Everybody knows not to mess with an angry mother defending her child. Women are as capable in teaching or giving commands as men. They seem to be more patient and understanding than many male instructors I have met. I have seen too many instructors push a child too fast or hard because they didn't want to look bad in front of other instructors. I have noticed how women encourage each other, where men are more prone to compete against each other.
Women can be just as effective and determined and fierce in training and competition.
They're just as driven and dedicated as men. They can be as intense as any male competitor I have met. Yet, few aspire to teach martial arts. I hoped that by having a woman as my Senior Student, not only would more women be encouraged to join martial arts, but that martial arts on the whole could benefit from the personality and attitudes of a woman in a leadership role. I believe that men who have received training at some point by women will have a better, balanced attitude when they reach Black Belt and they themselves begin to teach.