In the kids' judo class my dad taught, the sweet and unassuming students who could and would wipe the floor with you in a few seconds were mostly girls. Dad laughs about the sudden "oh shit" realisation of various boys (and occasionally grown men) who he put them up against to train.

Alasdair Stuart

There's a Bernthal quote about how the guys yelling about how badass they are never the people in a martial arts class you have to worry about. it's always the quiet ones. I used to train in the same class as a US Marine. Dude was funny, chatty, great teacher. Actual trained killer. Sweetest guy.