Quote Originally Posted by Jian View Post

so i think it is possible for a male to train with a female (and benefit) even if he's much physically stronger and could outpower her... but if it's a matter of personal preference, sure, you don't have to work with women if you don't find it helpful.
yep, I agree. Men and Women can share some aspects of training together.

sometime the learning environment we create for ourselves as martial artists is contradictory to what an environment of learning should be for a martial artist.

ergo, no women sparring men and vice versa and no kids with adults.
It takes too long for anyone to get halfway proficient when they are not working wit the best possible materials.

Some say "poor is the carpenter who blames his tools"
But I say : "poor is the carpenter who's only tool is a hammer and who can only see every project as nails to be banged in".

Not all aspects of martial arts can be serviceable in a cross gender way.