Seeing more kickass women in films is a good thing, but Dominick Nero at Fandor noticed that their fighting style differs from men in one interesting way: their tendency to pinch their opponents in a scissor lock with their strong yet oh-so-supple thighs.
It’s certainly interesting that few men employ the move in films, preferring hand-to-hand over crotch-to-face combat. So maybe there’s more work to do in terms of political awareness.
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