"And another thing to understand is that if the instructor is teaching a seminar or whatever, he may just not pick a woman, not to offend her that
she can't handle it, but to make an impression on his audience. With kyusho for instance, it is much more impressive to drop 6'2" over 200 lb guys
than ...

Lori,

I feel your message is full of insight.

The thing I have run into with a male-dominated dojang (dojo in Korean) is that young male practitioners who teach usually have striking physical skills. There is no way that a woman, especially an older woman such as myself, can jump six feet into the ...