Karate Nuns

Posted by Miss Cellania in Pictures, Sports on October 12, 2007 at 8:23 am


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The Sisters of Fraternity Notre Dame set up a soup kitchen in New York in 1991. They also work with AIDS patients. They do not proselytize, just work to serve others. But they picked up a hobby!

Shortly after their arrival, they began to study the martial arts. The thought of using it on the streets to protect themselves was not the reason they began training. It was purely for exercise and recreation. One of the sister’s, Mary Chantel, had earned a black belt in judo before entering the convent. She was eager to resume the sport and found a place for all of them to work out.

Witness Magazine has a photo essay on the sisters, including several karate pictures near the end. Link -via Metafilter


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10 comments to "Karate Nuns"

  1. Miss Cellania
    October 12th, 2007 at 8:24 am

    OK, I know the quote mentions judo and the sign in the picture says tae kwon do, but the magazine labeled the essay as Karate Nuns, so that's where I got the title.

  2. saehn
    October 12th, 2007 at 8:32 am

    Tee-hee, her cross flipped upside-down as she practiced violence against her fellow man. It's a sign of the Christian god's displeasure. ;)

    But seriously... are we witnessing the beginning of the Bene Gesserit!?

  3. Justin
    October 12th, 2007 at 9:02 am

    That's such a funny picture!

    And just when you thought it was safe to go back in the church...

  4. James
    October 12th, 2007 at 9:06 am

    Oh my! She's a satanic nun! Just look at her cross.

  5. Alex
    October 12th, 2007 at 2:07 pm

    She'll come to kick your *ss just for saying that, James! ;)

  6. jodie
    October 12th, 2007 at 8:23 pm

    she has such a strangely serene look on her face....

  7. meg
    October 12th, 2007 at 9:06 pm

    so yeah.

    that's pretty much awesome.

  8. Lasse
    October 14th, 2007 at 1:42 pm

    I would like to see Karate Nuns ascending on all evil in the world. :-)

  9. chrislam
    October 15th, 2007 at 4:06 am

    It's Taekwondo ! not Karate !

  10. jeremy
    June 2nd, 2008 at 5:45 pm

    soy de argentina me parece muy bien que una monja se pueda defender en circunstancias de peligro.me sorprende mucho la foto,el maestro parece muy sorprendido.
    bien por la monja


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