I have never had to experience this, but what do you do if you are a male, and you get into a confrontation with a woman? Especially if she is experienced as a martial artist. Growing up, I have always been taught not to hit girls.
They don’t call it a b!tch slap for nothin.
JWT
If you pr!ck us, do we not bleed? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge? If we are like you in the rest, we will resemble you in that the villany you teach me, I will execute, and it shall go hard but I will better the instruction. MOV
It’s all about equality
If a woman feels equal enough to hit you like a man, then by all means beat her like she is a man.
It’s funny how “equality” has certain restrictions on it.
Although there are many styles, they all depend on the strong beating the weak and the slow falling to the quick. These are not related to the power that must be learned – Taiji Classics
JWT,
{slap} 
On a serious note, if anyone presents a threat to you, then you have the right to protect/defend yourself by whatever means you deem necessary. Don’t underestimate a woman. True, women often aren’t as strong as men, but martial arts isn’t about stregnth. It’s about ability. If a woman feels she can take you on, then she probably can. Don’t let her. Just one woman’s perspective.
I’m glad chivalry is still alive and well, but you shouldn’t risk your well-being because of it.
Robin
Surrender yourself to nature and be all that you are.
interesting
I guess I am a little surprised by the responses. Most guys I know would just try and restrain the female but not strike back.
Grab her arms, bend her over and spank her for being a bad girl
LOL @ DragonzRage
I would avoid hitting her, but that is just how I am. If it came to the point where I thought she might seriously hurt me (like if she is coming at me with a weapon) then I would have no problems with decking her.
That is, provided I was good enough to deck her 
Guns don’t kill people, I kill people
hitting women.
im doing wing chun, and there are a lot of women in my school, i usually find i end up not wanting to hit them in the head becuase i feel bad, however, one of my seniors, also a woman, beats the crap out of me if i dont hit her in the head during sparring.
apparently if you hit them in the tits its really painfull…anyone?
-specialization is for ants-
Perhaps someone can tell me why it hurts a female when u hit her in the breasts? I asked my friend and she gave me a evil look and told me to try, I didnt really dare to.
It’s the cultural hypocrisy we live in…
Let me just rant for a while…
Some women label themselves as “feminist” but they’re only consistent in inconsistency. Imagine you’re on a crippled ship, hypocritic feminists turn to the men and
expect them to “act like a men.” It’s true that women have to work twice as hard to be half as good; but generally, it is acceptable(and often expected) in our culture for women to be weak. Men are not allowed to be weak. btw, all reference of “hypocritic feminists” refer to my mother and my older sister…
I’m sure if you have women in your school, they’ll be insulted if you don’t hit them as hard.
Out there, I would be REALLY careful not to hit a women in a confrontation; grappling is even worse! All they have to do is yell “help”, then you become the bad guy.
Just remember what Jesus said, “He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.” Wait, that doesn’t help either… 
Art
“You fight like you train.” --Motto, USN Fighter Weapon School (TOPGUN)
I have a couple girlfriends that I play with at home
Ive found that in an actual fighting environment that I will not just full out hit a girl like I would a man. I will at times slap her around a bit, but not with a full on hit that would normally drop a guy twice my size.
There are women out there that are good fighters, true, strength wise they are not up to par, but then think about all the times a smaller man over comes a larger and stronger one? To me its the same theory. Treat them with respect in that they may very well have the knowledge to screw you up and make you cry like a baby. But at the same time, only do what is necessary to end the confrontation. I tend to use this rule of thumb on both males and females, depending on the situation.
As was stated before, if someone comes upon you and a women fighting, even if she was the aggressor, it will be most likely the male who will look as the attacker to a bystander. Keep that in mind as well.
I like the whole double standard thing too about how women want to be equal but then pick and choose what they want to be equal in. That was a good point to whomever made the comment previously.
allright just my two cents. Train hard everyone!
