*leaps at the chance to use this icon*
In retrospect, it's kind of surprising Spider-Girl didn't ask Darkdevil to train her. "If you think I suck so much, why don't you teach me to do it better?", etc. Though I think she does look up to him and admires his seriousness about the job, if not his methods, so I suppose you could consider that following by example. Sort of...
Of course, with them it's not JUST to get May to toughen up. As her pseudo-brother (oh god Spider-Family your genetics) it's Reilly job to give May crap, period, no matter how good she gets.