You may think you'll quickly get reverse psychology results and cheat 1000 years of history just by reversing the setup. Been there, done that.
Gave the best forged weapons to the disadvantaged and the wodden sticks to the boys of the affluent families. Worst. Idea. Ever. Thank God no eye was poked as in "it's all fun and games until".
The "warrior" kind wasn't really Kilngon till they were really cornered. Now rationally, if you have a weapon which isn't shooting nothing but weights 5 kilos, and your opponent's weights 100 grams, who's at an advantage? This experiment proved me it's genetics.