Question about Tournaments.

[BMmonk]

Hey All,

Im new to the forum and wanted to extend a hello. I have a question for all you tournament experts. I used to train in TKD/Muay Thai in an actual school and when tournaments came it was easy to just sign up to compete. But this was probably 10 years ago when i took these two MA's. Now i train(my current style is Bac Mei) under my father in law who is a Wing Lu master but has trained under no less then 10 grand masters of other different styles. If i wanted to compete at tournaments wether it was forms or sparring how would i be allowed to do so?

[Aodhan]

Hey All,

Im new to the forum and wanted to extend a hello. I have a question for all you tournament experts. I used to train in TKD/Muay Thai in an actual school and when tournaments came it was easy to just sign up to compete. But this was probably 10 years ago when i took these two MA's. Now i train(my current style is Bac Mei) under my father in law who is a Wing Lu master but has trained under no less then 10 grand masters of other different styles. If i wanted to compete at tournaments wether it was forms or sparring how would i be allowed to do so?

I don't see why not, unless your sensei has objections to you competing. I would imagine that you could enter the "open forms" section, and sparring shouldn't be a problem as long as you adhere to the rules they are sparring under.

Aodhan

[BMmonk]

Thanks for the info Aodhan:)

[Grenadier]

Different tournaments have different rules. Some that are hosted by a particular school are closed tournaments, and would only allow their style of forms to be performed. Others are open tournaments, and would allow pretty much any style's forms.

I would ask your instructor (OK, father in law, but for this purpose, he's strictly an instructor) what he thinks of your forms and sparring abilities, and go from there. If your instructor thinks that you can do it, then go ahead and sign up.

Assuming that the tournament has no prerequisite performances (such as requiring that you compete at the regionals and place before going to the nationals), it should be as simple as signing up for the event when you complete the application form.

[BMmonk]

Well my Sifu(Father in law) actually would like for me to compete, but not right now. He once told me that the only time he would let me compete is when i can fight with him using all my knowledge and training. But even free sparring up till now im still far behind. Alot of my training consist of 75 percent mental 25 percent physical.

Reason being is that as he and I train he gives full explanantions of movements but before he does he asks me why/how/when/where/what for the movements. He wants to make sure i know why/how/when/where/what i do and for what reason and how will it affect myself in the situation. i.e. if i came at you would you throw a punch or a chop or a kick or a knee or an elbow etc etc etc. and for every thing i think is correct it generally isnt and when he demonstrates it on me i end up feeling the pain of it all.

Thats why usually when or if i plan to compete i need to observe/and gather information on the style that i may compete in. Find faults/techniques that may either hinder me or help me. Is there a place on this board that mentions competitions being held in the local areas

[karate_woman]

Hmm.

It sounds like your father-in-law's method of training will be thorough, well thought out, and will eventually enable you to make quick, instinctive movements, while anticipating your opponents moves.

It may take a while to learn (it is slower when we actively think about our moves), but patience will pay off. If you realize you are "way behind", then cut yourself some slack and compete when you're told you are ready; you said your father-in-law wants you to compete, so he'll let you know.

[BMmonk]

Hmm.

It sounds like your father-in-law's method of training will be thorough, well thought out, and will eventually enable you to make quick, instinctive movements, while anticipating your opponents moves.

It may take a while to learn (it is slower when we actively think about our moves), but patience will pay off. If you realize you are "way behind", then cut yourself some slack and compete when you're told you are ready; you said your father-in-law wants you to compete, so he'll let you know.

Yeah i know what you mean, Plus When my father in law was growing up he told me about he he trained with his SiCoung(His Sifu's master) he trained hard but learned only 2 things. Reason being was that the rest of his training spawned off of one motion or form, it was up to him to figure out the rest, which he did, and later found out how effective it became when he to went to compititions as a young man. I honestly dont mind waiting to compete. I guess i want to make him proud that his teachings can still live on through myself and his real son(my brother in law). Not only that he is already in his late 50's and his body can't move in certain ways but nonetheless pushes himself to teach me.

[Sam]

Well good luck with your training; there isnt a speicifc area on this board that i know of that has upcoming tournaments on it - might wanna check out a search on google or something for MA groups in your area and then visit their site for information