cathal Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 I rather fail to see the point of doing it for sport... .The best victory is when the opponent surrendersof its own accord before there are any actualhostilities...It is best to win without fighting.- Sun-tzu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kicks Posted March 23, 2005 Author Share Posted March 23, 2005 I rather fail to see the point of doing it for sport...I thought the same until I actually got involved in compitition. There's a certain rush you get when competitive sparring. When I first started I was quite nervous, and even somewhat scared. I was always the oldest (over 35 yo) and lightest in my division. There's a wonderful satisfaction and confidence in yourself when you conquer fear. when you create the world's largest trailer park, you're going to have tornadoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathal Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 Well against an adult if I were a child, I mean. .The best victory is when the opponent surrendersof its own accord before there are any actualhostilities...It is best to win without fighting.- Sun-tzu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kicks Posted March 23, 2005 Author Share Posted March 23, 2005 Well against an adult if I were a child, I mean.OIC. Yep, no sense in letting an adult get beat up by a kid. when you create the world's largest trailer park, you're going to have tornadoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrideampPoise Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 On the original question, as long as she can hold her own with the adults and older kids, then I think its a great idea. Especially if she is not being challenged by the younger kids.The only way I would see it as a bad idea is if she continually gets pummeled by the older group. If she's not doing well enough to learn things, then it might do nothing but hurt her confidence. If that is the case, then it might make sense to alternate between the two groups.But aside from that, I don't see any problems with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathal Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 Well the adult would definitely need to be holding back. That is, unless that kid is phenomenal at fighting. .The best victory is when the opponent surrendersof its own accord before there are any actualhostilities...It is best to win without fighting.- Sun-tzu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckd-student Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 I dont think its practical. Chunk Kuk Do in SC! I love Club Karate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathal Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 Yes I tend to agree .The best victory is when the opponent surrendersof its own accord before there are any actualhostilities...It is best to win without fighting.- Sun-tzu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychomom Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 My thoughts are that you should be careful that you can trust the adult/older teen that she is sparring with. The word is control. The adult should be able to adjust their technique to challenge her, not to beat the crap out of someone smaller. They should use it to practice control, and blocks, and movement. Especially be careful with older kids, they sometimes don't realize how hard they are going. Make sure there is constant supervision so if things get out of hand it can be stopped.psychomom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kicks Posted March 25, 2005 Author Share Posted March 25, 2005 psychomom,That's exactly what I'm talking about and how it's being done. When she spars adults and teenagers, its in a supervised, training environment. The older students are just giving her a harder workout then the kids her age and size would. The adults are all BBs (a few 5th dans) so I know its controlled. Heck, I hit her harder and giver her a rougher time then they do and she hangs in there. Last week when we were sparring I told her she isn't doing enough head shots. After explaining to her the proper time to do a roundhouse to the head I said "OK, let's go", and WHAM! she kicked me in the head! when you create the world's largest trailer park, you're going to have tornadoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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