“From one thing know ten thousand” - Miyomato Musashi, Book of five rings
I often have to go easier on a female when we practice self defense techniques (i.e. chokes, arm bars). And the same goes for sparring. I wonder if there are any women in the forum who would like to express an opinion on this issue.
in class I was teaching chi sau between a guy and a girl.
I told the guy to avoid hitting her in the chest, but to feel free to hit her in the face. She dropped her jaw, but I added, “It’s ok, she’s tough”
Consider this also…my cousin got punched in the eye by a white trash 14 yr. girl at a Jack in the Box for no reason except to impress her familly.
My cousin who is a laid back bass player saw blotches in his vision for months.
Her little fist fit right in his eye socket.
:rolleyes: :mad:
What if the Hokey Pokey is what it’s all about?
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Treat the scag like any body else who is trying to put the hurt on you.
Boy, Girl, Punk Kid, Old People, I don’t care who you are.
Regards
Cover your nuts…
…The #1 target for weman…
I think that could be said for any fight
just to be sexist
I don’t see any woman successfully hurting me without a knife. First of all most women are conditioned not to fight and secondly most of them are smaller and weaker. Anyone I don’t percieve as a threat, I can defend against with basic body controls, deflections and because of my footwork getting to a person’s back is easy for me. I’ve done this a few times and the opponent has no idea that it’s kung fu.
There was this mexican gansta girl that I knew of that fought off 6 cholos of another gang that were gonna rape her, she hospitalized them. She was easilly over 200 lbs, solid and “hit like a man”
To this day, I would **** myself rather than fight her. Her version of Iron Body is getting the crap beaten out of her since she was 3 and fighitng for survival. She didn’t feel pain, but she could dish it out. I saw her fight another girl that was trying to “cat fight” by pulling hair.
“B” (beatrice) punched her once with her 5 lb fists and the b1tch was knocked out.
I also knew a guy that was born into a gang, he naturally had great kung fu that was just street fighting. He used his waist and punched in a blur. He had 5 bullet hole scars in him, but was a really laid back, funny guy. A karate guy went to fight him and kicked and emediately had 5 bruises along his leg before Orlando chain punched the fu9ck out of him. Just punching with no formal training of any kind, just lots and lots of street fights. Yeah he was cool, but unfortunately he’s probably dead now. All of la Raza got killed, so I’m hoping he quit. His parents were in the gang so there was probably more social pressure there.
Fight TKD blackbelts, fight wrestlers, but don’t fight mexicans
What if the Hokey Pokey is what it’s all about?
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Sexist indeed : ) I should haul your ass off..
Naw, to be serious, a woman trying to maim or kill you is still a person trying to maim or kill you. I’ve been attacked by teenage girls, and one of them stood a feet taller than me (that’d be 6’11, anyone? :eek:), and kicked the sh#t out of me 
I hate to sound cold, but if they have a knife, or even the intent to kill you, it’s my opinion that you are in your good right to put them down. Young or Old. Male or Female. Maybe you have the skills to disarm and pin your assailant down without her getting hurt, all the more respect to you. But I’d react swiftly and violently.
And SO don’t want to fight a mexican now 
Peace,
SotW.
“I know Kung Fu.”
Aren’t there any women in this forum? It seems like this thread is male dominated.
It hurts to get hit in the breast for a woman about as much as getting hit in the groin for men. It’s a sensitive area. Having received a hard blow to my left breast, I can say wearing a bra for the next couple of weeks after was quite uncomfortable.
Personally, I don’t appreciate it when men “go easier” on me. I prefer that they give what they get. If I hit them hard, they should hit me with the same force. I don’t get angry or take offense, or anything, but I just don’t particularly care to have anyone pussyfoot around me. Go for the chest, if I get hit, it’s because I let my guard down, and now I know I did.
I do go for the groin, and most men are apt to not protect themselves there. Except for one of our guys–he’s quick.
Robin
Surrender yourself to nature and be all that you are.