Would a woman ever really stand a chance in full-contact martial arts combat against a male martial artist?
I posted something about this to my Facebook wall this morning, and it seems there are two very different opinions of whether it is even possible between men and women. One man commented that it would not even be a fair fight, since male bodies are more designed for combat and women are no match for men with raging levels of testosterone. However, a woman that is trained in the martial arts quickly pointed out all of vulnerabilities of the male body, saying that for a woman who is professionally trained, it is highly possible.
I want to know what other people think. Is this a fair fight at all? Do these women even stand a chance of defeating some or even all of these guys. We are talking about men and women who are professionally-trained fighters and martial artists. We don't usually see women fighting men in MMA, but should we?
Here is a link to the original story on Time: http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/10/12/want-to-date-these-kung-fu-sisters-youll-have-to-fight/
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My first argument was going to be women have a higher pain tolerance.
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=97662&page=1
http://people.howstuffworks.com/women4.htm
...ok. Then women are smarter! That's been well documented...
http://www.livescience.com/health/060908_brainy_men.html
http://www.newsweek.com/2008/01/22/he-s-not-as-smart-as-he-thinks.html
Hmm... a toss up.
What about faster? Any martial artist film buff knows there is a running theory of women being faster...
http://www.pponline.co.uk/encyc/women-faster.htm
https://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/30/health/nutrition/30Fitness.html?_r=1
Ah ha! There it is!
Well, I pulled a mixed bag today. But, ever dedicated to the greatness that is "Woman", I did scare up a few bits of info directly related to women and martial arts.
What I got from it:
A martial artist is taught to understand their weakness and problem solve their way around it. People can 'size you up' but will not know exactly how you have been trained when looking at you, even a fighter. You on the other hand do know how you were trained and if trained properly, know how to avoid exposing your weaknesses or use them to bait the enemy in. After all, knowing where someone is going to strike you after being formally trained is a huge advantage.
Final word from Hatred: yes, if a woman is trained to take a man down, she can. (link in source)
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I'll leave this here to add to your answer albanian. This is one top notch female and one self-styled bar room brawler: Sunshine Fettkether vs Randy Pittman.
http://www.womenkickboxing.com/fettkether_pittman.htm
Her stats: http://www.womenkickboxing.com/sunshinebio.htm
There are some women that do have these advanced skills and, if a woman has the time to devote to their development, their skill level can exceed that of many male martial artists.
While I know nothing personally of the two women fighters that are mentioned, I believe it possible that they may have more than a fair chance of winning against a male opponent because of these reasons.
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Might not be the best fighting style ( its a grappling match ) but hey, she wins!
It doesn't say anything about the relative (or even actual) size of any of them. Freshman year of college, I had a classmate who lived in an all-female high-rise. In her building lived an Olympian and apparently future WNBA player:
Player Profile
Vicky Bullett | 40
Position: F
Born: 10/04/67
Height: 6-3 / 1,91
Weight: 185 lbs. / 83,9 kg.
College - Maryland '89
* Member of the 1988 and 1992 United States Olympic Women's Basketball Teams
Her stats are only used to illustrate a point, not to say anything about the player:
No training could make it a fair fight between me and a tall athletic woman
This one in particular,while not in martial arts, is 1/2 ft+ taller than I am.
However, Martial Arts doesn't necessarily depend on size and strength. I'm just a wuss.
It is certainly possible the sisters could mop the floor with the guy.
A thought: The article says "Sisters Xiao Lin, 22, and Yin, 21, decided to skip Match.com and instead stage a three-day fighting festival in their region of Foushan, located in southeast China."
Foshan is in the Guangdon Province. Guangzhou is the capital city of the Guangdon Province.
I visited factories in Guangzhou, maybe even Foshan. I was apparently in Guangdong in 2002.
"Guangzhou will enthrall you with its charm and culture. Foshan is recognized as the "Oriental Art's Palace" integrating pottery statue, woodcarving, brickcarving, foundry, architecture and Yue Opera."
I don't remember seeing any jdate.com or match.com billboards there.
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