No, unfortunately. It would do me good.Do people turn up to your open mats often and spar you?
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No, unfortunately. It would do me good.Do people turn up to your open mats often and spar you?
That is a classic! How medieval! Love itSeveral years ago, I had a guy walk into the school and challenge me to a fight for ownership of the school. I just laughed at him and said something along the lines of, "Dude, you have watched too many bad kung-fu moves. We don't need to fight. Haul out your checkbook and I'll sell you the school on the spot!"
He left.
That is a classic! How medieval! Love it
University of Tennessee, right?Many years ago, a guy walked into the UT Bellmont Hall room 904, the wrestling room (1984?) before I started my class. He asked, "May I spar with you?" I said ,"Yes!" I then jumped in, and took him down. I started my class after that. Later on I heard that guy complained to the other people that I attacked him while he was not ready yet.
Even today, I still think I was right. He challenged me. I accepted. I attacked him. Whether he was ready or not at that moment should not be my concern.
University of Texas at Austin.University of Tennessee, right?
Dude's still walking around today, muttering something about stone tablets.Medieval indeed. He just left because of the checkbook part. Now if Balrog had offered to accept visa....
I would love to be there! I am coming from TN so I may be running a little late.We run open sparring nights every month (like tonight, anybody in my area come and play!) and I regularly have people drop in. The standard precaution is that any new guy has to fight myself or one of my instructors first before they can play with my other students, and he will usually get a series of matches with my instructors to before they can fight lower level students.
It is an invaluable experience, it is great for everyone to fight new fighters, one of the worst thing a school can do is get too inbred on their techniques.
Or MasterCard. Or Amex.Medieval indeed. He just left because of the checkbook part. Now if Balrog had offered to accept visa....
We take the poster down, I have lunch, get all the details and head back to the dojo with the poster. As I get there I stop dead in my tracks.
Ever have someone come in and challenge the instructor to fight? I know it sounds like something out of an old move but I know it can happen. It happened to me once.
Some guy came in and challenged me to fight. Now this is a scenario loaded with liability issues. In that case my senior students stepped to the front and escorted the guy out. No questions asked.
Any thoughts?