Can a woman, trained in martial arts, defeat a man?

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Can a woman, trained in martial arts, defeat a man?
*sigh* does anybody feel like this question has been asked before?





OK. Yes, it is possible for a woman to defeat a man, trained or untrained.





No, she doesn't have to have years and years of training. (usually a few weeks of self-defense training will suffice.)





But she does have to know better than to rely on her strength and size to carry the day. And she must know how to use other elements to her advantage-- ie., environment, speed, vulnerable points, timing, etc.





In sportsfighting, she probably won't be able to defeat many men, because most rules of sportsfighting force you to rely on your strength and size. (Don't fool yourself... why do you think the UFC has weight divisions?)





In combat (a life-or-death situation) YES, it's possible.


Take the military, for instance. Or law enforcement. They can't use techniques that rely on strength and size; there's always the possibility that a soldier or a policeman will have to take out/restrain someone bigger and stronger than himself. So they adapt techniques that allow a person to take down any opponent, regardless of gender, size, or strength.





Same thing goes for self-defense situations, especially because they are geared toward smaller and weaker opponents. Also don't forget that the majority of martial arts (wing chun, for instance) were developed to allow smaller opponents to overcome bigger opponents.
Reply:yeah of course


dont underestimate them


its about technique and movements, force


of course we can


especially if the man himself has no experiance in martial arts
Reply:yes. i am a instructor in self defense any I am a women and I have kicked some mens butt a few times.
Reply:Absoluetly! A well trained woman againt a big strong untrained guy? The guy has no chance.
Reply:Of course not. Woman are inferior to men in strength, speed, endurance, etc. Regardless of how much training they've had.





I'm just kidding, I don't want any feminists rioting in front of my house. A woman can definitely defeat a man who is less skilled than her in combat.
Reply:why not?
Reply:A skilled woman can defeat an unskilled man but if both are skilled the man will win for sure. And when I say skilled I mean years practicing Martial Arts not weeks or months...
Reply:i agree with gannoway
Reply:Yes they can, I always get beat up by Oprah and her fans.
Reply:Yeah
Reply:Only if she is more competent in her martial art than the man is in whatever method he is using (provided they are both unarmed or are using the same class of weapon.)





AND





If she has self-confidence!





If they are equally matched it could go either way.


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Reply:i lost my state title to a girl, only because we were dating and well....
Reply:yep,and cynthia rothrock is a good example who was taught by chuck norris
Reply:No, probably not.





What if the man she's fighting is also a martial artist (or he's big as f**k)?





No, ladies, it's probably best to run. But then again, most men can't fight either, so maybe.