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during sparring u play mind games to master this u have to practice u can deafet your opponets with your mind :up:

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if you are concentrating on your mind insted of your opponent, you might have a painful wake-up call.

"The journey of a 1,000 miles starts with but a single step."

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you can use trickery and feints, but i wouldn't spend too much time trying to outsmart somebody...I've found that in sparring, you can do only three things to win, attack, attack, attack.

What school in Mil do you go to? Is it Dukatz's?

When a man's fortunate time comes, he meets a good friend;

When a man has lost his luck, he meets a beautiful woman.


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I've found that in sparring, you can do only three things to win, attack, attack, attack.

I have had considerable success with some opponents by simply playing defense and counter-attack, counter-attack, counter-attack because they are very aggressive, but don't cover well after some techniques. I adapt my sparring to my opponent so that I can take advantage of each fighter's different weaknesses. I am also very strategic. I have been able to beat guys who are younger and faster by being smarter.

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One of the best mind games during sparring is - check with the tournament rules first of course - to punch the opponent in the nose right off the bat. you may get a penalty, but it will water his eyes up to no end. you can't hardly see through two eyes full of tears. plus that plays on intimidation.

a loud kiai can also be very effective.

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if you draw blood at some of the tournaments I have been at your gone disqualified. So check you must

Mikeb

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...punch the opponent in the nose right off the bat. you may get a penalty, but it will water his eyes up to no end...

Definitely contrary to the spirit of what our school promotes.

Do your instructors promote the intentional breaking of rules in competitions?

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Definitely contrary to the spirit of what our school promotes.

Do your instructors promote the intentional breaking of rules in competitions?

I agree that it is contrary to honor and valor and stuff, and it's not what my Instructor encourages. It does work though.

For instance, there was once this Tang Soo Do guy that would come to the competitions when i still competed. He was a lot bigger and stronger than me. In his school, they sparred full contact without pads, so when he put on the pads, he really brought the power. Everyone he fought walked away with bruises and welps. This guy was mean and tough. Everyone knew that, so they were intimidated by him before they even got in the ring, so he won most fights before the judges said 'go'.

One punch to the nose right off would put him at your level though. It would calm him down and make him realize that he's not going to automatically win.

And yes, drawing blood has been a disqualifier at all of the tournaments that i've been to, but not every hit to the nose would bring blood.

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mind games=fakes and feints.

These are a BIG deal during sparring and real fighting.

One of the members at my dojo is an exceptional boxer for his fakes and feints,it can really make all the difference.

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I agree that it is contrary to honor and valor and stuff, and it's not what my Instructor encourages. It does work though.

Lots of things can work, but really, if you want to fight under different rules, shouldn't you find competitions with different rules?

This guy you describe who was bigger/stronger... I don't get how the fact that we was bigger/stronger justifies anyone intentionally breaking the rules just because he has that advantage.

If you can't do it within the rules, take your beating and move on, or find another competition with another set of rules.

Without the honor and valor "stuff", what's the point? Its not like this is a life or death situation. It's a competition where everyone agrees to a set of rules and nobody is forced to participate, or to lay their lives or their loved ones' lives on the line.

I am hopeful that if your instructor knew you were intentionally breaking rules, he would let you know that is not acceptable.

And I agree with Straight Blast, whacking somebody in the nose illegally is not a mind game.

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