karate4fun

thank you for your reply....I would love to meet some women who practive MA to get different perpectives...how long have you been in the MA and what style are you currently involved with. for myself, I've been in it for almost 2 years...just started doing the line not to long ago..I practice sanshinkai and Isshinryu karate. I love both and like what the MA has brought into my life.

For the women in this forum if there are any, I have a question around self defense in training. In class, we do what is called "the line" One person stands facing a line of students of all different skill levels. Lets say based on your rank, the line can only throw a straight punch or a front kick which you need to defend and put them to the ground. i have a hard time putting the combinations together..I block the first strike and then sometimes freeze..even though they are completely open for another strike. I've starting to put some combinations together and practice to get the flow and its coming along... Has anyone encountered anything like this and have any advice as to how to get past freezing or just coming up blank. I dont know if its just a women thing since men are more apt to fight.. any suggestions would be appreciated....