Am I a coward or smart ???

[Billy_Kinetta]

Your early posts made it sound a bit like a meat factory with Kreese as the coach.

Is it an authentic martial arts academy with bonafides and a certified coach? Or just a legalized Fight Club?

In terms of the virus, that's your choice alone.

 

[Quasar44]

Your early posts made it sound a bit like a meat factory with Kreese as the coach.

Is it an authentic martial arts academy with bonafides and a certified coach? Or just a legalized Fight Club?

In terms of the virus, that's your choice alone.

This is a UFC affiliated gym

 

[Quasar44]

Great folks there !!

 

[Quasar44]

Your early posts made it sound a bit like a meat factory with Kreese as the coach.

Is it an authentic martial arts academy with bonafides and a certified coach? Or just a legalized Fight Club?

In terms of the virus, that's your choice alone.

I will see how next Friday goes
I have a big meeting in downtown Vegas on thurs night and I wearing full protection
Plus I am going to be sued for 17 grand by some con artist .so I am going have to find a Jewish attorney

 

[Andylusion]

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

Well... there is two ways to look at it. If you are there to spar, then you should spar.

On the other hand, you are 45. You get past your 40s, and sometimes things break.

The difference though being, that I'm assuming you have been working out for some time.

George Foreman obviously is the poster child for old guys wining the fight. You realize he was 45 when he defeated Moorer to become the heavy weight champion?

You just have to decide for yourself.

Just remember this.... If you do spar with someone, remember that they know you are 45. So they are going to go easy on you..... until you hurt them. As soon as you actually hit them with a good blow... they are going to come at you.

Don't be one of these guys that thinks "Oh I can take these hits easy!" and you land one good blow, and suddenly they start wailing on you.

The thing is I look 35
I look way younger

Praise G-d. Lucky wife.

Um... then I would talk to the coach then. Say you are 45, and don't think you can take on these monsters. See what he says.

But I would talk to the coach. Because that is likely why he wanted to throw you in there.

If you straighten it out with him... Yeah, I'm not in my 30s anymore.... he will likely lay off you.

If you say nothing though, then I bet he'll try and get you in the ring again.

 

[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

Well... there is two ways to look at it. If you are there to spar, then you should spar.

On the other hand, you are 45. You get past your 40s, and sometimes things break.

The difference though being, that I'm assuming you have been working out for some time.

George Foreman obviously is the poster child for old guys wining the fight. You realize he was 45 when he defeated Moorer to become the heavy weight champion?

You just have to decide for yourself.

Just remember this.... If you do spar with someone, remember that they know you are 45. So they are going to go easy on you..... until you hurt them. As soon as you actually hit them with a good blow... they are going to come at you.

Don't be one of these guys that thinks "Oh I can take these hits easy!" and you land one good blow, and suddenly they start wailing on you.

The thing is I look 35
I look way younger

Praise G-d. Lucky wife.

Um... then I would talk to the coach then. Say you are 45, and don't think you can take on these monsters. See what he says.

But I would talk to the coach. Because that is likely why he wanted to throw you in there.

If you straighten it out with him... Yeah, I'm not in my 30s anymore.... he will likely lay off you.

If you say nothing though, then I bet he'll try and get you in the ring again.

One kid was a teenager and he looked like he will be in the ufc one day !!
I would have to kick him in the groin to win .
Wow was he amazing
A total protege

 

[Quasar44]

I am an ex Krav guy ..we attack the groin a lot !!
I did not get into the mma arts until only few yrs ago and it’s been hard

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

Your early posts made it sound a bit like a meat factory with Kreese as the coach.

Is it an authentic martial arts academy with bonafides and a certified coach? Or just a legalized Fight Club?

In terms of the virus, that's your choice alone.

This is a UFC affiliated gym

Hmmm, essentially a Fight Club.

Just an opinion, but you might be aged out of that sort of training. You might do better with Krav Maga or something.

EDIT: I see you've been there.

 

[Quasar44]

I picked Krav because of the “Jewish “ connection and it was a bunch of middle age guys with zero skills

 

[Quasar44]

Your early posts made it sound a bit like a meat factory with Kreese as the coach.

Is it an authentic martial arts academy with bonafides and a certified coach? Or just a legalized Fight Club?

In terms of the virus, that's your choice alone.

This is a UFC affiliated gym

Hmmm, essentially a Fight Club.

Just an opinion, but you might be aged out of that sort of training. You might do better with Krav Maga or something.

EDIT: I see you've been there.

I did Krav for 4 yrs !!!
Then I go against a wrestler and get destroyed.

 

[Quasar44]

I grew up a wimpy tennis brat

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

Your early posts made it sound a bit like a meat factory with Kreese as the coach.

Is it an authentic martial arts academy with bonafides and a certified coach? Or just a legalized Fight Club?

In terms of the virus, that's your choice alone.

This is a UFC affiliated gym

Hmmm, essentially a Fight Club.

Just an opinion, but you might be aged out of that sort of training. You might do better with Krav Maga or something.

EDIT: I see you've been there.

I did Krav for 4 yrs !!!
Then I go against a wrestler and get destroyed.

Street fight or gym?

If street, hell, just buy a gun. Economy of motion.

 

[Crepitus]

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

A. The two are not mutually exclusive.

B. Until the pandemic is over I wouldn't be engaging in any contact sports.

 

[Quasar44]

Your early posts made it sound a bit like a meat factory with Kreese as the coach.

Is it an authentic martial arts academy with bonafides and a certified coach? Or just a legalized Fight Club?

In terms of the virus, that's your choice alone.

This is a UFC affiliated gym

Hmmm, essentially a Fight Club.

Just an opinion, but you might be aged out of that sort of training. You might do better with Krav Maga or something.

EDIT: I see you've been there.

I did Krav for 4 yrs !!!
Then I go against a wrestler and get destroyed.

Street fight or gym?

If street, hell, just buy a gun. Economy of motion.

Gym lol
It was at a gym

 

[Quasar44]

This pandemic won’t end until 2022
I am 45 and can’t lose any training days

 

[Quasar44]

I don’t know anything about guns or knives

 

[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.

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

You should just go home. Stop wasting your time. ...

Get over yourself. There is also something to be said for everyone learning their own way at their own pace. He's said a million times that he is not interested in getting competition-ready. If he builds confidence over time and someday decides to step it up, that's his call not some clown on the internet.

 

[Unkotare]

...
I want to train as long as I can and I cannot afford injuries and then there is this virus
I would fight in a street situation but that is ...

Your call, of course. But you should know your chances of applying stuff "in the street" aren't optimal if you don't have at least the experience of hard sparring. Just saying.

 

[Unkotare]

...
One kid was a teenager and he looked like he will be in the ufc one day !!
I would have to kick him in the groin to win .
...

Bad idea.

 

[Natural Citizen]

Don't listen to unkotare, he's a rasslin coach and he even admitted that his boys get beat by girls on here.