Today was our practice tournament...what fun it was!
Conor did well in his 4 sparring matches and he completed his form in surprisingly good fashion. He hasn't really worked on it that much.
In my sparring, I didn't fare as well. I wasn't trying to smack anybody around so just getting back into the swing of tourney sparring was the objective. One gentleman I sparred with was named Mr. Gibbs. He's about my age, a Blue Belt, and pretty quick...faster than me by a bunch.
We were tied at 1 when I launched a crescent kick from close quarters that came in and landed just below his chin...a nice kick, in fact I was surprised to get one up that high so close. I thought it was a bit high but I scored the point. Then my problems began. Mr. Gibbs came in and led with roundhouse and I countered with a spinning back kick that a bit low. I received a warning, no big deal. The next point or clash started and I laid a text book hook kick to him. This time I overcompensated and went high. My heel was ok but I turned my toes upward and made contact with Mr. Gibb's chin. This time I lost a point...grrr...but it was my fault.
Posted by mrchipper at October 2, 2004 11:38 PM