mtheiss

I wonder how it would be like to be a mother who was a serious martial arts fighter (bloodsport, ISKA, etc). Even though I am a man, I figure there would be some socal stigma attached to such a woman.

Ashley looked at Tom and sighed as she was at the door to the dojo. "Tom, please, that was such a sweet night." Tom was stunned. "I am happy you enjoyed yourself. What do you want for dinner?" The young lady held Tom's hand gently. "Be a man, that's your job Tom." Ashley smiled and continued. "You are a very nice man, dont forget that." Tom laughed. "See you later, honey." Ashley opened the door, and Sensei was inside. "Ash, you should not go to the tournament." The heart broke in the young lady. "Tom, Tom is too nice to me. I had to do it." The sensei held firm. "You saw Bobby last year. I can't lose two of my best." The old man was hard and steady but looked angry at his student. "Bobby and I sparred a lot. I know how I could have...beaten him." Ashley remembered how Bobby fared during the quarterfinal round the first afternoon. She did not need to be told what would happen if she failed her sensei this time. "You have two months left, Ashley. Do not fail me!" The young lady looked at the sensei, gi at the ready. "Yes sir!"

Ok, I see two schools of thought here. What is a sparring match? I have had for a long time (and bear with me because i am not someone who is close to karate) percieved as a sparring match as one where two students meet during class in a semi serious manner to test skills in front of senseis and other students to show if they are aware of what is going on with the instruction and are able to understand "in practice" how to do moves. However, as I talk with people, I see a far different picture in reality. In the reality that I experience with some people, they see a sparring match as a serious one on one experience (at times as a school vs school session) where the participants will not cease hard core serious action until one fighter is down on the mat "knocked out". Can you all give me an idea which is the more normal opinion you have on this matter. I would like to know what sort of thinking goes on here. Martin

Ok, I see two schools of thought here. What is a sparring match? I have had for a long time (and bear with me because i am not someone who is close to karate) percieved as a sparring match as one where two students meet during class in a semi serious manner to test skills in front of senseis and other students to show if they are aware of what is going on with the instruction and are able to understand "in practice" how to do moves. However, as I talk with people, I see a far different picture in reality. In the reality that I experience with some people, they see a sparring match as a serious one on one experience (at times as a school vs school session) where the participants will not cease hard core serious action until one fighter is down on the mat "knocked out". Can you all give me an idea which is the more normal opinion you have on this matter. I would like to know what sort of thinking goes on here. Martin

I am from central California/ Sacramento areas. Being around Reno is no place to go looking for someone from Los Vegas. Not even worth the trip (participant said 500 miles) even for a school ran by someone by Toddy.

Should a serious fighter (knockout sparring, etc) have a serious dating partner for a while before the fight? If so, how close should they be?

Thank you. I really appreciate these responses. I think it is right to bring up there are legal issues normally when considering situations like this, and I fully respect those opinions. I am not upset that you did not find it entertaining, and I respect the rest of you and will respond by saying that I do not wish to bring harm upon you for considering my story. Thank you Martin

Lets say we ran a legit dojo. A sensei has this patch on her desk she does not talk about, and a young student finds out about it and asks. The sensei first laughs at her, and tells her she should wait a couple years in order to find out about the patch. Then, when she is a young adult, about 20, the coach tells her the story. She was once told to get ready for a fight for her life, and the other party would go to her gym. She felt the guy was smart, gentelmanly, and a marvelous fighter, but she managed to beat him off and killed him. That was her greatest day in her life. Now, the reason she told her student the truth, is that she wanted to ask her if the student would want herself to experience this fight for herself. Everything was arranged, this time it would be a flyaway fight for them. Do you think this is an ethical story? Or the tale of a mad woman who does not deserve to teach karate?

Hi, I figure this is turning into a thery rumor mill. I was wondering about what is my problem when I rationalize those with high functioning "autism" (such as Aspurgers disorder) may not be good picks for "safe" serious knockout fighting. Not exactly knowing what goes through a genuine autistic person's mind when you totally remove yourself from society I was wondering what exactly would be the issues involving high functioning autistic people and total contact knockout "safe" fighting.

I was wondering. I am not a martial artist. What do ladies of the ring look for in terms of dates/partners. I think I have a nice idea on how to treat a fighting lady on a date, but I dont know if I can actually work it. I wonder if not being a fighter is a turn on or not?