Cannon Style strikes again!

[The BB of C]

My little brother just returned from fighting in his first big tournament (second tournament alltogether if you want to get technical). I was going to go to the tournament, but I couldn't participate because my father thought it may be too dangerous for me, and then I had to work so I couldn't go watch. He lost. But we all know deep down he really won. "How so?" you may ask. Allow me to elaborate.

In my little brother's division, you're not allowed to hit to the head.

That's all I need to say.

We did not expect Brian to be able to hold his own at this tournament. We were actually scared for him. Technically he's only been really training for a year at a Kuk Sool Won school that is not that good. But apparently, the training he does on his own in addition with the influence of two very powerful older brothers, he came though. A little too well actually.

One missed punch slammed my little brother's opponent's head (not very hard from what I've heard) and knocked him out clean...for three full minutes straight!

Brian lost enough points for hitting to the head when he wasn't supposed to to lose the match. But in our hearts he won. This kid was 60 pounds heavier and 2 years older with much more professional experience under his belt and he got his clock cleaned by the last kid anybody expected to be able to do it.

I feel bad for missing it.

I just felt like sharing all of that. I feel a lot of pride for my little brother right now.

[bushido_man96]

I can understand that you feel good about what your brother accomplished. However, part of success and pride in competition, I feel, is being able to compete within the guidelines of the rules and win. I know that it seems silly that some events want to discard face punches, but when that is the case, then you should tailor your tournament training for the environment that you will be competing in. It would be kind of like going into a boxing competition, and then kicking your opponent in the groin repeatedly; it may be a win in your mind, but it was outside the context of the rules.

[DWx]

Its an acomplishment if your little brother can amass that much power. You ought to be proud of him and yourself if you've had a big part in his training.

But in the end he did not play by the rules and so he lost. Part of the sport/tournament side is being able to restict your techniques to those that are legal. I don't doubt your brother's skill but I wonder what would have happened if the other boy knew that your brother might punch to the head? The other lad probably wasn't too intent on guarding his head/face area and was more concerned about preventing body shots so his head was pretty much open for a "power" punch.

[The BB of C]

I can understand that you feel good about what your brother accomplished. However, part of success and pride in competition, I feel, is being able to compete within the guidelines of the rules and win. I know that it seems silly that some events want to discard face punches, but when that is the case, then you should tailor your tournament training for the environment that you will be competing in. It would be kind of like going into a boxing competition, and then kicking your opponent in the groin repeatedly; it may be a win in your mind, but it was outside the context of the rules.

I know. We were all angry at him for hitting in the face. We've been trying for three months to get that reaction out so he wouldn't get disqualified. But I guess the three years of us previously telling him to punch people in the face kind of overrode it. But we're still proud of him for being able to land that hit.

[lordtariel]

Just remember, you fight completely differently if you know your opponent is going to be able to go for your head. It might not have happened if the other kid had been prepared for it. And yes, he should have been anyway, but it sounds like these are young kids. It's good to put a positive spin on it for your brother so he doesn't get discouraged, but he needs to learn to control himself. That kind of thing can scare a lot of people away from competing. I hope he apologized to the kid he KO'd.