Why are guys so intimidated of women who can do Martial Arts?

Question

First off, no, it’s not 100% of men but enough men seem to be intimated by women who are proficient in any form of martial arts. There seems to be the saying that goes around, “Just see what happens if you make her mad!” Well just remember all martial arts involve the aspects of discipline, honor and pride, being in control of one’s self is paramount and only using violence to defend a person’s self is key.

Don’t people realize, man or women, a person who used say Karate do inflict abuse out of anger or spite would lose face with their fellow peers? The female members of the martial arts community don’t want to be seen in a negative light just as much as the men.

I personally, don’t believe that a female who knows martial arts is automatically more likely to inflict damage upon me if I irritate her. Instead, I believe that such a woman is more likely going to be more in control of her temperament than the general female population. I believe the REAL FEAR is that women who are proficient in any martial art are more likely to independently be able to handle themselves on their own and that fact, is a threat to a lot of men, who can only fathom being in the protector role.

Answer 1

I think these are the same guys who won't change a diaper because they think it's a threat to their masculinity.  

A guy who's secure in himself won't care, in fact he'll probably think it's cool.

Answer 2

you must be joking

Answer 3

I have a friend who is a martial arts master.  He is looking for a girl who is into martial arts, he likes those kind of women.  he is not intimidated.  He wants to meet someone who is as focused as he is.  It is hard to find! he wants me to hook him up with someone, but I can't find a woman who is so into martial arts, like him.

Answer 4

Hi there

Sorry but i beg to differ. People are different and share different views because we are all unique. s*x, religion, race etc has got nothing to do with it and the same applies to martial arts. Certain men are intimidated by woman martial artists whilst others are not. I fall into the second category because i married one. I must also point out that most of my wife's students are males so i don't see where you're going with this?

People lose their temper, are irritable or more independent based on their character and not their s*x or the art they choose to study.

Martial arts teach people martial arts. Poor character flaws are purely down to the individual and life experience.

Best wishes

idai

Answer 5

Probably because guys are used to being bigger and stronger than woman and once a woman learns a martial art that doesn't matter anymore. Im personally not intimidated by woman who are skilled martial artists. I think its awesome that woman do martial arts.

Answer 6

Put down your horn.

Answer 7

I would love to find a woman who is as passionate about martial arts as I am. Bonus if she likes football and video games (kidding).

Answer 8

I think that all depends on the class of men such a woman is used to.  Maybe she should stick with her own kind ( Fellow Martial artists ) so she won't have to worry about an insecure man who'd actually be worried about her "independence" when it comes to any thing for that fact.  If she's used to uneducated and under developed minds then I guess she'll have to stick to that class of person, but if she's raised in and around crowds of people who have good communication skills, educations and an understanding of how life really works then her "independence" is just a sign of her raising and a credit to her parents.

I'd say that such a woman needs a change of "Class" in people when comes to "insecure" men or "insecure" any one's for that fact.  Her surroundings need the change and those who feel threatened by her will be a thing of the past once she changes her class of peers as well as her surroundings.  It all boils down to "social aspects" I guess.  There are those who believe that women were put her as equal helpers by God and then there's those who obviously don't understand their bibles.  

There are men who are just "half mentally retarded" who fear losing any woman that they can control and then there's the regular every day guy who says, "Oh well there are plenty of fish in the sea" who goes through like about 4 or 5 wives in his life time because he chooses to live by a "live and let live" philosophy in his own life.  It's all about the psychology of the man who's secure in what he knows and accomplishes in life. On the flip side of that there's the psychology of the man who's insecure because he lacks common sense, education or any sense of humanity as well.

Where does REAL FEAR start? it starts in the minds of those who lack "knowledge" and I don't think that women who are around those that FEAR have much sense their selves or they wouldn't even be around that kind of uneducated insecure person in the first place.