When I was a policeman it was always my partner who got attacked and not me. I am sure it was because I was always 100 percent aware and ready while my partner at the time wasn't focused on what could suddenly happen. I had a great left jab at that time.
I mostly agree with everything you say but sparring is a good thing to do and necessary it allows for dynamic problem solving and put you up against dynamic resistance against an unpredictable oppent
@@oikddojo I wouldn't say nothing like a life and death situation I agree the context is different but the skills are transferable for example an MMA fighter who keeps landing double leg takedowns in sparring practice can most likely pull it off in a self-defense situation not saying sparring is everything (I'm not a fan of point sparring) but full contact fighters can certainly handle themselves in a real self defense situation
@@oikddojo another example would be a boxer who knocks people out in professional fights with a left hook tell me he couldn't knock out an untrained guy in the street with a left hook guess what we see that in sparring all the time
All of your examples are one on one situations. Again this is a sport mentality. What about multiple attackers? What about facing an armed opponent? Believe what you want.
@@oikddojo I agree we should always be aware of multiple attackers but the skills are still transferable there's plenty of footage of boxes and combat sport fighters fighting multiple people and coming out on top well sometimes no guarantees the truth is if you're up against a gun knife for multiple attackers the odds are heavily against you regardless of what martial art you know
Oss! 🥋🙌✌️ The mind becomes blank when in a real high temperature fight or under the influnce of substance, cause you are or will be in a 'trance'. Training in the dojo is not supposed to hindered your mind set in the real world (outside the dojo). Training in the dojo supposed to teach you how to transform from an defensive mode to an offensive mode in a split second under pressure. Situation awareness is defensive internal mind set.... The first lesson my sensi taught me was that, "always be aware of the exit and entrance and don't face your back to them." "you are never out of a fight, unless you are unconscious or death" - Well said. That why I don't support sport karate...
Indeed true. Totally agree. Always gotta have a killer instinct be it in the dojo or off the street to be always on guard.
Great post. Absolutely true. 💯
When I was a policeman it was always my partner who got attacked and not me. I am sure it was because I was always 100 percent aware and ready while my partner at the time wasn't focused on what could suddenly happen. I had a great left jab at that time.
Absolutely.
❤Thank you very much 🙏🏼
I mostly agree with everything you say but sparring is a good thing to do and necessary it allows for dynamic problem solving and put you up against dynamic resistance against an unpredictable oppent
A real life and death situation looks nothing like a sparring match.
@@oikddojo I wouldn't say nothing like a life and death situation I agree the context is different but the skills are transferable for example an MMA fighter who keeps landing double leg takedowns in sparring practice can most likely pull it off in a self-defense situation not saying sparring is everything (I'm not a fan of point sparring) but full contact fighters can certainly handle themselves in a real self defense situation
@@oikddojo another example would be a boxer who knocks people out in professional fights with a left hook tell me he couldn't knock out an untrained guy in the street with a left hook guess what we see that in sparring all the time
All of your examples are one on one situations. Again this is a sport mentality. What about multiple attackers? What about facing an armed opponent? Believe what you want.
@@oikddojo I agree we should always be aware of multiple attackers but the skills are still transferable there's plenty of footage of boxes and combat sport fighters fighting multiple people and coming out on top well sometimes no guarantees the truth is if you're up against a gun knife for multiple attackers the odds are heavily against you regardless of what martial art you know
Oss! 🥋🙌✌️
The mind becomes blank when in a real high temperature fight or under the influnce of substance, cause you are or will be in a 'trance'.
Training in the dojo is not supposed to hindered your mind set in the real world (outside the dojo). Training in the dojo supposed to teach you how to transform from an defensive mode to an offensive mode in a split second under pressure.
Situation awareness is defensive internal mind set.... The first lesson my sensi taught me was that, "always be aware of the exit and entrance and don't face your back to them."
"you are never out of a fight, unless you are unconscious or death" - Well said. That why I don't support sport karate...
Sensei Calandra, Could you please give the dates of your upcoming four day seminar in March in New York
I will be in NY from March 22-28. Contact James Waller at 646-220-3133 for info on seminars.
Are you still teaching in nyc?
I’m in Wittmann, AZ.