rishimetawala

happened to me once, the first thing that came to my mind was of the consequences like one thing leading to another, did you have this sense of fear after the encounter or what? i reckon how you walk away is important... elaborating my situation, there were basically three of us on our way to dojo, and the person was just alone who abused us, no doubt the person would have been beaten up, but i controlled the situation, what went through me basically was that of shock, that i wasn't prepared for this

That sounds much better then. After a month of training I think it's pretty fair to say your punches are definitely not 'almost perfect' at this point. I first learned how to punch about two decades ago and I still don't have perfect technique. If your punch was almost perfect it would also be very powerful as well. Give it some time. Alright, my sensei told me the same thing

we spar only once a month, its indeed not a part of the regular class, then we switch partners and we spar 2 times with a single partner, i would like to point out that, it was completely controlled and not completely what others believe that it was "noobs going full on, on each other" now the next month we will be sparring jiu-jitsu and about the punches, my technique is almost perfect, but while sparring i realized that my punches on impact lacked power, while in the air, it seems ok

"elbow strike" , honestly i did not know the correct term, just recollected it from somewhere i saw over the internet

well, you punch with your elbows and move your hips with it, i just googled, the one which he demonstrates in the video. http://www.ehow.com/video_2357190_self-defense-elbow-strikes.html

ya the Elbow Punch in Jeet Kune Do

just my 2 cents, i have a question, if someone blitzes on you, then will throwing an elbow punch help? what you guys think about it?

thank you everyone for their insights, all points taken, on another note, how do i improve my punches? apart from practicing, how much does a punching bag actually help? and i have heard some people talk about hitting on the walls, is that recommended?

I have some major issues here. I said you guys have no business going all out, and you just proved it. Someone was injured, injuries in the dojo hurt everyone, not just the injured person. You now have 1 less person to help you grow. Any good teacher would not allow this. Second, don't disrespect your training partners like that. Dropping your guard and taking hits to hurt someone's confidence is terribly disrespectful, Besides, the chest is not a good target, he should have hit you in the liver. I would find somewhere to train that will not get you hurt, and I would be more respectful to my training partners. point taken, i would be careful the next tym and see to it i dont disrespect him, we are now not going to spar for quite some time now thats for sure, my sensei told it was just an exposure and to know where we stand. And i can understand everyone questioning the sparring happening so soon, to be honest even i wasn't sure if it was a good idea as i would simply risk an injury, i dont know what my sensei thinks, but one thing i feel that came good out of it was that i know How much efforts i need to put in my training and where i was going wrong. We are given a choice to fight or to stay back, the next time i suppose i will stay back untill i polish some skills

thank you everyone for their prompt replies. me and 3 others(except one,who was a kickboxer with 8 months of training) were all beginners, my sensei threw us in to experience what it was like. i would agree with wastelander, its more like muscle memory, i wasn't particularly defending well, and my punches weren't going through as well. i let this kickboxing guy have a go at me, i wanted to get him tired and when he was, it was my turn, he hit me quite a bit. in the end, the sparring ended up with him forfeiting as i threw in a real good defense to his punch which ultimately ended up spraining his arm. i even let my guard down and took all the punches onto my chest to lower his confidence, i guess that was a bad choice? @masterpain yes full contact=all out, except fr the groin and the face, no protection

its been a month since my training in karate and jujitsu began, last night i was asked for a full contact sparring, the idea was to let ourselves understand where we stand i had a few doubts, while sparring, i dont know maybe due to my inexperience i am not able to block the reverse punches properly, how do i go about it, like hand eye co-ordination? whats a good stance? how do we attack when the opponent is fully guarded, how do i improve my reflexes?