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It is the man’s place to defend and protect the woman, this is somehow one of the life-mottos of traditional-minded people and individuals who still follow society’s double-standards. Thus, for many years, mixed martial arts training and fighting systems were dominated by men.

Thousand of times, we have seen movies where the supposedly hero is getting defeated by the villain while the woman he is trying to defend is crying in a corner and having hysterics while the audience watching the film is yelling for her to pick up the gun and shoot the villain herself. There is certainly nothing wrong with a man being protective and wanting to defend a woman. However, the truth is that the ultimate responsibility for a woman’s safety lies on her own shoulders. In reality, if a man, who is trying to defend a woman, has his attention distracted by trying to look out for her safety while being engaged in a fight, the chances that he won’t be able to respond to and avoid an attack in time are quite high. When this happens, the odds that they will get out of the situation safely are not in their favor.

Attending mixed martial arts training is beneficial to women in a way that they will learn techniques and movements that will help them defend their selves from an attacker even without weapons and tools to use but their own hands and legs. This way, they won’t have to rely on men anymore for securing their safety.

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