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 Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 11:59 am
DarklingGlory I personally think its a good idea. Apart from school 90% of the fights I've seen or been in have been when drunk or in the pub. And before anybody says anything I dont actually spend much time drunk or in the pub. I think the best training for a real fight would be when drunk, in a smokey darkened room, on a slippery floor and surrounded by tables, chairs, glass bottles and glasses... Don't forget the lava pit
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Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2005 4:08 pm
Sensei actually jokingly encourages us to have a few beers before coming to class. With the rate I saw them drinking at the last bbq however, I get the sense that he was semi-serious too.... sweatdrop
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 3:04 am
Hehe cool. Thats actually one of the few things my instructor is quite serious about, he doesn't mind if you turn up tired, ill, stoned, having had no sleep, hungover or whatever, but not drunk. I think his view is anything you do the night before is your business and you should show indomitable spirit and fight through the pain but anything you do just before the lesson (i.e. drinking) is disrespectfull. I have found that training is a great hangover cure, it feels like absolute death when you're doing it but you feel a lot better afterwards...
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 12:05 pm
Probably because of the endorphins and such....
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Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 3:20 am
When I say feel a lot better I dont mean temporarily, its like the hangover is gone or mostly gone. I just think it sweats all the nasty poisons out of you and warms up and stretches your muscles and joints. Because your system works hard the recovery process is considerably quickened, but the drawback being it really really hurts when you're doing it, I have had to run out of the dojang to throw up then get back to it. Having said that, i once had to do that just due to sheer hard work... anybody else been killed by a training session? Thrown up? seen funny dancing lights? felt like your heart was trying to get out of your throat?passed out? (from hard work not being hit)
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Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2005 2:46 pm
well u know me--
I quite often get funny lights and diziness....
lack of energy when training due to lack of food...
not so bad these days tho...mind u havent trained for 2weeks...gona die tommorow gonk
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Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 1:00 pm
Damn I'm so bad at sparring. I sparred very briefly today (for the first time) with someone I'm going to be training with, he being a friend of mine that is going to train me for free. (lucky me!) I was entirely on defense mode and when instinct kicked in, I didn't even think to punch! He's just more experienced than me but I managed to block most of his strikes after warming up a little (though he was restraining himself). So my defense is decent (so he said) but I have no offense whatsoever...
Any advice of working on that mindset/instinct so I would actually start fighting offense? I know if I stay in defense, I'll just die in the end.
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Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 6:10 am
Lunaries Damn I'm so bad at sparring. I sparred very briefly today (for the first time) with someone I'm going to be training with, he being a friend of mine that is going to train me for free. (lucky me!) I was entirely on defense mode and when instinct kicked in, I didn't even think to punch! He's just more experienced than me but I managed to block most of his strikes after warming up a little (though he was restraining himself). So my defense is decent (so he said) but I have no offense whatsoever... Any advice of working on that mindset/instinct so I would actually start fighting offense? I know if I stay in defense, I'll just die in the end. For one thing you'll have to change your mindset around sparring and be more aggressive. Also ask your sparring partner to give you some openings so you can get used to striking and detecting them. Practicing punches and kicks against a person works too, albeit skin touch or by using pads etc, good for building up an offensive against a live person.
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Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 6:06 pm
Lunaries Damn I'm so bad at sparring. I sparred very briefly today (for the first time) with someone I'm going to be training with, he being a friend of mine that is going to train me for free. (lucky me!) I was entirely on defense mode and when instinct kicked in, I didn't even think to punch! He's just more experienced than me but I managed to block most of his strikes after warming up a little (though he was restraining himself). So my defense is decent (so he said) but I have no offense whatsoever... Any advice of working on that mindset/instinct so I would actually start fighting offense? I know if I stay in defense, I'll just die in the end. First time ever? Or first time with them? O.o
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Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 7:56 pm
Reim Lunaries Damn I'm so bad at sparring. I sparred very briefly today (for the first time) with someone I'm going to be training with, he being a friend of mine that is going to train me for free. (lucky me!) I was entirely on defense mode and when instinct kicked in, I didn't even think to punch! He's just more experienced than me but I managed to block most of his strikes after warming up a little (though he was restraining himself). So my defense is decent (so he said) but I have no offense whatsoever... Any advice of working on that mindset/instinct so I would actually start fighting offense? I know if I stay in defense, I'll just die in the end. First time ever? Or first time with them? O.o First time ever ^^" I'm not that experienced, since most of my training centers upon Aikido and I'm not at the level yet to be able to use Aikido effectively in a freestyle fight. Last night was horrible by the way. It taught me one thing. Being in front of the class teaching is one of the hardest things I've had to do ever!
