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    Quote Originally Posted by Lucas View Post
    how do you guys introduce sparring to women who have never practiced martial arts before? esp when u have no other women for them to train with.
    The biggest issue women have is NOT hitting, it is getting hit, hard.
    I would introduce them to the fact that getting hit hurts, but you get over it quick.
    Probably by doing some conditioning work that you SHOULD be doing BEFORE you do contact sparring anyways.
    As soon as they get over being "gun shy", just drop them in and let them "swim".
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    Quote Originally Posted by sanjuro_ronin View Post
    The biggest issue women have is NOT hitting, it is getting hit, hard.
    I would introduce them to the fact that getting hit hurts, but you get over it quick.
    Probably by doing some conditioning work that you SHOULD be doing BEFORE you do contact sparring anyways.
    As soon as they get over being "gun shy", just drop them in and let them "swim".
    My wife had the opposite problem. She felt bad for hitting one of our old instructors.

    When he did finally get her to hit him, she broke his nose.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lucas View Post
    how do you guys introduce sparring to women who have never practiced martial arts before? esp when u have no other women for them to train with.
    If you put both hands on that female student's chest, I gurantee she will attack you until you are dead.
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    Quote Originally Posted by YouKnowWho View Post
    If you put both hands on that female student's chest, I gurantee she will attack you until you are dead.
    Or try carrying her home like a 6-pack.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lucas View Post
    how do you guys introduce sparring to women who have never practiced martial arts before? esp when u have no other women for them to train with.
    I have one female in my class who started recently and myself and the other instructor are the only two who have sparred with her until last night, she got to spar her fellow students. Although she is still a little gun shy she sparred well and took her shots as well as gave them back. It is difficult because of the weight and strength difference between males and females but getting them over the initial fear is the hardest part. Once they give and get a few shots and see what it is they tend to get more comfortable.
    "The hero and the coward both feel the same thing, but the hero projects his fear onto his opponent while the coward runs. 'Fear'. It's the same thing, but it's what you do with it that matters". -Cus D'Amato

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    well i am going to be moving in with a new roomate soon. and she knows ive been practicing kungfu for a long time and wants to learn. of course im going to put her through a similar process as any beginner, but since we are just friends its not really a student teacher relationship, so im going to basically determine what her goals are and what she wants out of practicing, then introduce her to things in the proper order and let her gauge what she wants out of it. but for me, sparring will eventually be a must or i wont bother. ive never formally had a 'student' and dont really ever plan to, but since i will be sharing kungfu, i thot id ask those with experience teaching.
    For whoso comes amongst many shall one day find that no one man is by so far the mightiest of all.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lucas View Post
    well i am going to be moving in with a new roomate soon. and she knows ive been practicing kungfu for a long time and wants to learn. of course im going to put her through a similar process as any beginner, but since we are just friends its not really a student teacher relationship, so im going to basically determine what her goals are and what she wants out of practicing, then introduce her to things in the proper order and let her gauge what she wants out of it. but for me, sparring will eventually be a must or i wont bother. ive never formally had a 'student' and dont really ever plan to, but since i will be sharing kungfu, i thot id ask those with experience teaching.
    She'll be your student eh?
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    Actually not far off lol. But that's also why I'm so not developing a teacher relationship. Lol. I know I'm luckier than I deserve.
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    make her do deadlift and bench press and yell at her

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lucas View Post
    Actually not far off lol. But that's also why I'm so not developing a teacher relationship. Lol. I know I'm luckier than I deserve.
    I see....
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    She may end up like this !
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    where do babbies came from

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    Lol@ u guys. I'll try that and see how it goes bawang ha. And if she ends up like that ill be pretty **** proud and probably in pain regularly lol
    For whoso comes amongst many shall one day find that no one man is by so far the mightiest of all.

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    where i live there is this guy that teaches tai chi to bang his students. i am jealous i want to try the same thing
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    Quote Originally Posted by bawang View Post
    where do babbies came from
    Storks drop em down chimneys a la santa clause reverse burglaries.
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