Does your Sifu/instructor spar with you?

[IronFist]

I hear a lot of traditional sifus have ego problems and won't spar with their students because they might lose and that would ruin their ego and the mystical ideal that surrounds the undefeatable sifu. So does your instructor spar with you?

I'm not really talking to the MMA guys, cuz I'm pretty sure all MMA instructors spar with students. Mine did (back in the good old days when I lived by a school).

[David Jamieson]

My former sifu did not spar with the students.

Many do not. I don't know why. I think a sifu should have enough ability to regulate that they will go at the students ability level.

But if there are other students to spar with, there's probably value in that too.

cheers

[Water Dragon]

My coach spars with/beats up on me every class.

[Starchaser107]

my sifu spars with us.
And yeah we get beat up.

[red5angel]

My former sparred but didn't like getting hit by his students. That's why he's "former"


My current teacher get's right in there with us. I've hit him once or twice on accident - meaning I suck so it had to be on accident and he's always been real cool about it.

[lkfmdc]

I don't think I'd call what Chan Tai San did with us "sparring", it was more of a beating, abuse, torture, humiliation, wrath of the lord.....

Seriously, for a guy who was maybe 5' 6" and never probably mor than a 150, we were **** scared of him, tossing coins to see who would have to ask him about an application

[rubthebuddha]

yep -- he does on a regular basis with us instructors on weekdays. only thing, i work a regular 8-5 then teach at night, so i can't make those classes regularly.

[Water Dragon]

Originally posted by lkfmdc
I don't think I'd call what Chan Tai San did with us "sparring", it was more of a beating, abuse, torture, humiliation, wrath of the lord.....

Seriously, for a guy who was maybe 5' 6" and never probably mor than a 150, we were **** scared of him, tossing coins to see who would have to ask him about an application

lol. That so sounds like Monkeyslap, except for the 150 pound thing.

[Shaolinlueb]

my sifu spars with us and doesnt have any problems, and the senior students of 10 years and stuff he seams to have no problem with. guess thats what happen when a mercenary trains you

[Vash]

Our instructor lays brick all day then comes to class and beats the pho shizzle out of us.

[Ben Gash]

From an insurance and litigation standpoint it's very difficult to prove adequate supervision if you're sparring in the class

[Volcano Admim]

lol wrath of the lord

[Shaolin Dude]

my sifu spars with us all the time. he have no problem sparring with anyone. he's 47 and really quick

One time a student accidentally punched my sifu in the jaw, sifu punched him back hard

[Becca]

Yes... If you want to call it sparring. Looks more like happless idiot against a very smooth pro, though...

[Mr Punch]

My internals sifu regularly throws/sweeps/slaps/bounces me round the room. I haven't done full contact with him yet, and I confess I don't want to yet, and I'm not 100% convinced as to his control.

My kendo sensei lets me beat him up sometimes, and then he beats me like that old redheaded stepchild.

My shooto teacher plays with us, when he's not crash-dieting and training for a fight or recovering from one. He's out at the mo from some knee damage from his last fight, but I don't really think it would stop him putting the hurt on most of us!