sometimes ... a cup just isn't enough ... especially when ...

Can a girl beat up a guy?

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Jae Alexis Lee, Trans Woman, Researcher, Advocate

Answered Jul 9, 2015 · Author has 4.4k answers and 23.2m answer views

"In the school where I taught martial arts, there was a score board in the women's changing room.

The scoreboard tracked how many times each of the female blackbelts had broken a male student's groin cup. I seem to recall some debate about whether or not it was worth double points when it was done with a hand strike instead of a kick.

For context, this is the piece of protective equipment men wear so they aren't harmed if they're hit in the groin by a fast pitched baseball.  Sure, lots of people in martial arts learn to break boards, but the women in my style are aiming for a harder target.

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Amusing anecdote aside, physical size isn't the sole determination of who wins in a fight. Women are perfectly capable of besting men in fights, as always, who wins will depend on the individual man and woman involved. 

Equally, women are perfectly capable of beating the ever living tar out of their male partners. Female on male domestic abuse is a real thing, it does happen, and the belief that women can't hurt men only serves to trap those battered men in places where they're getting hurt without access to help. Abusers come in all shapes, sizes, genders, classes, ethnicities and levels of education. It isn't something that only happens to "people like X" ... and the sooner we stop thinking about it that way, the better."