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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.

"It's ahistorical!"
So's magic