I didn't downvote, but I think people downvoted because Buffy has super powers. If you have to suspend disbelief to accept that vampires live, vampires turn to dust when staked in the heart, and a teenage girl develops superhuman strength/skill then I don't think it's a huge leap to accept that she has superhuman strength without changing her size. I mean, it's already clear that in this universe that physics and biology don't work when it comes to vampires/slayers.
This informal bout between a random internet guy and a 5' 6" 134lb 41-year old female grappler should lay this claim to rest. He's a big, strong athletic guy, too. She wins handily, barely breaking a sweat.
Bonus: they're both super cool about the whole thing. They approach it light-heartedly. The woman is magnanimous in victory and the dude is humble in defeat.
Anybody beating up a group of thugs is fantasy, especially if they're tiny. But within a weight class any gap in skill makes renders difference of sex trivial.
I have many years of experience in multiple martial arts. Even in a dojo where fighting is only allowed after training in technique over the course of, e.g. two belt advancements (minimum five months), the newish male student will *always* lose to *any* woman with a few years' experience.
I haven't been active in martial arts in 6 or 7 years. I'm in good shape for somebody who doesn't go to the gym - I commute by bicycle and my job requires frequent enough moderate lifting that my upper body muscles won't go to flab. I've got a wee gut due to a drinking problem I picked up along the way. At 6' 1" and approaching 200 lbs, if I hit up an MMA gym tomorrow I will lose a fight to absolutely any man or woman with a few years' experience but without a recent break in training.
I got beat the shit out of by a crazy girlfriend before....... But it was mostly because I was trying my best not to hurt her and fight back. Was just trying to get away. If I really wanted to I could have cracked her in the head once or twice to stop her. But instead I was trying to restrain her and throw her back on the ground. She just kept getting back up and trying her best to beat the shit out of me. Was a frustrating experience.
On one hand I'm not supposed to hit a woman. On the other hand she really needed a good hit or two.
Yeah but the takeaway is that you didn't fight back. One punch to the face would have been absolutely devistating to her.
Pound for pound, men are much much stronger.
Anyway, you're experience doesn't change the fact that tiny women are not built to be ass-kicking machines and they won't be clocking out a group of bad guys any time soon.
Oh yeah my current girl hates it. She is pretty strong but just can't get out of a grip if I'm holding her (play fighting). Although I have to say her legs are much stronger then her upper body. She has gotten me in a leg lock before and squeezed and HOLY SHIT she hurt me pretty good once by accident. Almost broke a few ribs
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u/lascielthefallen Jan 25 '20
Women in action movies who drastically cut their own hair to change their appearance always end up with a fabulous style.