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lee celtic:
My Youngest lad has just had a one day suspension from school for fighting ........
He intervined in a fight between two brothers one 11 and one 14 ......
the next day the 14 year old turned up at school with a load of mates and threatened my son because he'd stopped the fight the day before ....
my son was attacked by the 14 year old but due to training floored him with the first punch.....
the teacher at the school said ... and I quote.....
if the lads eye haddn't closed up I wouldn't have suspended your son but he hit him so hard I had too .....
the other lad got a three day ban......for starting it...... though my lad finished it... ;)
training the kids was well worth it..... :D
ps my lad is 12....and because he broke his arm in feb and had pins put in he hit the other lad with his left ......he's right handed ,,, god knows how much damage he would have done with his right......
littlepow:
--- Quote from: lee celtic on November 29, 2008, 22:58:26 ---My Youngest lad has just had a one day suspension from school for fighting ........
He intervined in a fight between two brothers one 11 and one 14 ......
the next day the 14 year old turned up at school with a load of mates and threatened my son because he'd stopped the fight the day before ....
my son was attacked by the 14 year old but due to training floored him with the first punch.....
the teacher at the school said ... and I quote.....
if the lads eye haddn't closed up I wouldn't have suspended your son but he hit him so hard I had too .....
the other lad got a three day ban......for starting it...... though my lad finished it... ;)
training the kids was well worth it..... :D
ps my lad is 12....and because he broke his arm in feb and had pins put in he hit the other lad with his left ......he's right handed ,,, god knows how much damage he would have done with his right......
--- End quote ---
I think I would be going back to the school and demanding why my child was able to get into such a situation. What where the teachers that are suppose to be supervising actually doing and why he is being punished for defending himself.
Fighting is bad!
Banjo:
Thanks for the replies, there's someone in the nearest town who teaches " various forms " does this sound right or a bit of a jack of all trades...
littlepow:
A lot of mixed martial arts trainers are popping up, they should have a background in martial arts, but usual they have found that they are not learning what they want from a single discipline. But This is not necessary a bad thing, as most martial arts are an adapted/modified version of another form.
Still best to go along and have a look, they shouldn't mind unless they have something to hide.
Bulldog67:
the most effective forms for self defence are the ones that have a practical application, whilst the ufc (ie mma) has its detractors, the whole point of it was to see which were the most effective martial arts in a real application (ie not just in doin 'forms' or 'katas'), its safe to say that the predominant fighting styles that have emerged, they are:
Brazilian Ju Jitsu - great for one on one but not much good on the street where someones mate will stomp on your head whilst u try and get an armbar,
Wrestling - has the problem of missing striking skills but is great for strength and conditioning
Muay Thai (thai boxing) - which is my choice for my boys, it teaches strikes with the fist, shin, knee and elbow, all the strikes are used to cause damage, not score points, there is also an element of grappling because clinch work is allowed so it teaches u how to control an opponent up close (more 'street' realistic)
What u really wanna avoid are the mcdojo that dishes out belts like confetti but has NO contact, what is the bloody point of that?
Ps. I have trained for 12 yrs in thai boxing and fought semi-pro, and no athritus yet, because its an all round fight trainin it builds core strength and so protects you
all IMHO
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