Actually, my avatar is a picture of me, just so you know. Don't really see the point in hiding behind false images, if I put my words down, I like to know that I'm standing behind them. Real name, real pic of me. Oh, and so far only one member has managed to coax a better pic from me, so she would be the one to ask...
As for digging martial arts and female martial artists, well, I've really held back from this thread for a few reasons, but I'll make my case here from a number of perspectives.
First, as a guy, yes, I certainly do love women who enjoy martial arts. It's not an essential, but certainly a plus where I'm concerned. But my biggest criteria is a genuine personality (although, being a guy, certain physical attributes will get my attention quicker. For the record, they are deep, literate eyes, and a genuine warm smile). I meet a few too many girls who have yet to grow up, or simply have no strength to their character. Dealbreaker for me.
As an instructor, I would like to see far more women involved in martial arts. I believe that women actually tend to make better martial artists than most men, as men tend to "muscle" their way through techniues, whereas women, due to their physical structure often can't. This leads to them needing to apply the techniques properly in the first place, and as a result, the rate of skill development and improvement is quite a bit faster. Which can be fun to watch when a boyfriend/girlfriend couple start at the same time, and all of a sudden she's better and higher ranked than he is...
And finally, to take it back to the original thought that started this thread, it is simply too general a statement to make. Basically, being a martial artist may increase your appeal to some women, but not others, however, the attributes that can come with martial art training can be quite attractive pretty well across the board. Martial arts are not the only way to achieve this, though.
