Ever been asked "Show me what you've got?"

[bushido_man96]

I have never been approached this way in a threatening manner. I have had friends ask to see something, and at times, I oblige. That is a different scenario, though. Otherwise, I would just avoid them and walk away.

I don't know what I would do if someone came into the school and asked that question. Guess I'll have to wait and see.

[cathal]

Kind of a poor attitude to come on into a dojo and request that of a student or an instructor. Personally though I would have invited him to watch the class rather than perform a technique on him.

[lordtariel]

There was a similar post to this one a while ago and I really liked the answer someone gave. They said something to the effect of

I tell them I'll show them the most important move we learn. Then I turn around and walk away.

[gzk]

They tend to get freaked out a little when I show them a choke or three

[KarateEd]

I have only been asked "show me what you got" in a joking manner, so I usually reply with some sort of nonsense.

Ed

[bushido_man96]

They tend to get freaked out a little when I show them a choke or three

That is a good one! My one-sided training makes me automatically think of kicks and strikes. But as a grappler, I imagine your chokes would get quite a response! Very nice. I should open my mind some more.

[masterintraining]

Ever been asked "Show me what you've got?"

If so what did you do?

A few years ago we had someone from another style come to our dojo and ask me the above question. He then got into a fighting stance.

I politely replied "Really?"

He unknowingly said "Sure"

I then very quickly took him to the ground with a leg sweep that he never saw coming.

He got up off the ground and said embarrassingly "That was a good move, you will have to show that to me." He left and never came back.

i did.....thats all u need to no.

[mantis.style]

can't say that I've ever had anyone come into any class that I've been part of with the intention of starting trouble. I also can't say that my knowing or practicing martial arts is the topic of many conversations. As a result, I don't get people asking me to show them anything. I do train in public places sometimes though but most people have more sense to ask a bunch of guys smacking each other around to "show them what they've got".