As a man unless your life is in danger, you shouldn’t strike a woman. While there is a huge double standard that exists when women strike men, that normally won’t help you in a court of law or the court of public opinion.
Take former FSU QB De’Andre Johnson for example who was at the bar when he was punched and knee in the groin by a woman. His reaction to this was to punch her forcefully in the face.
According to the law, they both probably should have been arrested and you could make a case as the instigator she should have been the only one arrested.
But, our judicial system works on a curve and because of that Johnson lost his scholarship after being kicked off the team and has been sentenced to 10 days in jail after pleading guilty to misdemeanor battery per TMZ.
The lesson here is to just walk away no matter what is being done to you.