If we took the top 10,000 unarmed fighters in the world, would there be any women?

[Modernhippy]

Im not talking of skill, Im saying that these 10,000 people could beat any other people in the world. So while there may be a very skilled 150lb person it is extrememly unlikely they would be able to beat a 350 lb body builder with no combat experience.

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Interesting answers. Consider how there are roughly 7 billion people in the world. 10k is a tiny fraction. We are talking about NFL running backs, Navy seals, MMA fighters, people that would combine skill and ridiculous athleticism and strength. I personally dont think there is a women on earth that last 2 seconds against this random NFL player i found : http://imgur.com/JvrpoFK This guy would break my arms like they were twigs no amount of technique i use would do anything.

[Anpu23]

Weight in fighting is a mostly a myth, skill out trumps weight any day. Compact muscle in a 300 lb fighter is bulky and hard to control, sometimes the easiest people to beat are the muscle bound meat suits.

Now that said in matmartial arts there are two broad categories. Hard and soft, as a rule women excel in soft forms, and a 110 lb woman who has mastered a soft form could theoretically win in combat with a 300 lb man who has mastered a hard form.

Why? Because soft forms use momentum, leverage and vital strikes rather than brute force. It doesn't take much force to damage soft tissue and surface nerves, and the strength comes from his muscle mass.

This goes back to Newton's laws a body in motion tends to stay in motion, and it takes the same force to stop a punch as it took to start it, but a vastly different muscle mass. So a small quick fighter can and will just not be where that punch is going to land. Further side force against a moving object can easily deflect it.

So to make a long explication short, yes there may be women in your top 10,000fighters

[psychedelic_paprika]

Interesting stuff.

[PiuBelloAmante]

Ronda Rousey
She is more skilled than 95% of the people currently fighting in the UFC
in martial arts technique alone she could handle some nfl running backs
In the top 10,000 fighters, i doubt there would be a single NFL player

There are thousands of master martial artists you never hear of, that can destroy people with little effort

if you think that guy can snap limbs like twigs you have never seen 5 times world strongest man

bob sapp was 6'5'' weighed 350 pounds and got destroyed...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUag7xr5ogM

[RationalMale]

dude, get real. rousy would not stand a chance against any decent male fighter.

[PiuBelloAmante]

what defines a decent male fighter?

[BellePepper]

Okay so an unskilled body builder who maybe knows how to punch properly is going to take down a black belt?

Ummmmm

And you're talking about trained specialists vs trained specialists not random guy on the street vs trained specialist. Why would you even bring the NFL guy up unless he's secretly a judo master or something?

[psychedelic_paprika]

I'm no expert on fighting or anything, but aren't there like, loads of martial art disciplines that SOLELY focus on using your opponents weight against them? I don't think it's too unreasonable to assume that someone who's mastered one of these could take down a clueless bodybuilder.

[Xelebrum]

I'm sure a good amount of the 10,000 fights would be women. And as for he "150 lbs vs 350 lbs", the 150 lbs fighter could easily defeat, and possibly kill, the 350 lbs guy when it comes to skill and speed. In pure strength alone, it would be different.

[Viperkiss]

Exactly. Big slow muscle guy vs tiny Bruce Lee. Bruce is where my money would be. Quick agile smaller target.

[WhiteSteve]

After seeing Rhonda Rousey tap that other chick out in 14 seconds the other night, I'd have to imagine the possibility of a gal making the cut. I'd check the Krav Maga broads from the Israeli military first, I sure wouldn't fuck with them, haha.

[ironeddie]

If you're taking about hand to hand combat. Absolutely a skilled 150lb can beat a 350lb body builder. The use of leverage/technique will win out.

[PhiOmega]

Definitely

[Werewolfy]

This question doesn't make any sense. What kind of fighters? What type of fighting? Why would anyone go to war unnarmed? Where would the battle take place? Who are they fighting and what is their opposing force like?

[Viperkiss]

If a woman is properly trained, she could defeat the strongest man. Speed and intelligence can always defeat brute strength.

[RandomStudent]

Incorrect, just look at women in physical sports who were the top of the female leagues, go against men ranked much lower in the male leagues (like 300th). The man still wins.

[Viperkiss]

We are not talking about sports. In person to person combat, with proper training David can defeat Goliath with a small rock. Size becomes irrelevant after a point because the human body has weaknesses that can be exploited easily with proper training. Also there is a point where size starts to work against you because it slows you down.

[Klaatu51]

i believe a 350 lbs bodybuilder would even beat an armed fighter

he'll pick up his gun and break it like a kid's toy

[RandomStudent]

Ya, but the body builder will get shot the fuck down before the he gets a chance to touch the armed fighter easily.

[Anonymous]

There probably would be some women.

Bodybuilders train for looks. I have seen a few that really couldn't do shit in a fight... big muscles doesn't mean much.

[PhiOmega]

Doesn't matter if he's twice ur size, 150lb and skill kills 350lbs no skill

[Anonymous]

Yes. Women have their ways :)