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    Hey uy all...at my dojo..my master doesnt believe in hitting our opponents while sparring.i learn hapkido and i cant really use them on my fellow classmates cause i dont want to hurt them. So how do i become better at fighting? i dont kno if i have bcome better because i have never gotten into a fight(i dont plan on it...but if i have to defend myself). Should i get a freind and we should practice real-life situations. Its weird since ive never gotten into a fight so i dont kno what i would do and since there are alot of moves i guess i should learn a few of them and master those moves.

  • #2
    Originally posted by Brak86
    Hey uy all...at my dojo..my master doesnt believe in hitting our opponents while sparring.
    Does he discourage hitting your opponent for the lower ranks? i.e. he allows the higher belts to go at it since they're more experienced? Or does he discourage contact totally?

    If it's the first case of not allowing lower ranks to hit it's for your own protection then. He probably just wants you to wait until you have more experience before going into contact fighting.

    If it's a case where he doesn't allow any contact AT ALL for any rank . . . I dunno, that's actually kind of fishy . . .

    Originally posted by Brak86
    Should i get a freind and we should practice real-life situations. Its weird since ive never gotten into a fight so i dont kno what i would do and since there are alot of moves i guess i should learn a few of them and master those moves.
    Don't practice with your friend. You never know when you'll screw up a move and do damage to him.

    You said you never got in a fight. That's very good. Keep it that way.

    I understand your concern for wanting to test the validity of what you learned, and it's a very good point - you pay good money to learn and practice a craft, dedicate time, yet you have no way to see if it works.

    Like I said earlier on in the post, if he's restricting your contact fighting due to rank, be patient and wait until you're allowed to spar with contact.

    If he's not allowing any contact for ANY RANK, you can:

    1. switch to a school where they do allow it
    2. get open mat time at a MA school to work out with people there.
    3. enter a tournament and see where you stand.

    Best regards,

    Seifer2399

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    • #3
      Originally posted by Seifer2399
      Does he discourage hitting your opponent for the lower ranks? i.e. he allows the higher belts to go at it since they're more experienced? Or does he discourage contact totally?

      If it's the first case of not allowing lower ranks to hit it's for your own protection then. He probably just wants you to wait until you have more experience before going into contact fighting.

      If it's a case where he doesn't allow any contact AT ALL for any rank . . . I dunno, that's actually kind of fishy . . .



      Don't practice with your friend. You never know when you'll screw up a move and do damage to him.

      You said you never got in a fight. That's very good. Keep it that way.

      I understand your concern for wanting to test the validity of what you learned, and it's a very good point - you pay good money to learn and practice a craft, dedicate time, yet you have no way to see if it works.

      Like I said earlier on in the post, if he's restricting your contact fighting due to rank, be patient and wait until you're allowed to spar with contact.

      If he's not allowing any contact for ANY RANK, you can:

      1. switch to a school where they do allow it
      2. get open mat time at a MA school to work out with people there.
      3. enter a tournament and see where you stand.

      Best regards,

      Seifer2399
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      he doesnt allow contact at all...but i really like my master...i kno he teaches the right way of martial arts...and he is also known throughout the US...and around the world as well..Im very fortunate to have him and i dont want to leave him until i have to (get into college).

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      • #4
        I'm a novice so take this as you will, but I believe it is advantageous to get tagged yourself and to actually hit someone, not 100% obviously. I know someone who never had contact and the first time he had to make contact it was so ackward and he almost hurt himself (bad wrist position due to the added couple of inches) plus if you get hit every once in a while it won't feel completely unnatural if you ever have a real fight. My 2 cents.

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        • #5
          ...

          You should find an experienced martial artist to spar, semi-contact with. An untrained person will almost certainly end up injuring you or vice versa. Even then, without the supervision of a professional, it's iffy.

          Later...

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          • #6
            Originally posted by HandtoHand
            I am somewhat talking about sparring but about things in general, i mean then tell you not to do all kinds of stuff, but what the fun if there isnt danger and risk?
            Spoken like a youngster whose life has been largely sheltered from both danger and risk.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by jubaji
              Spoken like a youngster whose life has been largely sheltered from both danger and risk.
              damn those young wipper snappers! Walking around with their asses hanging out of their pants and their noses and asses pierced, listening to their hip pop. Acting all super fly gangsta like Justin Timberlake.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by adacas
                damn those young wipper snappers! Walking around with their asses hanging out of their pants and their noses and asses pierced, listening to their hip pop. Acting all super fly gangsta like Justin Timberlake.

                Them durn kids!

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                • #9
                  you may like your master, but the only way to learn to fight is to fight. Why do you think Boxer's, Wrestlers, and Jiu-Jitsu and Judo guys do so well in reality fighting? Granted, cage-fighting and self-defense are NOT the same.... but if you can't beat an opponent without a knife or bat, how are you going to beat one WITH a weapon?

                  The Hapkido I have seen is over-rated. It's no more dangerous than Judo or Jiu-Jitsu, which uses the same joint manipulation and throwing techniques. Occasionally you may get a minor injury in Judo or Jiu-Jitsu, but you learn to use your throws and joint locks and chokes against a resisting opponent.

                  I know exactly how you feel about your "master" he is probably your first and it's a special bond.... but in the end crap is crap. You can't learn to fight without fighting.

                  Go to a Judo or Jiu-Jitsu class (Hapkido, which I assume is your art, is probably more in the grappling area opposed to boxing, Muay Thai, Jeet Kune Do) and rumble a little bit. A good Judoka or Jiu-Jitsuka will prbably dominate you but he will be nice and go easy on you. You can practice a throw on an unresisting opponent all day, but when you have to use it for real, if you don't know how to set it up on an opposing person it will be for nothing.

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                  • #10
                    You are not learning to figt at that school. I would go as far to sa that the training you are doing will actually seriously hinder your real fighting abilities.

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