I am starting a private sparring thing at school.

[Satashi]

has anyone ever done this before? becuz i have a few people who would 1 is a self tought martial artist and 1's a big black guy who thinks "karate is stupid sh*t you don need dat just bus his ass" so its me him and him so far it will be kinda like JuiJitsu and Ninjitsu but its for every style of fighting wich is gonna kick major ass becuz i will get to fight people who study differnt martial arts and see what there style is like any comments or suggestions?

[Tom Yum]

Yeah, move the joystick down and to the right while holding the punch button so you can do a tiger uppercut...

Sounds like a random set up. What's so wrong with training at a boxing/muay thai gym or a martial arts school??

You can teach yourself some stuff, but you also develop bad habits.

[Satashi]

i take TKD

so i wanted people to spar with my own style of fighting until i move to japan and study there

and school is more convenient becuz most of them work alot so they have no extra time besides lunch break at school

[tekshow]

seriously you should get someone who knows what they're doing. "my own style" usually turns out to be crap. even TMA's present crap most of the time, but if you're just making sh!t up to "buss sum assss" then you're not going to do anything but hurt each other, and that's not going to help you in the long run even if you give the other guys a few lumps.


and your school is okay with this? i can't even get in to do an actual sanctioned demonstration at our local schools

[Satashi]

first...

with the quote buss some assss well i never said the the black guy said that and i do know what i am doing and my school does have demo's we have them when we find an event were alot of people will be then we go there and i have control on my kicks... i can stop before i hit someone so its not just hurting each other... i am not making a kumetae or however its spelt its just an afternoon activity for people inrestid in martial arts

[Nick]

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^You said the black guy THOUGHT it... so either, you've contradicted yourself, or you're stereotyping big black guys by guessing at what he might have to say about the whole matter^

Later...

[Satashi]

well... he said it

thats why i used the quotes but i did missword it

[cakegirl]

You do TKD, but you're going to Japan to study it?
Wouldn't it make sense to go to Korea?
Do they even have TKD in Japan? I would have thought it would have been treason or something to open a TKD school in Japan.

Seriously, I have friends who get together to fight. They're mostly from karate, kick boxing, or are prison guards with no style. They pad up and bash into each other. They enjoy it a lot. I think it's dumb, but it seems to be a relatively harmless way for them to practice being macho and use up some excess energy and testosterone. Keeps them off the streets bashing random strangers, anyway.

Cakegirl

[wardancer]

has anyone ever done this before? becuz i have a few people who would 1 is a self tought martial artist and 1's a big black guy who thinks "karate is stupid sh*t you don need dat just bus his ass" so its me him and him so far it will be kinda like JuiJitsu and Ninjitsu but its for every style of fighting wich is gonna kick major ass becuz i will get to fight people who study differnt martial arts and see what there style is like any comments or suggestions?

Yes, try to write your post in a way that old people can undertstand.
Your post is like a text message! Hope it does not reflect on your fighting abilities?

[wardancer]

so i wanted people to spar with my own style of fighting until i move to japan and study there

and school is more convenient becuz most of them work alot so they have no extra time besides lunch break at school

If you are in Japan, go join a Karate Club and fight! Why bother doing at school?
Alll you gonna get is rejection for being a foreigner or worst get physically hurt.
Go to Karate school.

[CHOKE UK]

Well said, Cakegirl and Wardancer.
I couldnt agrre more with both of you!


Satashi, Your objectives seem a bit clouded.

How is your technique going to improve?

It wont and therfore you will simply rely on brute force and aggression.

You are try something that I feel you know very little about!

All the best fighters I know, are humble and always willing to learn and never over-confident!

I have been in poorly regulated classes and seen the results of fights that get out of hand.
I dont think you have seen it much, but dont worry, you will soon!

It'll end in tears!!!!!

God whatever happened to the old fashioned method?

Like going to a class!!!!!!!

[tekshow]

actually i tried doing the same thing when i was about 16 and had about 6 years of McDojo experience under my belt. I could kick, control my kick, whatever, but the point is i didn't know real martial arts, how to teach it, or where to get it. usually when an idea comes along founded along "we'll do some random sparring" it turns into a grudge match. people got hurt, no one wanted to do it, it lasted about a month before no one showed up and we weren't even friends anymore. who can fight better or what style is a pretty adolescent reason to get together. if its for sharing techniques and really learning and progressing in your fighting ability that's different. unfortunately, contrary to popular belief you don't refine fighting skills by fighting people who don't know how to fight or just want to kick your ass. you may gain something small from this, but it pales strikingly in comparion to what you would learn if you joined a boxing gym with a good coach.



good luck, i want you to know we aren't trying to bash your idea, most of us have just come accross or done one of these before and know they don't work very well compared to proper instruction so we're trying to give you our experience and insight.

peace,
tekshow

[CHOKE UK]

well said tecshow,

At one time or another we have all thought that we knew it all.

I have been in poorly regulated classes where grudges have been allowed to fester.
freefighting turns inro grudge matches, everything is done at full power,speed and aggression, technique is forgotten and all that matters is winning.
And usually there are bad injuries......

You are going to learn the hard way!

I reconmmend BUPA healthcare!

[Satashi]

hm...

lol alot of relpys and for the i take tkd so wouldn't it make more sense to go to korea i was talking about my own style wich is mostly like Kenpo and NinJitsu thats why i said go to japan to study more on it...


and i dont think i know everthing and i don't think i know it all


i do know i am very good for my rank and take Martial Arts very serious thats why i am trying every option to improve my skills makeing me a better martial artist.....


and i won't rely on brute force becuz i hate sparring those people in non contact sparring becuz i just want to kick them so they would stop... like i get a good round kick to there head yet they keep attacking me but i can't make contact so there for they just keep coming and don't acknowledge the fact they just got hit so i won't reply on brute force...


but if i did want to i could becuz i am very fast and have alot of power for my size

and some of the people at my school say i take martial arts to serious thats how serious i am about the art and some of the black belts don't like me becuz they think i am a showoff becuz i am better than them thats 1 of my reason's for not liking martial arts getting americanized is when people think your a showoff becuz you have more talent than someone

yes i may sound arrogent but martial arts in america can be frustrating at times becuz its not tought as serious as it should (of course not every school is this way~i have a few instructers who are very good at what they do and do take it serious)


but sorry for all the posting but i am doing everything i can to make myself a better martial artist and i think thats what anyone should be doing if you take it as serious as me (meaning doing anything you can to get better~ training wise....)

[ElectricChair]

Test, .....................