Thanks Oncewas for the link to that undertheropes article about the convicted criminal Tara Wolf.
I find it very sinister that the violent misogynist and granny basher decided to study Krav Maga, and after failing at that discipline, went on to emulate the notorious Fallon Fox, by choosing to train in mixed martial arts, which under current UK rules allows him to use his huge physical advantages to batter women with complete impunity.
I was not aware that Tara had travelled to Thailand to hone their skills and wonder how the trip was funded?
Of course Thailand has a long tradition of accepting Kathoey or ladyboys, who, like the Samoan Faʻafafine, the Muxes of Mexico and the Hijras of India, make no claims to being actual women. In fact they are shocked and disgusted by the idea that males would want to, and would be allowed, to use their natural physical advantages to compete unfairly in women's sports.
In Thailand poor Tara had no choice but to fight a person of their own sex, because transwomen are not allowed to compete against actual women in Thailand, (or in Samoa).
From the photographs I was struck again by how wide Tara's shoulders are, and how long those attached arms are. Extended reach of that kind must confer an advantage. The other chap doesn't seem to feature in any of the pictures, so we can only speculate about the contrast between their respective builds, and any advantage the granny basher might have expected to have or how much it may have boosted their confidence before the fight started.
When asked how she feels about having to fight men, Tara says “I do think it’s unfair, but if I have to do it, I might as well use it to my advantage and get noticed”. She also adds that she’s doubtful she’ll ever be able to go pro, at least in the UK. Instead, she plans to “have an amateur career fighting women in the UK and then fight men in Thailand”.
I was very struck by how clearly Tara recognised the difference between being whacked by a male person compared to when he fights against woman.
after a barrage of blows, the referee stopped the fight. “I’ve never taken kicks like that before”, Tara smiled as she clutched her forearm,
Yet this does not seem to have decreased their desire to continue to use their own massively unfair advantage to beat up women in the UK.
The best news is that the Wolf announced they are not particularly attached to the UK and are open to relocating abroad. I hope that the lucky country is one like Thailand or Samoa, with sensible laws protecting females from violent males who would blithely use their unfair physical advantages to thrash them in women's sports.