Sparring Partners You Hate To Love...

[Kristoffer]

Plant an elbow down on the kicking leg, that will hurt.

[Oso]

shin is certainly the choice. what I said was

if the knee is used the only thing used should be the patella tendon.

it's not preferred but if you screw up and your knee is in the way, tighten the patella and position the knee to take it on that very thick, strong tendon.

[Becca]

have you ever sustained a knee injury?, from what i hear one's knees never really heal after that,
also a word to the wise , with age the knee tends to deteriorate , and if your knees are damaged after a certain point in time, you might be looking into some serious surgery.


like I said I use those knee lifts as well, just careful on the knees. [/B]

... You're missing the point, I think. It is called a knee block because it requiers the knee to move, either up or in, but the knee is not the surface you are trying to block with. You want to catch the strike with the shin or calf muscle.

Becca(you are a woman right?)

Yes, I am.

i would advise you to , whenever you are sparring a guy, immediately go for the groin kick. no matter what he does you kick to the groin. if he punches at you. kick his groin

I don't think so... The point of sparring is not to pizz off your partner, it's to practice you skills so you can use them in a real fight if you ever need to. Besides, I have learned that men in general, with very few exceptions, tend to fight high and punch down into short people like me. If I assume a low stance from the outset, they get used to me being low then fail to realize that when I sneek in close, they can't get me with any force. Once I get inside thier defences I sort of jump up. This seems to put people at a disadvantage; They have trouble getting their arms back in close enough to block well.

good to hear from you again, Becca

Thanx Oso.

[Becca]

Back on topic...

Do any of you have a favorite sparring partner chosen spacifically because he/she makes you use a technique you usually avoid at all costs?

[Starchaser107]

wasn't missing the point , just trying to generate information by steering the direction of the reply, it was successful was it not.

also to answer your question, no favourite training partner.

what do you mean by "use a training tech you avoid otherwise?"

[Oso]

I like sparring partners that are better than I am at something or just in general.

Before I moved from my old school my favorite was a brown sash 17 year old. He was 4 times as fast as I was so it helped me with speed.

[Judge Pen]

If I'm sparring someone and I can hit the with the same technique anytime I want then I'll tell them what I'm doing and why it is landing, but I'll also stop throwing that technique because it's not helping me improve. I'll try some of my weaker techniques on them to see how they respond and so I can work on making me and them better.

Of course when I spar my teacher he knows what I like to do and what I'm good at and he will spar to my level to force me to go in different directions. My longer techniqes, kicking, and footwork have vastly improved while sparring him because he forces me to fight outside. I just can't get in close to him.

So if that's what you mean, then yes.

[Becca]

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what do you mean by "use a training tech you avoid otherwise?"

As I stated, I hate knee blocks, they hurt very much bad, so they are the absolute last techinque I would use, and will usually just take the hit rather than use the knee block. Yet I deliberatly spar with Danny because I have no choice but to use it if I want to win

[The Willow Sword]

I am not suggesting that you do this to "pizz" your partner off.

The point of sparring is not to pizz off your partner, it's to practice you skills so you can use them in a real fight if you ever need to.

Yes EXACTLY,,and dancing around doing cat and mouse sparring is NOT going to help you in a real fight. i mention the groin attacks in sparring, especially for women, because thats the area that we men are predisposed to put our minds in to when attacking a woman or advancing for sexual assault.

you must also forgive me Becca for my sparring background doesnt do alot of wasted movement and flighty moves, not to suggest that this is what you are doing,,BUT,,, it seems as though most of the sparring that is done in schools are methods of play and tournament oriented rather than serious attempts to better your skill.

remember the lesson in physics,,when you really have to go up against it. ( i have,and it woke me up to some realities)hopefully it will happen for you.

oh and about your rolling eyes comment on me asking if you are a woman. i am just making sure for i didnt know really. i havent seen many of your posts so forgive my ignorance.

Many Respects,,,,TWS

[Starchaser107]

becca , what about side stepping or leg takedowns?

what about kicking the attacking leg before it extends?

what about putting him on his back before he can do the same to you?


by the way, have you found yourself improving by sparring against this danny, are you able to counter his techniques now, or is it still too early in the game?

[Ikken Hisatsu]

Originally posted by Becca
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As I stated, I hate knee blocks, they hurt very much bad, so they are the absolute last techinque I would use, and will usually just take the hit rather than use the knee block. Yet I deliberatly spar with Danny because I have no choice but to use it if I want to win

To be honest that is one of the worst things I have ever heard. If you just stand there while someone smashes their shin into your leg in a real fight it is going to make the pain of a "lifting shin block" (or whatever you want to call it) seem like a being b*tch slapped by a 4 year old.

Having said that, Im not perfect either. I always find myself planting my foot against inexperienced people and letting them bounce off because I know its not gonna have any force behind it. One of the things I really try to work on (that and not blocking low kicks with my hands, I don't know where I picked up that nasty little habit)

[apoweyn]

i'd be awed if you said his shin shattered, but a broken ankle...wow
painful yes , but not hard evidence.

It was his shin that broke. Not his ankle. You can see in the video that the lower portion of his leg flops around after the break. Not just the foot (as would be the case with a broken ankle).

So... be awed.


Stuart B.

[Starchaser107]

consider me awed.

[Meat Shake]

You talking about the MT leg break clip?
Think about it... The other dude had his leg braced against his hamstring when he picked his leg up, the other dude had his leg out in the air swinging at full force. Simple physics. Its like kicking the corner of a brick column.

[apoweyn]

That's the one.