About 3 months ago, I was going to start a series on what it’s like to be a woman starting to take martial arts classes. I was going to write a short piece here and then send in the rest to the Wives of Faith website I write for, since I said I would write on fitness.  It was supposed to be my fierce explanation bout how I confidently overcame my misgivings and walked into a room of men and learned martial arts with them.  Because this is 2014 and women can do these things and so can I.  I’ve watched the UFC, those girls are strong and impressive and I am never going to be a mixed martial arts fighter of any kind, but I can learn sports.  I like learning sports.  Bring it on! The fact that the series should already be finished by now is an indication of how well that is going…. It’s been a long journey just to get here. About year ago I started attending a gym that offered fitness classes, as well as various classes in several different martial arts, for both kids and adults. My kids take Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) and Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Dh and I take the fitness classes like kettle bells and fitness kickboxing and TRX. We should almost move in, there are days I feel bad for them every time we show up in this big loud family group. There was a comfort level required with the people who work there that I needed before I could try any of the martial arts.  It took a long time for me to trust them enough to think I could walk into their class having…