With a name like "Iron Disciple," he must be pretty badass of a man!
Lol. Nah ( although many in real life think I am, due to my past history ). Just a disciple of the iron. And these days, a proud father.
Good question though, " What makes you a man ? " Obviously very subjective. But what makes ME a man is my masculinity and old school mentality. And I feel " old school " masculinity, as well as mentality, is a thing of the past these days. I can tell by the way you write that you know what I'm talking about, so there's no need to write an essay here.
Not sure if you're familiar with Sam Elliott ? But watched a TON of his movies growing up ( still watch them ), as well as a ton of other westerns ( generally Louis L'Amour westerns ), and on top of my old school father ( R.I.P pop ), I had it in my mind from a very young age how a man should walk, talk, etc.
So, long story short, that's what make ME a man.