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tdk539
White Belt
Joined: 29 Dec 2007
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 Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 2:21 pm Post subject: younger student in adult class? |
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| sorry if I posted this in the wrong section. in my dojo the higher ranking children (under 16) are allowed to attend the adult class. while I have no objections to this, there is this one kid I'm often paired up with for sparring, self defense, etc. the problem is, he acts like he's 5 which causes problems, he flinches and starts wimpering even before any excersises begin, and goofs off during sparring. my kyoshi, sensei and rest of the senior belts know he does this, but I'm still paired with him--we're about the same height. any advice? |
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ps1
Black Belt
Joined: 09 Nov 2004
Posts: 1612
Location: NE Ohio
Styles: Chuan Fa, Shotokan, JJJ, BJJ
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| Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:32 pm Post subject: |
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Ask to be partnered with a more mature person.
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 11242
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo,Hapkido, SCA Combat, and I research Medieval Combat
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| Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 4:12 am Post subject: |
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| Ask to be partnered with a more mature person. |
I agree. It is your training, and you don't want to be short-changed. There are enough people to spread this around, I think.
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marie curie
Pre-Black Belt
Joined: 18 Oct 2005
Posts: 954
Location: PA, USA
Styles: Ko Sutemi Seiei Kan Karate, Kajukenbo, Kodokan Judo, Gracie Barra Jiu-Jitsu, Olympic Tae Kwon Doe
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Yeh, just talk to the instructors about this.
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Throwdown0850
Blue Belt
Joined: 16 Feb 2008
Posts: 271
Styles: Kodokan Judo, AikiJuJutsu, Kenpo Karate, just started Kyusho-Jitsu
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my Judo instuctor wont even train anybody under 16? how many people are in your class? can and will anybody switch partners with you? sorry mate..
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KarateEd
KF Sempai
Joined: 07 Feb 2007
Posts: 450
Location: Alabama
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| Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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I think most of us have been paired up with someone like that before. It gets old quick. Too bad you keep ending up with the same person as your training partner. As others have said, I would mention it to your instructor. You might say that you need some variety in training partners in order to better develop your skills.
Ed
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 11242
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo,Hapkido, SCA Combat, and I research Medieval Combat
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| Throwdown0850 wrote: |
| my Judo instuctor wont even train anybody under 16? how many people are in your class? can and will anybody switch partners with you? sorry mate.. |
Could this be due to the fact that the other people in the class will be heavier than he is? Or does he just like to teach adults?
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Throwdown0850
Blue Belt
Joined: 16 Feb 2008
Posts: 271
Styles: Kodokan Judo, AikiJuJutsu, Kenpo Karate, just started Kyusho-Jitsu
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| bushido_man96 wrote: |
| Throwdown0850 wrote: |
| my Judo instuctor wont even train anybody under 16? how many people are in your class? can and will anybody switch partners with you? sorry mate.. |
Could this be due to the fact that the other people in the class will be heavier than he is? Or does he just like to teach adults? |
he rather teach adults.. he is a retired Medical Director of a Hospital, he doesn't need the money.. just teaching cause he loves it..  and his teaching is kinda in the rough area.. he told me from the begging that nothing will never be better than the real thing..
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