Gnarlie
Master of Arts
So I recently moved clubs.
Black belt grading candidates at my old place would have to travel 100 miles or so to the nearest grading run by the national governing body. They'd take the test mixed with 200 other candidates from other clubs, meaning any partner exercises like step sparring or self defence would be totally improvised in terms of how the opponent reacts to wrist manipulation etc. - everything would be a surprise.
I'm now in a smaller club with a high grade master who can grade for Kukkiwon at his own dojang. This provides something of a luxury opportunity: practising routines with other candidates.
Is it a good idea to have pre-arranged routines for a grading? Should my partner know what techniques I'm going to do, and to what degree should they 'play along'?
Gnarlie
Black belt grading candidates at my old place would have to travel 100 miles or so to the nearest grading run by the national governing body. They'd take the test mixed with 200 other candidates from other clubs, meaning any partner exercises like step sparring or self defence would be totally improvised in terms of how the opponent reacts to wrist manipulation etc. - everything would be a surprise.
I'm now in a smaller club with a high grade master who can grade for Kukkiwon at his own dojang. This provides something of a luxury opportunity: practising routines with other candidates.
Is it a good idea to have pre-arranged routines for a grading? Should my partner know what techniques I'm going to do, and to what degree should they 'play along'?
Gnarlie