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Ukraine’s Asgarda martial arts program recasts Amazon warrior women

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Katerina Tarnovska ia trying to build on the legend of the Amazon — the mythical women warriors who cut off their left breasts so they could fire their bows and arrows better and who fought along side Alexander the Great. Tarnovska, who is a preschool teacher by day, has organized a series of camps to help Ukranian women learn Asgarda.

Ukraine’s Asgarda: Reinventing the Amazon Warrior Women

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