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Compitions

  • 02-05-2003 8:36pm
    #1
    kanurocks
    Registered Users Posts: 220 ✭✭


    Do you think we need compititions to train towards or is personal saftey enough .I find that with compitions you have the same unknowing edge that you dont get in club sparring .And thats something you need to be prepared for.


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  • #2
    Repli
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,322 ✭✭✭Repli


    My thoughts exactly..
    In your club you spar the same people every week so you know them, it starts to lose realism.. but in competitions you're sparring different people from all over the world.. it's more exciting of course because you don't know your opponents strengths or weaknesses..


  • #3
    vasch_ro
    Registered Users Posts: 1,432 ✭✭✭vasch_ro


    It all depends on how you define personal safety,
    sure competition will prepare you for having to deal with a cronfrontational situation, it will improve reflexes, speed etc
    but depending on what form of competition you train for would vary the personal safety benefits, there is big difference between training for Vale Tudo style fighting and semi contact style, but I would agree that as a rule it always good to test yourself against an unknown quantity whatever your code.
    I believe Geoff Thompsons Animal Days are very good for the personal safety end of things


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