[Superman]

In truth, for all my rough-tough talk, I'd have a hard time hitting a female.

I'd question the notion that three blows must be endured before concluding that self-defense actions are warranted. Being from a logging town in the middle of Nowhere, Idaho, I've seen more than my share of bar fights. It's a polular pastime. Typically, they're over in about a half-minute. the trick is to punch the other guy first, in the face (causing disorientation), and then continuing that same treatment at the rate of one or two blows per second until the opponent's head is touching the ground. Game over.

BTW, one of my favorite bar signs, behind the bar in a tavern in my hometown, says:

ABSOLUTELY NO FIGHTING. DON'T EVEN ASK.