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Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 3:27 am
Lunaries Last night was horrible by the way. It taught me one thing. Being in front of the class teaching is one of the hardest things I've had to do ever! Takes quite a lot of guts doesn't it? But again its one of those things, the more you do it the easier it gets smile
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Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 11:30 am
Deimos_Strife Lunaries Damn I'm so bad at sparring. I sparred very briefly today (for the first time) with someone I'm going to be training with, he being a friend of mine that is going to train me for free. (lucky me!) I was entirely on defense mode and when instinct kicked in, I didn't even think to punch! He's just more experienced than me but I managed to block most of his strikes after warming up a little (though he was restraining himself). So my defense is decent (so he said) but I have no offense whatsoever... Any advice of working on that mindset/instinct so I would actually start fighting offense? I know if I stay in defense, I'll just die in the end. For one thing you'll have to change your mindset around sparring and be more aggressive. Also ask your sparring partner to give you some openings so you can get used to striking and detecting them. Practicing punches and kicks against a person works too, albeit skin touch or by using pads etc, good for building up an offensive against a live person. Mindset is crucial when it comes to sparring. Whenever I spar I have a very kill or be killed attitude. If your opponant throws one punch then you throw three. If he throws 3 punchs then you throw six. You've got to be more agressive then your opponant. The same applies if your hitting pads or the bag. After a while you'll learn when to switch on your agressive mindset and then when to switch it off.
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Delmar_Denban Vice Captain
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Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 7:25 am
Delmar_Denban Deimos_Strife Lunaries Damn I'm so bad at sparring. I sparred very briefly today (for the first time) with someone I'm going to be training with, he being a friend of mine that is going to train me for free. (lucky me!) I was entirely on defense mode and when instinct kicked in, I didn't even think to punch! He's just more experienced than me but I managed to block most of his strikes after warming up a little (though he was restraining himself). So my defense is decent (so he said) but I have no offense whatsoever... Any advice of working on that mindset/instinct so I would actually start fighting offense? I know if I stay in defense, I'll just die in the end. For one thing you'll have to change your mindset around sparring and be more aggressive. Also ask your sparring partner to give you some openings so you can get used to striking and detecting them. Practicing punches and kicks against a person works too, albeit skin touch or by using pads etc, good for building up an offensive against a live person. Mindset is crucial when it comes to sparring. Whenever I spar I have a very kill or be killed attitude. If your opponant throws one punch then you throw three. If he throws 3 punchs then you throw six. You've got to be more agressive then your opponant. The same applies if your hitting pads or the bag. After a while you'll learn when to switch on your agressive mindset and then when to switch it off. Yay, someone that doesn't ignore my logical explanations! biggrin
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Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 12:06 am
I guess this is one mindset I have to get used to thinking. I'm usually not a very confrontational person and prefer to avoid arguments whenever possible. I suppose that may be why.
I have been training in striking now, just working on strenghtening punches and other hits. I have a pretty set training schedule now with my friend, consisting of upper body, kicks and counters, and after the second week, 10 mins of sparring in the last bit of the class.
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Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 8:14 am
Thats the way, its easier to work up to it, start with ten minutes of very light sparring with someone you trust not to beat the poop out of you and before you know it you'll catch the sparring bug and you wont be able to get enough of it smile
Hehe I think I already did, along with the snowboarding bug. I'll have to take it slow at first though as I finally switched to counters about the last 2 minutes of my spar last time.
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