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Again I'd like to point out I don't know what happened prior to the vid clip, or what was said, and these things could be relevant.
However, again: he had no legal obligation to retreat. She lingered in range, and attempted a second attack, rather than attempting to withdraw; therefore legally it is self-defense, based on available information. The fact that she missed her kick is irrelevant; that she attempted it is assault (absent some legal justification, which is not evident from the video).
You are NOT legally obligated to wait until you are ACTUALLY injured to defend yourself; in most jurisdictions you are not legally obligated to retreat from an attack either.
Now in some jurisdictions, an argument could be made about disparity of force; whether it would have legal traction is debateable, but juries can be influenced by appeals to emotion.
If we changed the scenarios and it was a man who tried to kick another man in the nuts, then punched him in the face.... I'd say few would have any great sympathy for him getting knocked flat, even if he were the smaller man. Legally, men and women stand equal before the law, no?
So you base your morality on what is legal? If it is legal it is moral?