Womens Shaolin in Afghanistan





On a snowy mountain top to the West of Kabul, a group of Afghan girls practicing the flowing movements of Wushu. In a country where women's sport is severely restricted, Shaolin-Wushu club is one of the few places of training girls in self-defense. Coached girls 20-year-old SIMA Azimi (Sima Azimi). She says that martial arts teaches girls not only self-defense classes are also effective for the body and soul. Now in Shaolin club training 20 Afghan girls aged 14 to 20 years.

Womens Shaolin in Afghanistan

Womens Shaolin in Afghanistan

Womens Shaolin in Afghanistan

Womens Shaolin in Afghanistan

Womens Shaolin in Afghanistan

Womens Shaolin in Afghanistan

Womens Shaolin in Afghanistan

Womens Shaolin in Afghanistan

Womens Shaolin in Afghanistan

Womens Shaolin in Afghanistan

Womens Shaolin in Afghanistan

Womens Shaolin in Afghanistan

Womens Shaolin in Afghanistan

Womens Shaolin in Afghanistan

Womens Shaolin in Afghanistan

Womens Shaolin in Afghanistan

Womens Shaolin in Afghanistan

Womens Shaolin in Afghanistan

Womens Shaolin in Afghanistan

Womens Shaolin in Afghanistan

Womens Shaolin in Afghanistan

Womens Shaolin in Afghanistan

Womens Shaolin in Afghanistan

Womens Shaolin in Afghanistan

Womens Shaolin in Afghanistan

Womens Shaolin in Afghanistan

Womens Shaolin in Afghanistan

Womens Shaolin in Afghanistan

Womens Shaolin in Afghanistan

Womens Shaolin in Afghanistan