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Post by PoppaBear on Sept 29, 2011 16:24:52 GMT
After chatting with some of the other guys, turns out he's the son of one of the Instructors & no-one likes to spar with him, because he always goes all-out. Awesome. Turning up to work with a black eye = big nono for my place too. :/
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Post by fujicolt on Sept 29, 2011 17:43:05 GMT
Bumps and bruises are part of it all Dave. You'll only learn how to block him by facing him. Speak to him and tell him you wish him to help you learn BUT could he be careful of control for your Jobs sake. Good Luck!  |
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Post by Bob Davis on Sept 29, 2011 18:29:44 GMT
I would add though, as long as he's ok taking as good as he gives (just my opinion obviously ). If he's going for it because that's the way he trains great, he's the guy you want to partner, (he's the guy I'd probably want to partner too), but if he's going for it because he likes to beat up on people and can get away with it due to his position, that's a different thing. |
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Post by fujicolt on Sept 29, 2011 19:06:37 GMT
I would add though, as long as he's ok taking as good as he gives (just my opinion obviously ). If he's going for it because that's the way he trains great, he's the guy you want to partner, (he's the guy I'd probably want to partner too), but if he's going for it because he likes to beat up on people and can get away with it due to his position, that's a different thing. absolutely Bob, Maybe you and a few others from the FC's need to go down and show him how to be 'robust' in the class and good friends out of it. Son or not - it is the responsibility of the Club Instructor and his other seniors to ensure he is a Karateka who can be robust but has perfect control. If he is merely a bully, for his own safety, that needs sorting because there is always gonna be someone who will come up against him and shall we say be 'More efficient'. I can think of several whom would give him a very hard time if they saw him bullying. But IN FAIRNESS we mustn't presume and be hopeful that he just needs some 'control tuition'.  He may, for instance, feel very under pressure to always get stuck in because of his parental influences and fear of 'letting the family down'. I have seen this many times.  |
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Post by Bob Davis on Sept 29, 2011 20:12:31 GMT
Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to point the finger, just saying that "going for it" has to work both ways to be healthy. (The use of "awsome" in the original post makes me think that it's not malicious). We have a lad at our dojo (I call him that, he just turned 30  ), instructor and son of one of the instructors who was a blackbelt before I even started, you can guarentee that if you partner him you'll be put under presure all the time, and long may it continue. I try to do the same for him, (if I can keep up ), but there's no malice just "proper" karate. |
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Post by PoppaBear on Sept 29, 2011 20:52:46 GMT
Don't get me wrong, I don't mind taking it as long as it's also well received when I did Muay thai for a few years I got & gave many a bruise, both to body & ego! I'll have to see, I've returned to Shotokan because I've always loved it, hopefully it'll be at this club, but there are plenty around where I live, if I stop enjoying this one! I was more concerned that only another student came over with a wet flannel for my bleeding eye, the. instructors were still teaching... |
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Post by superjock on Sept 30, 2011 4:23:26 GMT
Rule 1. Only hit somebody how hard you want to be hit. Rule 1.1 Hit the bugger back the same level as he hits you. Rule 2 Do unto others before they do it to you. He'll soon calm down when he realises it's not all one way traffic. Trust me I've been down that path a few times  |
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He may, for instance, feel very under pressure to always get stuck in because of his parental influences and fear of 'letting the family down'. I have seen this many times. 
), instructor and son of one of the instructors who was a blackbelt before I even started, you can guarentee that if you partner him you'll be put under presure all the time, and long may it continue. I try to do the same for him, (if I can keep up 