hot shot

[Sphinx]

pop quiz hot shot, theres some dude where u train who is really rough when you ur supposed to be sparrign light he kicked u hard in the ribs with shoes on. He 's about 10 years older than u are (ur 17/18). U try catching his leg dont work. Try kicking back but he goes in twce as hard. But ur both the same height. Dont want to complain and you know it will happen again. what do ya do..... wot do you do!

[Szczepankiewicz]

Tell him to knock it off.

If he won't then wait and pop him in the kisser.

[ryanhall]

Talk to him, and if that doesn't work, then talk to the instructor. Without badly hurting him, there's not much you can do if he's that much better than you. I didn't know you could be two ages at the same time.

[Szczepankiewicz]

Actually, after you talk to him and if he doesn't stop, ask him out on a date.....

[Ray White]

I would recommend asking your instructor how hard he wants you to go. Tell him you want to be competiitive with "what's his name" but you are worried about things escalating. He should be able to handle the situation for everyone.

Sometimes, some guys just don't know how to train light. Which is too bad because they make up for a lack of speed, timing, accuracy with power. Even when I box, we spend a good amount of time keeping the intensity at a lower level, and at a matched pace. That way you can work timing and combinations without bashing and crashing. Contact and intesity are important, but not necessarily the best environment to learn.

Good Luck,

Ray

[platinum_angel]

tell him to turn it down

if he doesn't kick him in the nuts or grab then and then twist until he starts screaming and you see blood running down his leg.

or

tell you instructor

or

stop cryin you little pussy

[Sphinx]

pussy, dont think so mate.

He has alot of facial piercings so i have been recommended to target them, dont want to go to intructor or tell him to turn it down. Like the suggestion i have also been advised to puch or kick to the groin.

[swan104]

I think I've only ever really lost it once when we were meant to be sparring lightly. The purpose of the sparring was mainly to practice your moves in a relaxed, chilled out manner, but that escalated in a technique-less brawl! It wasn't actually a brawl because at the time, I was training in kung fu (and use the moves that are contained in forms for sparring ). After a few exchanges, the intensity turned up, and the fight turned into a kickboxing match, and even ended up on the ground at one point (something I didn't even think about training in).

I wouldn't say we completely lost it becuase I didn't really get hurt. We even shook hands after it so it couldn't have been that bad! I think most of it came from ego, and trying to get one up on the other person - the thing that same traditional martial arts preach against!

I think you find nutcases and people that like to go in hard in every school you go to. Best thing is to have a word with him about it.

[shasan]

I was once advised by a very very wise man to leave my ego at the door when I come to fight.

That happens to me once in a while, especially when 'light-sparring' the newbies. Gets a little out of hand because they're not used to what to do. They have no control yet so they go mach 10 on me, which only forces me to go just as hard and they end up getting hurt, or I would instead.

I also hate when people don't respect a hit. I just got you with a front kick, you can't just rip off a combo on me right after like nothing happened. back the hell off. grrrr. But I digress.

But if its getting out of hand, I usually say something like "relax dude" or "LIGHT sparring joe, LIGHT", or something and hey usually chill. You can't learn anything going mach 10 all the time.

haven't been called a pussy yet because of that, but I'm sure someone here will oblige

[eXcessiveForce]

I tell all my partners that I will only hit them as hard as they hit me, no more no less, unless they intentionally try to hurt me then I will blast them. You might tell him that and then follow up with action.


One guy I used to work out with was sparring a guy who kept trying to grab his leg when he kicked. Since it was light contact and my friend was throwing slower kicks he was almost catching them. So he told him to knock it off. they guy kept trying to grab. After telling him 3 times my friend faked a slow kick low and then put some pep on it and broke they guys nose.

I have always been a fan of laying down the ground rules of sparring before you begin. I have also learned that some people do not realize how hard they hit or just do not have the abilty to control it and need to be reminded.

It is not complaining to make sure you are both working on the same rules.

there is a huge difference from light touch, to 1/3 to 1/2 to 3/4 power. If we are going 1/3 and I get hit with one half I don't mind. But if I'm getting hit with 3/4 and i'm doing light touch, I'm going to blast them into next week. But you do have to warn them. Most older people have terrible control especially if they started late in life.

Also work on your foot work so you don't take those hard kicks. If you are 17 and he is 27 you should be able to be faster if you are working out enough.

[Calv1n]

if this were my class, I would ask him "what's the speed limit" if his monkey ass keeps doign the same kick to the rips, I would get distance "largo mano" range. Then time him when his kick is coming back and pop him right in the nuts and say "oh shit sorry man". If it is a straight kickboxing class, since big monkeys are kinda dumb (usually) I would time his rear leg kick and foot jab that side of the hip to jam him. Keep doing it hard until he gets the idea.

OR


you could tell him, "man if you want to spar lets glove up and all that...but if you want to drill, slow the down so we can get something out of this..."


I would probably go to my last answer, then goto kickin' him in the balls if that did'nt work.

[Guest]

Ah yes, the amount of wankers you come across in semi contact sparring (which I haven't done in years!)

I remember one guy.... "lets go half speed......"he'd say. And then he'd whip a roundhous in your face.

Another "lets keep it light....." and then he'd crunch your nostrils.

And doesn't that type bleat like knobsticks when they get it back. Oh Yes.

[retired]

yes bri i know exactlly what you mean.
i was teaching a class once about the hook kick & 1 guy kept on saying how crap the kick was & it was easy to defend against, well we done some sparring later in the lesson & i was doing some light sparring with the chap & i threw in a hook kick which went straight around his guard & at this moment he turns his head towards the kick to see were it goes & it slaps him in the face......unfortunatlly it hits his bottom lip & pushed a bottom tooth clean through his lip leaving a hole in it........the guy thought i done it deliberatly but it was a fluke & he didn't come again.......i did feel a bit guilty after but if he'd listened to me about his guard or the effectivness of the kick it wouldnt have happened (it was an accident).

FIGHT HARD WIN EASY

[shasan]

I almost understood what bri said there
j/k

The next guy I see, I will call a wanker. I already called my roommate a bleating knobstick I think he may have taken offense.

sall in good fun.

[swan104]

Call him a tosser too (does that expletive exist outside of the UK)!!