A long long time ago I was in a martial arts class.
The usual procedure was to face off with someone, wait for the go, assume a position and say Hah!
Well, one time I was placed against a person 3 skill belts higher than I was. Feeling completely outclassed, I changed my plan. The go was given, and instead of saying Ha! and assuming a position, I said "EARRGHHH!!!!!" and just belted him one. The other two points in the match were simple because he was afraid of getting hit again.(This particular course didn't do much hitting. Light taps only.) Dude would cringe as soon as "go" was given.
Lessons learned:
Don't train anywhere you aren't going to get clobbered from time to time.
Violence supersedes skill set. (Mind set, training, equipment).
Hit the guy. It makes all the difference in the world.
So if I were in a similar situation I would hit [him]. With a rock or sharp end of a laptop, if it was all I had. A pencil or pen. Or like lawdog suggests, a lock on the end of a belt. Whatever. Just so long as I get mine in, I figure everything will work out.
Edit: Looks like Grammaw visited me and fixed my langage. Poor old dearie missed one so I came back and fixed it.
-Jdude
The usual procedure was to face off with someone, wait for the go, assume a position and say Hah!
Well, one time I was placed against a person 3 skill belts higher than I was. Feeling completely outclassed, I changed my plan. The go was given, and instead of saying Ha! and assuming a position, I said "EARRGHHH!!!!!" and just belted him one. The other two points in the match were simple because he was afraid of getting hit again.(This particular course didn't do much hitting. Light taps only.) Dude would cringe as soon as "go" was given.
Lessons learned:
Don't train anywhere you aren't going to get clobbered from time to time.
Violence supersedes skill set. (Mind set, training, equipment).
Hit the guy. It makes all the difference in the world.
So if I were in a similar situation I would hit [him]. With a rock or sharp end of a laptop, if it was all I had. A pencil or pen. Or like lawdog suggests, a lock on the end of a belt. Whatever. Just so long as I get mine in, I figure everything will work out.
Edit: Looks like Grammaw visited me and fixed my langage. Poor old dearie missed one so I came back and fixed it.
-Jdude
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