A female of mine had a similar experience with “overeager” men in her sport (Taekwondo).

… — the pads a coach or partner will hold so that you can practice hitting a human, not a heavy bag. I knew that he was hitting too hard, trying to hurt me, trying to tell me that he could, that I didn’t belong there. When I got home, my breasts and torso were already blooming black.
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A female of mine had a similar experience with “overeager” men in her sport (Taekwondo). She went from being an enthusiastic amateur to dropping out of an activity that she would have otherwise loved.
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Written by Matthew MacDonald
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