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Is being angry a prerequisite for sparring?
Emotions in general are detrimental to your sparring.
Usually when I have seen this said to a student it is not because we want you to get angry, but that you are sparring as if you are afraid. If ...
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Why is more time dedicated to exercises and very less for sparring? Is it for the fee?
This is a good question. And to answer it, you have to understand why karate kata (forms) exist, what their original purpose was, and how kata practice differs from sparring.
The original purpose of ...
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BJJ sparring partner avoiding me
♫ Let it go ♫
You talked to him several times, you made overtures, and still he refuses. There is no point in continuing to pester him into doing something he does not want to do. And that is okay. ...
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Is being angry a prerequisite for sparring?
What works for your sensei might not work from you. He is teaching you, what had worked for him. For some, they use anger for the aggressiveness it brings. Anger dominates certain opponents. And in ...
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Is being angry a prerequisite for sparring?
While tigers can be considered savage in some sense, as in "uncivilized" or "fierce", they certainly don't get angry. When they are attacking, they have a goal in mind ("kill this prey to satisfy my ...
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Etiquette for sparring with women - How to find the balance and not do disservice?
I will present a judo view of sparring, which will be partially applicable to a kickboxing situation. Judo has two key principles:
mutual welfare and benefit
maximum efficiency
As applied to ...
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Etiquette for sparring with women - How to find the balance and not do disservice?
As a short answer, I'd say that it comes down to trust and pattern recognition.
Respect the level of experience. During sparring, if the woman recognizes the patterns in your attack and defends with ...
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Should I quit competitive sparring class in tae kwon do?
Of course you should quit!
From what you said, you are neither having fun nor learning anything. I know you are young but your time is valuable. There is no point in wasting your time with people ...
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How to spar against a weaker opponent
Competition, in a club setting, should be all about learning: for yourself and them. Thus,
Help them!
Against a weaker opponent, your goal should be to make them better. So, allow them to practice ...
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How to get a punch through opponents guard?
Getting through the defenses of an opponent is one of the fundamental concepts of every combat strategy devised by man. There are at least as many ways to circumvent an opponent's defenses as there ...
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How to stop taekwondo warrior using Krav Maga with no need of timing?
Burst and fight close. That is the strength of Krav Maga and the weakness of Tae Kwon Do. Coming from someone who has trained in both. There's no such thing as a counter to any style that doesn't ...
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Harassment by another student
I'm sure with your jujitsu you've seen enough of how a dojo should be to judge when someone's acting improperly, though from the little you've detailed it's not clear whether he's potentially just ...
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How to spar an aggressive fighter shown in the shared video
This is normal for Taekwondo. Aggression is far preferred to defense. You don't get points by waiting for them to come to you. And you don't get points for blocks. So TKD's main game is to always be ...
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Should I wear a cup for sparring?
Absolutely. There's no reason not to; I've never had it interfere with kicking.
I suppose some brands could be disagreeable to your particular anatomy, e.g., I had one once which was too "shallow&...
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Is it expected that all training stances/positions will have direct fighting applications?
In general you will do a lot of things in training that may not be directly applicable in a fight. This does not mean that they are not helpful.
For example: what is the likely practical fighting ...
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How to reduce damage/protect the chest
You're being dumb. Go get training and stop yard fighting. -- JohnP.
STOP … JUST STOP!
There is nothing good down the road you are travelling.
You are going to hurt yourself physically and mentally....
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Should I wear a groin protector?
I would rate this a matter of personal choice. Getting hit in the groin is intensely painful, no matter what you have between your legs. Men have it a bit worse, due to the external bits having a ...
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Jumping in Karate Kumite
You will not telegraph the moment of your attack
This is the same reason for Taekwondo, western boxing (think Ali), or karate. If you are in a static stance, you have to shift weight before being able ...
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WTF Sport Taekwondo - Beating front-leg fighters
You can watch other people sparring to see how they deal with front-leg kicks; either watch 'live' at tournaments, or search for videos on YouTube. However, I watched a video of a gold medal final ...
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Technique identification in a wrestling match
On youtube, this is titled Jouko Salomäki vs. Hans Fell. In this match, you should notice that there is a huge skill disparity between the smaller man and the bigger man. The bigger man is ...
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Why is more time dedicated to exercises and very less for sparring? Is it for the fee?
People get hurt sparring, and they get hurt worse fighting. This is a fact of life. It's why professional fighters may only fight a few times a year, and why you can't just pound each other in martial ...
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Why is more time dedicated to exercises and very less for sparring? Is it for the fee?
mattm and Steve have adequately covered the angles of injury and the basis of kata. I would also add two more factors, efficiency and the need to set a physical foundation.
Efficiency
It's not easy ...
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How can I get my training partners to be more aggressive?
re, Recently
You're new. You're supposed to go easy until the instructor is confident you aren't a hothead and aren't going to hurt his other students. However, with the "wimpy" students, while ...
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Harassment by another student
Your instructor should have noticed this and be taking steps to mitigate his aggression and lack of respect.
Respect is a cornerstone of the martial arts. Not everyone has it and not everyone learns ...
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Doing martial arts on LSD
Yeah, go ahead and put a sword in the hand of someone who sees dragons guarding the refrigerator. What could go wrong?
I'll say this about any drug, alcohol, or medication for anyone in martial arts....
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Sparring against two opponents test
When there are two or more opponents to fight, they will easily win if they can gang up on you and take you on all at the same time. They want to overwhelm you by striking you from all directions, ...
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How to deal with a rolling partner who doesn't try
Is this guy older than you? I roll this way because I am a solid 10-15 years older than most people in my gym. Rolling hard tends to injure people more quickly, and I suspect this person may have had ...
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Etiquette for sparring with women - How to find the balance and not do disservice?
I'm not sure why you feel the need to adapt your sparring to women specifically.
I always try to adapt my sparring to the person I'm sparring with: make it interesting and challenging for them if I ...
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Getting back up after getting knocked down: How to recover quickly and get rid of the dizziness?
If you are sparring hard and you get hit, you don't have the time to pause and call your family doctor. I want to know how experts (i.e., those who have serious sparring experience) deal with this.
I'...
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