1. I have recently joined a
Martial Arts class whose
main focus is fighting.
I have heard the hanshi
state "we will learn how
to fight but we must not
hurt one another". In a
tournament there is a
different story than
what he expects. I came
from a different school
where we did not focus
so much on fighting, so
my skills are very poor.
I have been trying to
sharpen my fighting
skill but keep finding
myself acquiring more
bodily injuries than
knowledge or skill.
Standing as high kyu
ranking belt I feel the
obligation to tough it
out, but how do I
achieve the standing I
must accomplish.
... I
have noticed I do not
apply all the blocks I
know, and my hanshi
states I must learn to
execute more than one
attack. For example, I
will punch and pull
back, or sidekick and
pull back. I am doing
something wrong, because
I know have a cracked
cartilage in my dominant
hand and hematomas on
the side of my neck and
floaters in my field of
vision from a punch in
the right eye. Is there
something I can buy and
read, or with time and
patience will I master
my fighting skills. I am
embarrassed to go to
work, because I do not
want people to think my
husband beats on me.
Yet, I want to continue
with my new hanshi and
make him and myself
proud of our
accomplishments. Do I
need to "tough it out"?
- Gigi |
