opportunities to play sports that they want or deserve.
Title IX is a federal law that requires schools to provide female athletes with equitable equipment and uniforms, facilities, schedules for “prime time” games and competitions, and opportunities for participation.
The Women’s Sports Foundation is bringing awareness to this issue with their V is for Victory campaign. To learn more and take a quiz about your daughter’s opportunities at school, visit: http://womenssportsfoundation.org/Issues-And-Research/Title-IX/parents-for-equity.aspx
Below I’ve included more details about the campaign for you to grab info off if you deem it worthy of a post on your blog. If you have any questions or extra material that you’d like, just let me know.
Thanks again for your great work!
Sincerely,
Dorothee R-H
Women’s Sports Foundation:
Founded in 1974 by Billie Jean King, the Women’s Sports Foundation is a national charitable educational organization dedicated to advancing the lives of girls and women through physical activity. We are the only national organization promoting all sports and physical activities for women of all ages and skill levels and are acknowledged by the media as the expert resource on all women’s sports issues.
Share your stories, learn more about Title IX and take the quiz: http://womenssportsfoundation.org/Issues-And-Research/Title-IX/Parents-For-Equity.aspx
You can also share this video with the young women in your life:
http://www.Vis4Victory.org/girls