I'm an Am MMA fighter 👊Is this intimidating for women🤔?

[Anonymous]

Absolutely nothing wrong with it. I think being athletic and finding something you are passionate about is a good thing and that part at least is attractive to me. Gender norms have differed a lot over all of history depending on the culture and time period so who cares if you don’t fit into the modern norms which are quickly changing anyways?


I will admit however that I am a bit intimidated by women who excel at combat sports. No issues with them, I’m fit and athletic but I’m not the fighting type so anyone who can fight really well intimidates me some. I’d have no issues being good friends with a girl like this it’s just as a partner I think I’d feel a little bit strange if my wife or lover could beat me up. Another thing I wouldn’t like is that I’d get terrible anxiety if she ever entered into serious competition. I wouldn’t be able to just sit there and watch my wife get beat up and I’d hate seeing her body and face get disfigured in a fight. It would be awful to see someone I care about getting hurt like that and it would eventually happen because all fighters eventually lose and get hurt in their competitions. That being said I’d definitely support her as much as I could and would definitely be there for her in her competitions if I ever did end up dating a girl like that. If I was on a date with a beautiful and kind girl I definitely wouldn’t stop dating her because of that either. All I ask is she doesn’t get any aggressive tendencies in our relationship and treats me with kindness and caringness.


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[ThisIsMyOpinion]

Well... Is it bad that I probably wouldn't be able to date someone that I knew for sure could kick my ass?

Let me explain. Let's say I am with a girl for a while. I know her, I love her and I know she feels the same. If she then starts doing some sport that makes her stronger than me I won't have a problem with it and even encourage her!

But.. if we just met and I have a feeling you can take me... I wouldn't feel safe.
Don't get me wrong I think what you do is amazing and no one should criticize it!
But I would not feel safe.

Not that it is very easy I was a Muay Thai fighter. I keep in shape and still train on my bag at home. This is a hypothetical situation.

[Bee-Hatch]

Not if another woman an stop your arm mid swing and stick a pie in your face. You must get the shit beaten out of you a lot.

[HollyF]

Sounds cool to me, anyone with a problem isn't someone worth worrying about to begin with.

[Ghostloli]

Not really, no matter sport or job it’s attitude etc when not doing it that counts.

Plenty girls do martial arts stuff, my sister mate is on UK team and was at WUMA.

But from knowing her, you would not guess she cud heavily wup ur ass.

I guess a girl or guy doing it comes down to them showing off n telling everyone how hard they are... yawn but comes across as intimidating.

Dancing is really popular with guys, likely strictly n other stuff helped but they do have some heavy training regimes.

I also think callin someone gay cos they do say dancing just shows of thick people are, you have people of various sexuality doing all types sports n professions, like they are out of touch with reality saying if you do profession x you are gay, lol zero intelligence.

[Tomtom9090]

They see you find interests outside the social norms of what a feminine female participates in.

Don’t worry they will give you shit now but if you ever became a star athlete they would come and claim you and support you as for you will be the face of women.

[Soremain]

I don't think it's intimidating. It's probably the same effect if a man does ballet or horse riding, he'll get called gay for it. Some hobbies are seen as girly and some manly.

[Not_Average]

I’d have issues dating a woman who could overpower me to be honest. While I’ve matured a lot since I was younger, that would still fuck with my ego lol. Having said that, I’ve been in BJJ and boxing for about the same time you have, so let’s spar 😉

[KenzieDutcher63]

No I box to my cousin fights so he trains me on weekends

[NYCQuestions1976]

It's a career/hobby, just like any other career/hobby. It's really no one's business or place to say something either way.

[Bandit74]

Yeah, and realistically you probably wouldn't want to date a guy who is not as tough as you either so you're probably going to be more compatible and attracted to a guy who is also a fighter.

[genericname85]

no. i met a few MMA fighters in private. and they're usually the most chill people, so i'm not terribly worried. however if i see even just a hint of violence outside of the ring, i'll ditch her. cause that's ok for nobody, no matter what hobby they have.

[BeMuse]

You can’t even slip a a banana cream pie, I don’t think they have anything to worry about...

[Gwenhwyfar]

@WowwGirl What do you think about this dude? (Happy Valentine’s Day! ❤️)

[hasdrubal164]

i as a male woudl be intimidated and not try to piss you off

[JosyJosy]

Friend of mine does it too and teaches me for free so I am all behind it!

[na2398]

Which MA do you love the most? It shouldn't be intimidating. I'd love my future girlfriend to learn some sorta MA for her safety.

[WowwGirl]

Not in my case they tread very softly. Men however get intimidated often.

[Missycloak]

Not intimidating, but id wonder if it hurts a lot and whether you get concussions or if you are worried about facial disfigurement.

[Luckycharms12]

How did the girl get one over you in super market then?

[Bat-Perv]

[Knightoffire]

That's impressive I never got myself to fight anybody ever.

[extremelybored]

It's not intimidating, it's just trashy. Fighting isn't meant for women.

[harry7825]

Ok that's fine about it
What's your problem about it