Depends on the type of fight of course, but I can't help but think that a significant part of fighting is purely performative. Which begs the question , which aspects of fighting are actual primal instincts taking over and which are a role/gender expectation. This is why there's an implicit understanding on not hitting your opponent's nuts, you may win the fight, but are you really winning some tacit form of respect?
Depends on the type of fight of course, but I can't help but think that a significant part of fighting is purely performative. Which begs the question , which aspects of fighting are actual primal instincts taking over and which are a role/gender expectation. This is why there's an implicit understanding on not hitting your opponent's nuts, you may win the fight, but are you really winning some tacit form of respect?