bushido_man96 Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 And in "point" sparring, contact can get a little rougher than you would think.There is no reason to seperate these two cows from the rest of the herd.No it can't - the judges won't let it. In my karate days, I was training under a guy from japan who didn't believe in point sparring. it was hard contact. However, I was also training at another karate school (american) and they entered tournaments. I had point taken away from me for excessive contact on several occasions.In my experiences with point fighting, at the higher ranks, anyhow, the contact got a little intense sometimes. But, every tournament is different. https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meguro Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Why would sport TKD and point Karate be exceptions? Points gained in sport TKD are gained through body displacement, which means that you have to be able to deliver a fairly strong blow. It is also possible to win by knockout at sport TKD (Olympic). And in "point" sparring, contact can get a little rougher than you would think.There is no reason to seperate these two cows from the rest of the herd.This sentiment is common on these forums. Cross training and competing in contact events pretty much clears up any confusion. If everybody were a seasoned street fighter, the "effectiveness" question would finally be answered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menjo Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 In my experiences with point fighting, at the higher ranks, anyhow, the contact got a little intense sometimes. But, every tournament is different.Same here. Depends on the school, but my experiance involved more contact than expected. "Time is what we want most, but what we use worst"William Penn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pocketcoffee Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 If you cannot see the martial art in what sport fighters, be them competition fighters or full on MMA fighters, then your view of what martial arts is at best narrow minded and at worst, insufficient. what do i know, i'm an idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbows_and_knees Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 In my experiences with point fighting, at the higher ranks, anyhow, the contact got a little intense sometimes. But, every tournament is different.Same here. Depends on the school, but my experiance involved more contact than expected.that's expected, because the lower ranks tend to lack control - they still stop the matches though, IME. I was an orange belt (third rank where I trained) when I first got points taken away for excessive contact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menjo Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 that's expected, because the lower ranks tend to lack control - they still stop the matches though, IME. I was an orange belt (third rank where I trained) when I first got points taken away for excessive contact.Well actually, at the higher levels I feel even more contact, its not alot, but its more than what alot of people think. I think it varies alot for each country. "Time is what we want most, but what we use worst"William Penn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elbows_and_knees Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 canada must be WAY different than the US. I've never felt any level of contact as high as I do in the ring, and have always gotten warning / deductions for making hard contact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menjo Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 canada must be WAY different than the US. I've never felt any level of contact as high as I do in the ring, and have always gotten warning / deductions for making hard contact.Yeah, contact isnt much still, and its defitnaly not as much as in MMA!Canada is still of course point sparring, but I think for JKA they keep the level of contact the same through all countries. I'm probably just making a big deal of it, I'm guessing the level of contact is about the same. "Time is what we want most, but what we use worst"William Penn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UseoForce Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 As far as I'm concerned, it's not the degree of contact. I can suck it up and eat just about any punch once (With a few exceptions ). The difference is that in point sparring, if you get hit, no matter how hard, you only get hit once. In MMA, if you get rocked, prepare to be hit over and over again. If it works, use it!If not, throw it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menjo Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 As far as I'm concerned, it's not the degree of contact. I can suck it up and eat just about any punch once (With a few exceptions ). The difference is that in point sparring, if you get hit, no matter how hard, you only get hit once. In MMA, if you get rocked, prepare to be hit over and over again.Yeah, I know how you feel. Unfortunatly, I got too cocky with that mindset and got 4 ribs broken sparring a 4th degree black belt recently(well 3 fracured, but still, only 1 actually broken). Sometimes that one hit is much worse than any barrage of techniques. "Time is what we want most, but what we use worst"William Penn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now