Zuky: Bold In Red — Combating Violence Against Women Of Color

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Bold In Red — Combating Violence Against Women Of Color

In solidarity with the Be Bold Be Red campaign — along with blogmig@s Sylvia, Kevin, Nezua, Cara, and probably many others I'm missing [ETA: Mamita Mala, Joan Kelly, Changeseeker, The Cruel Secretary, Liza ] — today I offer my humble twist on things by presenting two video clips featuring kick-ass women doing their thing and wearing red. First, thunderous all-female Japanese drumming group Hono-o-daiko (whom I was lucky enough to see in Carnegie Hall a few years ago; they were amazing). Second, Chinese wushu champion Lui Qing Hua performing an impeccable long fist form. Enjoy! And wear red. Read more about this campaign at Document the Silence.

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love this angle. :)

Posted by: nezua | Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at 08:27 PM

Lui Qing Hua's form is perfection -- those low cat stances are a thing of power and beauty. The Hono-o-daiko drummers make it look easy, but I'll bet it takes a lot of strength to hit those massive drums with such precision. Don't mess with these Asian sisters! They kick ass!!!

Posted by: ZC | Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 02:07 PM

Nez, never a bad time to share some culture, right?

ZC, agreed, these sisters are baaaaaad!!

Posted by: Kai | Friday, October 31, 2008 at 12:01 PM

Sweet.

Posted by: kyledeb | Thursday, November 06, 2008 at 04:39 AM

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