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Post by jones786 on Oct 26, 2005 11:05:45 GMT
Have any of you had to deal with challenges? I have never heard of anyone coming into a dojo and challenging the instructor to a fight, but what would you do if it ever happened?
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Post by andym on Oct 26, 2005 11:29:15 GMT
Laugh and point
;D
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Post by jones786 on Oct 26, 2005 11:45:05 GMT
I know what you are saying. I agree that challenges are stupid. However, it wouldn't look very good from your students point of view if some clown off the street came in and embarressed you in front of your class. Ifs omeone offered me a fight in that enviroment, I would probably feel obliged to accept. Just to save face I suppose. After all, how could you claim to teach people to fight if you can't even defend your own honour?
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Post by andym on Oct 26, 2005 11:49:09 GMT
The chances of someone walking in off the street into a class full of Karate-Ka and saying 'come on then big boy, I'll spread your nose across you face' are pretty slim.
I think you might have watched too many Karate Kid movies!
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Post by jones786 on Oct 26, 2005 12:01:06 GMT
I watched Karate Kid one, two and three. But not four with the girl in it.
Anyway, I bet it could happen. When I did TKD there were these lads accross from us who were playing indoor football that kept taking the piss by mimicking our kiai sound. They kept going "heeya" and "waaataaa" and doing stupid Bruce Lee impressions. They didn't exactly challenge the instructor to a fight (which is a good job because the instructor would probably have lost) but you could tell that they had absolutely zero fear or respect in anybodys fighting ability in the club. I just think its something that we should think about. I think Geoff Thompson experienced it, but I'm not sure. I think some boxers came into his club. Which is even more likely.
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Post by andym on Oct 26, 2005 12:28:20 GMT
We have a bunch of girls that trampoline every Tuesday night while our class is on, they take the piss too...do I care....?
......not in the slightest
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Post by jones786 on Oct 26, 2005 12:29:38 GMT
You should go over and give them a good smacking.
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Post by andym on Oct 26, 2005 12:37:54 GMT
Why would I want ot go and beat up a group of 14 year old girls?
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Post by jones786 on Oct 26, 2005 12:46:07 GMT
Jeeze, I was only joking. You should never hit young girls. Probably just pull their hair a bit and push them about. lol.
Seriously though, the best thing to do when they are taking the piss is to take the pis back. Say things like "hahahha look at fatty over there on the trampoline. Bloody hell, I bet it'll break in a minute under all that weight. You should go on a diet love. Boing, boing, boing." See what I'm saying? They will stop taking the piss then I bet.
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Post by andym on Oct 26, 2005 12:51:44 GMT
That would make us as bad as them.
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Post by jones786 on Oct 26, 2005 12:54:37 GMT
No it will show them that you don't stand and take insults without consequence.
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Post by andym on Oct 26, 2005 12:57:04 GMT
Taking the piss out of my Kiai is hardly insulting me, it just shows they are immature little girls.
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Post by jones786 on Oct 26, 2005 13:04:28 GMT
Yes but it's not only girls that do this. Them football guys took the piss too and they were in their twenties. Also, don't you just hate those people who when told you do martial arts they do a Bruce Lee impression by going "waaataaaaa" and do a karate chop motion with their hands?
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Post by andym on Oct 26, 2005 13:17:06 GMT
Actually it makes me laugh...if they are genuinely taking the piss to provoke a reaction then they are sadder than I'd initially anticipated!
Look, violence solves nothing, that'll be the resounding answer you'll get from the majority of the people on this forum.
I do Karate, not gratuitous violence.
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Post by jones786 on Oct 26, 2005 14:02:50 GMT
All martial arts are about violence. That's a fact mate. Obviously, I'm not saying you should beat the crap out of them at the first little insult. However, you should never let people treat you like a fool to be walked all over. Give them some stick back first and if they want to take it any further ... well, then it's time star hurting people isn't it?
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