DeLamar.J
3rd Black Belt
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Yes, Go Ju is karate. In our basic techniques, we learn low kicks first, and how to defend against them. We also do alot of high kicking to, but that is after you have learned the low kicks first. When we spar, we go light contact unless it is against another black belt who wants to go hard, or if a new student wants to go hard thats fine to. We dont want to injure each other, but at the same time we have to train in these techniques because they are a must to know.TigerWoman said:Ouch, I wouldn't like to get kicked in the knees or shins. I suppose that is only for the most hardy. Both areas of the legs are vulnerable to injury.
DeLamar, is it Jason? I noticed that you do Goju Ryu, isn't that Karate? Do you always kick low while sparring? It sounds more like Muay Thai kickboxing somehow. In TKD, we don't spar to injure, though we do kick hard on the midsection with chestgear on. Just wondered what Goju Ryu is like. I think the other black belt in our class said he had 2nd dan from that discipline. TW
One time, when I was younger, these two guys were sparring and one guy threw a high out side cresent, then the other guy threw a low side kick at his knee and popped the guys knee, all I heard was a pop and a scream.
We all gather around, my instructor pulls up his pant leg and his bone is going through the skin on the side of his knee, I cant describe the feeling I felt seeing this. My instructor was very mad and we had a meeting about low kicks. We were not allowed to use them anymore, period. When the ambulance shows its self in front of his gym he gets very upset because he feels it makes his school look bad.
We throw low kicks now but they are controlled so we dont injure each other too bad. But at the same time, conditioning your legs are something that has to be done.