Anita Karim, who grew up in the rugged northern tributaries, grew up with her combat combat skills with three older brothers who did not withdraw any punches.
It was prepared by the bruising experience of a profession in mixed martial arts (MMA)-Thai Kickboxing, Japanese judo and wrestling-is now a fighter in the country’s prominent country.
“The village that I came from, supports fighter women,” was told AFP. “But when MMA started, they had no awareness of this sport.”
The 28 -year -old said: “They said it is a game of men exclusively and a woman cannot do it,” said 28 -year -old.
Eight years ago, she won the right to enter the ring, quickly became the first international competing MMA competing in Pakistan and appeared in the largest upgrade in Asia, one championship.
“Now the comments and hate criticism of women have stopped,” she said in the gym in the capital, Islamabad, where she is trained without heating in the octagonal “cage” where the fighters faced.
It is not customary for women to sports in the country, as families often prevent.
But the original Gilgit-Baltistan region in Karim-where female humility symbols have become more relaxed-have become a woman’s incubator.
In October, two sisters from the region, Mali and Manisha Ali, returned gold and bronze from the taekwondo competition in Indonesia.
“The arm of the arm”
Karim Olium’s brother, who became her coach after she was at the recipient of her strikes, said that support started at home.
“When I showed commitment and dedication, we knew that she would make it,” said the 33 -year -old girl standing in the family -owned gym.
“We knew that it could take it and we had no problems while training it with anyone.”
Amazingly shy out of the ring, Karim was at the head of a group of Pakistani MMA fighters – five GB, according to the regional government.
“It is shy, but when the cage enters, it is completely different,” said Olumi, who competed in this sport.
Its specialization is the Armlock, which is published with the grip of all the painful body, which aims to force the opponent to “benefit” in submission before broken bones or destroy the joints.
In 2022, it was photographed on the top of a platform in Pakistan with two opponents wearing cranes on their injured arms – a performance that earned it the title of “arm of the arm”.
She said, “They could have used to stop the battle, but they did not do, so I passed it.”
“Part of the game”
In her hometown, Karim was originally trained in Taekwondo and Jio Gitsu before MMA was discovered in high school in Islamabad-to the panic of her community in the country.
“Many people close to me have criticized me, but this is part of the game. Now they know how it works,” she said.
The message emanating from her hometown now is one of the pride.
“The way I made the name of Gilgit in Pentess and all Pakistan at the international level, as a lesson,” said Shah Mohamed, head of sports in the regional government.
After losing for the first time in 2018, when she refused to allow her to fight unless she had lifted her legacy over the knee, she moved to Thailand for training at the MMA Academy.
It is now winning a livelihood of competition awards, granting the modest government and training in the gym in Islamabad.
When you return after the competitions, the small crowds gather to salute it at the airport and followed by an emerging community of fighters.
They also want to turn into a professional in a nation in which only one in five women enjoy jobs, according to United Nations figures.
A few years ago, Boucharta Ahmed said, a few years ago, a beginner of breathing as she trained alongside her, another woman and dozens of men.
Karim also wants to “give the confidence of Pakistani women and self -defense”, with more than 80 % of public harassment victims, according to the United Nations.
Recently, “I hit a man who was annoying me in a market in Islamabad.”
“He left his face stained with blood.”