>>Shawn, you're so full of shit.>I have attended karate classes for most of my life (my father is an instructor)and I have witnessed countless people getting hit in the groin.>A hard kick right between the legs is dangerous for both sexes as it is a nexus for the main nerves.Ignoring the testicles for a moment, a kick connecting to the pubic bone is very painful to both sexes, similar to a kick in the shin.>You are right when you say that the penis and scrotum are equiped with the same nerves as the vulva, but the testicles, and the nerves supplied to them, are unique to the male sex. And when it comes to the kind of blows landed in karate (and any other fighting situation) that difference is devastating. Sure, a female will bend double when recieving a blow to this area. This reflex is instinctive in both sexes, and I must admit it can be quite painful. But you cannot compare it to the agony that males seem to experience when they get hit there.Why do you think it is that all men in our classes wear protective cups, and yet none of the women ever do?>You are just going to have to accept that males have an area of awkward vulnerability that us females just do not have. I personally derive a certain satisfaction from the fact that the very source of a males strength, and the core of his sexuality, is also his greatest weakness. Learn to live with it!!![/i]