Oops! Bad place for a light.

[wolverine uskf]

I was trying to show my kids an example, on how you can get more power if you shift your weight into a strike, instead of just trying to musle it. Well i decided to do a driving elbow on the heavy bag, and i shifted my weight full into it. The problem is where i have my hanging heavy bag the ceiling is kind of low(theres just an I bolt in the beam and then the 4 chains on the bag). I hit it, and instead of catching the bag like i usually do i turned to start talking again(i know not a good idea), and the bag swung back and shattered the light in the ceiling that is usually safe, because it's over the person thats hitting the bag. I felt like an idiot, but it was a good example of the power difference, between what they were doing and the way i wanted them to do it.

I wasn't sure where to post this, but i thought it was kind of funny, and thought i would share it with everyone.

[wolverine uskf]

This is funny, because anyone who knows me, knows that i have changed my fighting style to almost all kicks, because my left arm was destroyed in a car accident. So getting that much power from my right arm is surprising, because i try not to use it for more than defence most of the time.

[sensei8]

Been there, the opps part that is, more times than I care to remember. Sometimes my elevator doesn't go quite to the top, if you know what I mean!?

Thanks for sharing that opps moment.

[bushido_man96]

That's funny! Good that you could use it as a teaching moment, too.

[Dobie1979]

Dads can be funny. Your kids will always look back at that and laugh. I had a simliar experience with my father and cutting wood. In northern Michigan it can be cold and the best way to heat in the winter is with wood. Well While we are putting the wood on the back of the truck and with all of the warnings about being careful of the back window. Guess who puts a piece of wood through the window... THE OLD MAN.. I still kid with him about that one. It was like 16 years ago

[wolverine uskf]

Yea, we had a good laugh about it, but they got the point.

[KarateGeorge]

That's really funny!