Got involved in a discussion about female knights in the new version of Pendragon, and I averred that in my 20+ years of sword/axe/spear combat, gender has made little difference for the outcome of a fight.
The weapons do the work, and the weapons do not come in pink and blue.
There followed a lot of goal post shifting.
"Muscles and weight matter in MMA!"
Which is unarmed.
"HEMA isn't with lethal intent!"
Neither is any other modern martial art, including MMA.