Karate_Kid2

I have to agree that watching others and the way in which they fight can be very helpfull, but why not find the way that you are good at sparring, develop your own unique moves! therfore nobody will see what you have coming!! Everybody has some sort of move that they consider themselves to be good at, so if you have one work on it and develop it and then have loads of fun trying it out (",)

That is some good advice and I would like to use it, but I wouldnt feel I could speak to my sensei about this matter, he generally just gives yoou a quick answer but never really helps you with the problem, he is more interested in helping the students that he has more of a "click" with, if you know what I mean?

if I could go back to the beginning of my kenpo training the one thing I would change would be, the speed at which I went through the belts, I am now a brown belt after only 4years training, although I take great pride in my belt and have worked hard for it, competitions would be a little easier if you know what I mean?? For example when I enter competitions I am up against people with up to 15 years experience and in I come with only 3years of competiting under my belt.

At the moment in my club we are preparing for a trip away to a big tournament, it is only a month and a half away and I am very concerned about the sparring end of things. I am currently a brown belt and have only been competing for roughly 3yrs. But that has been in the junior section of competitions, when we go away it will be my first time to fight in the senior section. But at the moment there is very little interest in sparring in my club amoung the senior classes, I am always sparring juniors when I am training and feel I am getting nowhere. Does anybody know if there is a way in which I could improve my sparring even if it is just a little, at this stage I am desperate for some advice as I cant get any from my own club at this moment in time?? Any replies would be greatly appriciated. Respects Karate_Kid2[/b]