La participación de las mujeres en competencias del arte marcial del Muay thai en academias de combate de la ciudad de Cuenca, en el período de “septiembre 2019 a febrero 2020

Abstract

The participation of women has manifested itself through society in various ways, which represent a way to recognize their contributions, it is for this reason that sport and martial arts have played an important role in humanity, which is based on the influence of the discipline of Muay Thai, establishing a point of reflection about its content for the gender perspective, in the same way, the acquisition of physical techniques, skills and abilities. On the other hand, Muay Thai, being a complete martial art, allows this research to represent women in spaces such as: promotions, competitions and seminars, provided that society does not know and gives a masculine vision. Therefore, this reveals its achievements through relevant information that constitutes gender inclusion and equality; Similarly, it lets us see the importance of the practice regardless of sex. Consequently, the investigation was applied to the combat academies of the city of Cuenca, which were: Kamikaze "Born to Fight", Kamikaze "Iron Fist", Kamikaze "Samurai" and Supremacy "MMA", which maintained a sample of eighteen female students, in addition, through interviews conducted individually, observations, questions and doubts could be made about them, which allowed them to issue conclusions that demonstrated the constant participation of women in the Martial art of Muay Thai.