http://citizenshift.org/blogs/women-boxers-in-india <cite>With This Ring</cite> is an independent documentary film by Ameesha Joshi and Anna Sarkissian. Since 2006, they've been tracking the Indian Women’s National Boxing Team, who are some of the best boxers in the world. Sat, 27 Feb 2010 22:43:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Photo from the Times of India Looks like Mary Kom is moving on and moving up. As reported in the Times of India, she is looking for a new coach. Her top pick is Irishman Peter Taylor, who coaches his world champion daughter, the unbelievable Katie Taylor (whom we interviewed in Delhi ... http://citizenshift.org/blogs/women-boxers-in-india/2010/02/27/bye-bye-bombay/ Today is the one-week anniversary of our foray into the world of Facebook! After years of gentle prodding, Ameesha finally convinced me to accept social networking. Now we're going full steam ahead. Become a fan of our page. You'll get exclusive back-stage access, freebies, friends in high places, etc. See you on the ... http://citizenshift.org/blogs/women-boxers-in-india/2010/02/13/were-officially-facebooking/ Above photo by Andy Spira. With less than two years until the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, the race is on for India's women boxers to prove they should be selected to represent their country, and let me tell you the competition is pretty fierce in their own backyard. Our film ... http://citizenshift.org/blogs/women-boxers-in-india/2010/01/31/the-next-generation/ Some of the wonderful Manipuri people we met in Delhi during our first shoot in India. It was December 2006 when Anna and I celebrated Advent Christmas with some of the kindest folk we ever met. We were staying at a hostel run by the Zimiks, a Manipuri ... http://citizenshift.org/blogs/women-boxers-in-india/2009/12/20/memories-of-christmas-in-delhi-imphal/ [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/8280280[/vimeo] On Dec. 18, 2008, Ameesha and I were riding along the countryside in Manipur, Mary and Sarita's home state, listening to a Christmas album by none other than Anne Murray. Anne Murray in Manipur? I don't know how she got there, but our cab driver loved it. We sang along. ... http://citizenshift.org/blogs/women-boxers-in-india/2009/12/18/christmas-in-manipur/ It's hard to believe that one year ago, the 5th World Women's Boxing Competition was wrapping up in Ningbo, China (three hours from Shanghai, pictured above). Ameesha and I were there with the Indian team. Here's a quick recap of what's been going on since. We went back to India. This ... http://citizenshift.org/blogs/women-boxers-in-india/2009/11/28/1-year-later/ No, we're not Tweeting or Facebooking, but we've got ourselves a brand spanking new website. It's still in the development stages and we're working out some bugs, but you can see the initial version online at withthisringfilm.com. Baby steps. Special thanks to Mathieu Price for his most excellent technical assistance. http://citizenshift.org/blogs/women-boxers-in-india/2009/11/14/its-live/ Ogopogo Sighting on Lake Okanagan in Kelowna, British Columbia Last week I presented our film to a group of Rotarians in Kelowna, B.C. at 7:30 in the morning at their Yacht Club overlooking a misty Okanagan Lake, home of the infamous lake monster Ogopogo. I was in Kelowna, B.C. visiting ... http://citizenshift.org/blogs/women-boxers-in-india/2009/11/08/kelowna-rotarians-were-awesome/ There she is, with the crowd eating out of her hand, talking about our film at the Rotary Club in BC. I'm expecting a minute-by-minute account of what happened any day now. Go Joshi! Special thanks to Paul for these images. Extra special thanks to Ameesha for not killing me for posting ... http://citizenshift.org/blogs/women-boxers-in-india/2009/10/29/ameesha-delights-as-always/ Our dear Ms. Joshi is spreading the good word. This time, she's in British Columbia where she'll be a guest speaker at the Rotary Club of Kelowna Ogopogo with a lecture entitled "Women Boxers of India." If you're in the area, head on over. Oct. 28, 2009 @ Rotary Club of ... http://citizenshift.org/blogs/women-boxers-in-india/2009/10/27/ameesha-joshi-keynote-extraordinaire/