The first image that comes across anyone's mind when talking about martial arts is that of tough strong males.
Most techniques discussed in the martial arts magazines work very well for such individuals.
A recent article in a martial arts magazine mentioned that a tournament participant who outweighed his opponent by 50 pounds was able to win over a smaller, weaker opponent. The article was ridiculous because even without any martial arts training he would have had a good chance of winning. In my opinion, an ideal martial artist is someone who even though they are much weaker or smaller, is still able to deal with larger opponents without being injured. I have been a Wing Chun practitioner for about eight years. I have had matches with mostly bigger and stronger opponents than myself.