KarateKid7 Posted April 3, 2003 Posted April 3, 2003 i have a grading this saturday i.e in 2 days i have to fight one of my training partners as part of the grading we also have a flexibilty test whereby u have to sit legs out on the floor, bend over and touch the floor with ur elbows which i absolutely can't do because my flexibility is limited... are there any tips? also the guy i am gonna fite is like ma close friend and i don't want to hurt him or n e thing so i am kinda in a predicament.... any tips much appreiciated. "Life is a journey, not a destination""Absorb what is useful, reject what is useless""Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do"
Withers M.A.A. Posted April 3, 2003 Posted April 3, 2003 When you say you have to fight your partner I assume you mean spar? Or are you talking about full contact? What is up with that? As for touching the floor with your elbows the key is to relax your body as much as possible. make sure to breath and you should be ok. 2nd Degree black belt in Kenpo Karate and Tae Kwon Do. 1997 NASKA competitor-2nd place Nationally in Blackbelt American Forms. Firearms activist!
WolverineGuy Posted April 3, 2003 Posted April 3, 2003 Exactly...don't rush into the stretch too much. Make sure you are all warmed up, and try to ease into it as much as you can. Wolverine1st Dan - Kalkinodo"Shut up brain, or I'll stab you with a q-tip""There is no spoon."
KarateKid7 Posted April 4, 2003 Author Posted April 4, 2003 thx guys 4 ur replies i am not sure abt full contact but it is definitely a spar...and i am a very inexperienced fighter....i have done little kumite at my club, focusing on kata mainly- though our club is renowned for great fighters so i kinda let down the club however, my opponent uses mainly hand techniques and i can block his kicks so for hand techniques shall i just do some normal blocks rite? "Life is a journey, not a destination""Absorb what is useful, reject what is useless""Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do"
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