Slaughtered By Sensei?

[Juniper]

I'm always getting thrown all over the mats by my teacher -- for some reason he just loves to toss me everywhere! While it makes me improve my falling skills, it can be a disconcerting at times. But that's a good thing -- one never knows what life will "throw" at you anyway so I guess always be prepared, right? For this reason, I consider it an honor and a priviledge to be tossed all over the mat by my teacher. I admit it, I love every moment of it.

[aefibird]

I'm regularly used as the "demonstration dummy" by my karate Sensei - my Wing Chun Sifu has started demonstrating things on me now, too, so I usually get pretty pummelled almost every day...

 

I've sparred with my Karate Sensei too, but never been seriously injured by him in a sparring match, except for a few bruises and knocks.

 

However, he once demonstrated a takedown technique on me and ented up chipping the bone in my ankle. It was an accident (these things happen) and Sensei was very apologetic about it - I got a free meal out of him afterwards for it! Almost makes up for the pain...

[Kempohands]

I recently called my Sensei evil....yeah, lets just say he didn't deny my statement (although I didn't get a chipped bone!)

[strangepair03]

I have done some "light" saprring with my sensei, and he has never injured me(yet!!) He does let me know with a little "snap" where I should be covering and stuff....but knock on wood, no damage as of yet.

[June1]

He he. Well, if there's any at all (knock on wood again), let us know!

[JimmyNewton]

i've been abnged upa bit too. Once had the wind knocked out of me, with an uppercut to the stomach, while I was exhaling but it wasn't life threatening. the worst came when i wastesting for my brown belt, i tried to slip an oncoming attack witha side step, ridgehand. he blocked with his elbow, and i smashed my thumb on his elbow and broke it. it wasn't intentional though. i actually thought it was badly jammed, but didnt realize it was broken until the next day

[JimmyNewton]

the old masters used to say it is a great honor to be chosen have the sensei put his hands on you.

 

at least thats what our sensei would tell me after using me as a throwing tool.

[Straight Blast]

My instructor has given me nose bleeds,busted ankle(mainly my fault though-.-),and almost KOed me.

 

Yeah sure....it was rough and tough....but i enjoyed every minute of it.

 

you become the best by first being beaten by the best

[Venrix]

It's interesting to see the number of 'demonstration dummies' that are consistantly used by their Trainer (Sensei, Shihan, Sempai, Sifu - pick an appropriate titile). It's actually a compliment to you that your trainer chooses to use you for demonstration purposes.

 

Consider that it takes TWO to make a demonstration of a 1:1 technique. If your 'dummy' isn't able to stay in control - they could well find themselves 'running on to a fist' that really wasn't headed in their direction.

 

In other words: "Good trainers don't pick out the same guy regularly to 'beat up on him', it is often because they know he can take the appropriate actions as a 'receiver' of the technique."

 

-V-

[Myst]

Well, I've never sparred the head instructor, but when I was six, we all got turns with the assistant instructor. Me, being the bright six year old that I was, decided to catch him off-guard by running at him with a flying side-kick. Well, the guy was almost 7 feet tall and I was like 3 feet tall, so he just caught me in mid-air and held me upside down by my legs for a few minutes!