Most women wouldn't have a chance at laying a hand on me unless I let them.
IMHO, most men should be able to blocks punch, scratch, gouge, kicks from a woman. Unless they are ATOTer nerds.
I use to block my ex strikes (not hard enough to hurt me, but hard enough to pissed me off) when she gets angry at me and that would pisses her off even more. LOL, I then recognized that it is time to leave (go for a bike ride, run, or a couple of pints at the pub).
At times I still feel like an ass for blocking my ex strikes, and then leave so I don't have to listen to her bs.