Comments on: How to Piss Off Your Training Partner, Part 3 http://www.wimsblog.com/2009/06/how-to-piss-off-your-training-partner-part-3/ Wim Demeere's thoughts on Martial Arts and Self Defense Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:03:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Wim http://www.wimsblog.com/2009/06/how-to-piss-off-your-training-partner-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Wim Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:53:16 +0000 http://www.wimsblog.com/?p=302#comment-64 @ Sean: I have had several students like that always young guys. It's my responsibility to tone them down. But that doesn't always work. If all else fails, I spar with him and crank up the power just beyond what he can take. The look in his eyes is usually one of pain and then helplessness. When I see that, I explain that every one of his sparring partners feels just like that with him. And it's his responsibility to hold back, just as I always do with him. Usually, this works. Sometimes, I need to repeat the lesson. :-) @ Sean: I have had several students like that always young guys. It’s my responsibility to tone them down. But that doesn’t always work. If all else fails, I spar with him and crank up the power just beyond what he can take. The look in his eyes is usually one of pain and then helplessness. When I see that, I explain that every one of his sparring partners feels just like that with him. And it’s his responsibility to hold back, just as I always do with him.
Usually, this works. Sometimes, I need to repeat the lesson. :-)

]]> By: Sean @ Gisoku Budo http://www.wimsblog.com/2009/06/how-to-piss-off-your-training-partner-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Sean @ Gisoku Budo Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:18:27 +0000 http://www.wimsblog.com/?p=302#comment-62 Great post! I remember there was this one guy I used to spar with occasionally - he used to have poor control and what I initially read I thought was aggression in his technique. Over time it turned out none of it was deliberate at all, and I found out he was a really nice guy. Shows the misunderstanding part I guess when it comes to sparring! Great post!

I remember there was this one guy I used to spar with occasionally – he used to have poor control and what I initially read I thought was aggression in his technique. Over time it turned out none of it was deliberate at all, and I found out he was a really nice guy. Shows the misunderstanding part I guess when it comes to sparring!

]]> By: Sean @ Gisoku Budo http://www.wimsblog.com/2009/06/how-to-piss-off-your-training-partner-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-2126 Sean @ Gisoku Budo Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:18:00 +0000 http://www.wimsblog.com/?p=302#comment-2126 Great post! I remember there was this one guy I used to spar with occasionally - he used to have poor control and what I initially read I thought was aggression in his technique. Over time it turned out none of it was deliberate at all, and I found out he was a really nice guy. Shows the misunderstanding part I guess when it comes to sparring! Great post!

I remember there was this one guy I used to spar with occasionally – he used to have poor control and what I initially read I thought was aggression in his technique. Over time it turned out none of it was deliberate at all, and I found out he was a really nice guy. Shows the misunderstanding part I guess when it comes to sparring!

]]> By: Wim http://www.wimsblog.com/2009/06/how-to-piss-off-your-training-partner-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Wim Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:01:56 +0000 http://www.wimsblog.com/?p=302#comment-43 Thanks Restita! Yes, some people really need a reality check. Sometimes it just can't be helped. It's never fun, but the way they act, accidents <em>will </em>eventually happen. Worst of all, they' probably won't be injured but you will. So maybe it's preemptive self-defense? :-) Thanks Restita!
Yes, some people really need a reality check. Sometimes it just can’t be helped. It’s never fun, but the way they act, accidents will eventually happen. Worst of all, they’ probably won’t be injured but you will. So maybe it’s preemptive self-defense? :-)

]]> By: Restita http://www.wimsblog.com/2009/06/how-to-piss-off-your-training-partner-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Restita Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:30:58 +0000 http://www.wimsblog.com/?p=302#comment-42 Wonderful part 3 to the series! Yes, some people do need to learn the hard way. Its unfortunate when it has to go that far, but sometimes some people just get so engrossed in whatever is going on in their heads (thinking too much, "look like bad-ass I am", "It's not working so I'll do something else to a similar result", etc) that they need a wake up call. Wonderful part 3 to the series! Yes, some people do need to learn the hard way. Its unfortunate when it has to go that far, but sometimes some people just get so engrossed in whatever is going on in their heads (thinking too much, “look like bad-ass I am”, “It’s not working so I’ll do something else to a similar result”, etc) that they need a wake up call.

]]> By: Restita http://www.wimsblog.com/2009/06/how-to-piss-off-your-training-partner-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-2125 Restita Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:30:00 +0000 http://www.wimsblog.com/?p=302#comment-2125 Wonderful part 3 to the series! Yes, some people do need to learn the hard way. Its unfortunate when it has to go that far, but sometimes some people just get so engrossed in whatever is going on in their heads (thinking too much, "look like bad-ass I am", "It's not working so I'll do something else to a similar result", etc) that they need a wake up call. Wonderful part 3 to the series! Yes, some people do need to learn the hard way. Its unfortunate when it has to go that far, but sometimes some people just get so engrossed in whatever is going on in their heads (thinking too much, “look like bad-ass I am”, “It’s not working so I’ll do something else to a similar result”, etc) that they need a wake up call.

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