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From a young age most boys are told not to hit girls.

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yea and and they are also told to never kick a man that is down, how many in here follow that


what was the sport ?
not heard of a full contact yet that allow women and men in the same class

could be fun to see Vladimir Klitshko vs Laila Ali or something :P

it feels weird to sparr with a girl, but if it was a competition she could only blame her self for entering

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Personally I get frustrated when I have to tell guys they can hit me I don't mind.Lets face it how else would I learn if I didn't get hit once in a While!
Oh by the way no offence taken it's good to hear both sides but I go to the dojo to learn Karate not origami, just go for it!!

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Unfortunately most of us boys have been brought up to behave like "gentlemen", which means giving the utmost courtesy and consideration to the female species.

We're working against basically the backbone of our paternal education system, and trying to un-taboo the idea that hitting girls is ALWAYS considered disrespectful, regardless of situation.

Please be patient with us, we'll eventually stop feeling awkward and just start kicking your a$$

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From a young age most boys are told not to hit girls.

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yea and and they are also told to never kick a man that is down, how many in here follow that


what was the sport ?
not heard of a full contact yet that allow women and men in the same class

could be fun to see Vladimir Klitshko vs Laila Ali or something :P

it feels weird to sparr with a girl, but if it was a competition she could only blame her self for entering

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it was a karate tournement, which was about 1/2 contact (no hits to the face or groin - a hit to the side of the head would mean a penalty point) we also didn't wear pads we only wore very thin foam back-of-the-hand protectors and protectors to cover the shins and top of the feet.

i was also about 12 or 13 at the time and we had to just tap the opponent with a little force to make the hit notice able. i was also blue belt at the time after about 2 and half years of training in shukokai karate.

i never intended this thread to be about the psych of women in self defense or shooting people to protect their kids or this would be in the self defense forum

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Personally I get frustrated when I have to tell guys they can hit me I don't mind.Lets face it how else would I learn if I didn't get hit once in a While!
Oh by the way no offence taken it's good to hear both sides but I go to the dojo to learn Karate not origami, just go for it!!

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Unfortunately most of us boys have been brought up to behave like "gentlemen", which means giving the utmost courtesy and consideration to the female species.

We're working against basically the backbone of our paternal education system, and trying to un-taboo the idea that hitting girls is ALWAYS considered disrespectful, regardless of situation.

Please be patient with us, we'll eventually stop feeling awkward and just start kicking your a$$

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Point of view noted, I bow graciously and thank you for you ''utmost courtesy and consideration'' Just hit me or I'll hit you first!!!