i had a female PT hold pads for some low kicks the other day. she lasted 2 kicks. one low power the other medium. she didnt want full. womens legs do bruise a lot easier than men and they dont carry as much muscle mass as they do fat on the legs. its the way they are designed to distribte adipose tissue differently to us. also be careful with them as their femur is longer but not as dense and positioned a a different angle to ours! i reckon low kicks are the best weapon at range there is. nothing hurts like a good low kick (except for a knee to the solar plexus). also if you ever get in bother with an idiot, they do not expect the low kick and it overloads such a mass of nerve endings that they often collapse.
that brusiing is horrendous!!!