Size vs Skill

[sensei8]

Believe in yourself and your abilities as well as your limitations. The size vs skills discussion will outlast us all until the end of time. Will we all truly ever agree one way or another?? Imho, no we won't but that's ok because we're not supposed to agree with everyone and/or everything about anything. I do enjoy our discussions quite thoroughy no matter the topic.

[Montana]

On 10/6/2023 at 12:35 AM, KarateKen said:

I know this has a lot of variables and might be impossible to answer, but how much training would a person need to overcome an attacker who is larger than they are?

Person A is 5'9" tall 165 pounds, a second-degree black belt with 8 years of training and they get attacked by person B who is 6'3" 220 pounds with zero training, who would have the advantage?

A lot depends on the situation.

Man vs Man?

Man vs woman?

Woman vs man?

Woman vs woman?

If it's Man vs Man, the martial artist better be able to handle a bigger guy, or needs a refund from his instructor for a wasted 8 years.

Woman martial artist vs man? In all honesty, I'd give the edge to the man. Bigger, stronger, bigger bones, testosterone.

Woman vs woman? That's hard to say. Probably the martial artist.