Am I a coward or smart ???

[Quasar44]

Last night on Friday I did my weekly kickboxing class. Mostly low level guys like me.
Then after they had open sparing and I was going to join them but I realized it was more “ high level guys “ And big dudes and I would be over my head !!
. Being always cautious ..I decided to just kick the banana bag alone !
Well the coach wanted me to .”jump in “ and I did not .
Just seems very silly for me to play with these guys who could dice me up !!
I don’t mind sparring fellow “ low levels “
Now folks think I am a coward lol

I am 45 and I just don’t want to get hurt plus the virus !!

I am afraid I will get pressured next Friday night

 

[BasicHumanUnit]

Protective gear or no protective gear?

 

[Quasar44]

There were like 30 guys and 25 were high level and 5 were my level but they rotated around
Also the virus I don’t want

 

[Quasar44]

Protective gear or no protective gear?

zero gear

 

[Asclepias]

Last night on Friday I did my weekly kickboxing class. Mostly low level guys like me.
Then after they had open sparing and I was going to join them but I realized it was more “ high level guys “ And big dudes and I would be over my head !!
. Being always cautious ..I decided to just kick the banana bag alone !
Well the coach wanted me to .”jump in “ and I did not .
Just seems very silly for me to play with these guys who could dice me up !!
I don’t mind sparring fellow “ low levels “
Now folks think I am a coward lol

I am 45 and I just don’t want to get hurt plus the virus !!

I am afraid I will get pressured next Friday night

If you want to get better then you fight people that are better. You cant get better fighting scrubs on your level.

 

[MarathonMike]

Protective gear or no protective gear?

zero gear

You don't spar with guys your own level?

 

[White 6]

Last night on Friday I did my weekly kickboxing class. Mostly low level guys like me.
Then after they had open sparing and I was going to join them but I realized it was more “ high level guys “ And big dudes and I would be over my head !!
. Being always cautious ..I decided to just kick the banana bag alone !
Well the coach wanted me to .”jump in “ and I did not .
Just seems very silly for me to play with these guys who could dice me up !!
I don’t mind sparring fellow “ low levels “
Now folks think I am a coward lol

I am 45 and I just don’t want to get hurt plus the virus !!

I am afraid I will get pressured next Friday night

Screw them and the coach.

 

[Shelzin]

Depends on your goals.

Do you want to get better? It's a whole lot faster to do if you go against people who are better than you.

Any other reason, you do you. Fuck'm.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

What level of contact? What is the point of the sparring exercise? Was the coach pressuring you, or just offering opportunities?

You have to decide your own limits, but that said, you will learn more from failures than from successes.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

Protective gear or no protective gear?

zero gear

No contact, okay. Controlled light contact, maybe okay depending on skill levels. Mid to full contact, safety gear or no way.

 

[Quasar44]

Protective gear or no protective gear?

zero gear

You don't spar with guys your own level?

I have spared with guys my level many times !
These guys were not my level

 

[BasicHumanUnit]

Protective gear or no protective gear?

zero gear

Then you should be careful. I've seen big guys get knocked out cold by much smaller guys who had more training.
Yes, you can get seriously injured and you are not a kid any more.

Do it, but at the very least wear head gear.

If no one is wearing any gear, then it is not a professional dojo
I have competed in Tae kwon Do but that was years ago. Today I practice "Avoid Conflict Kwon Do"

 

[Quasar44]

Protective gear or no protective gear?

zero gear

No contact, okay. Controlled light contact, maybe okay depending on skill levels. Mid to full contact, safety gear or no way.

It was 75 percent contact .i guess
2 huge black guys were throwing bombs at each other lol

 

[Unkotare]

Last night on Friday I did my weekly kickboxing class. Mostly low level guys like me.
Then after they had open sparing and I was going to join them but I realized it was more “ high level guys “ And big dudes and I would be over my head !!
. Being always cautious ..I decided to just kick the banana bag alone !
Well the coach wanted me to .”jump in “ and I did not .
Just seems very silly for me to play with these guys who could dice me up !!
I don’t mind sparring fellow “ low levels “
Now folks think I am a coward lol

I am 45 and I just don’t want to get hurt plus the virus !!

I am afraid I will get pressured next Friday night

This is at your training club not the alley behind a bar, right? More advanced guys should have enough control to spar but not hurt you. You may be overthinking it.

 

[rightwinger]

Same thing happened in Karate Kid.
Daniel San learned the Crane Technique.

Maybe you can pick it up by next Friday

 

[Quasar44]

I thought they were going to divide up but did not

 

[Quasar44]

Last night on Friday I did my weekly kickboxing class. Mostly low level guys like me.
Then after they had open sparing and I was going to join them but I realized it was more “ high level guys “ And big dudes and I would be over my head !!
. Being always cautious ..I decided to just kick the banana bag alone !
Well the coach wanted me to .”jump in “ and I did not .
Just seems very silly for me to play with these guys who could dice me up !!
I don’t mind sparring fellow “ low levels “
Now folks think I am a coward lol

I am 45 and I just don’t want to get hurt plus the virus !!

I am afraid I will get pressured next Friday night

This is at your training club not the alley behind a bar, right? More advanced guys should have enough control to spar but not hurt you. You may be overthinking it.

You could be right !!
I am very cautious
I admit the virus is also really scarying me

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

Protective gear or no protective gear?

zero gear

No contact, okay. Controlled light contact, maybe okay depending on skill levels. Mid to full contact, safety gear or no way.

It was 75 percent contact .i guess
2 huge black guys were throwing bombs at each other lol

Then don't engage without safety gear. You stand to lose more in injury than you will gain from the experience.

 

[Pumpkin Row]

A coward. Especially since one of your excuses is the virus. I used to take Martial Arts, and always tried to make sure that I picked the people that I perceived as the highest skill level, especially when I went to tournaments.

You learn less from people on your own level or lower.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

Last night on Friday I did my weekly kickboxing class. Mostly low level guys like me.
Then after they had open sparing and I was going to join them but I realized it was more “ high level guys “ And big dudes and I would be over my head !!
. Being always cautious ..I decided to just kick the banana bag alone !
Well the coach wanted me to .”jump in “ and I did not .
Just seems very silly for me to play with these guys who could dice me up !!
I don’t mind sparring fellow “ low levels “
Now folks think I am a coward lol

I am 45 and I just don’t want to get hurt plus the virus !!

I am afraid I will get pressured next Friday night

This is at your training club not the alley behind a bar, right? More advanced guys should have enough control to spar but not hurt you. You may be overthinking it.

Precisely.