A
Karate Camp Horror Story
I have seen this
happen and heard of this happening. Let me relate the first version of a Karate (Martial Arts)
summer camp. It is not related to a specific style, rather the differences
between modern karate training mixing with older days.
Itoman Morinobu
describes of older Toudi training. Filled with much richer training practices
of years past. When training might have taken place in forests or outside of a
formal dojo. When environmental conditions were taken into account for
technique selection. Likewise low level lighting was taken into account, from
those days before modern lighting. It doesn’t suggest totally dojo training and
lighting of today’s schools.
One summer a
school held their annual summer training at a campground. One of their drills
was a ‘Ninja’ war game in the dark. Sneaking about, attacking the others in the
‘other’ group.
Well one dark
night they played their game. One of the students was doing their best to be
stealthy. Then they observed someone crouching down by a tree.
They did not
appear aware of him. So he snuck up and got in range. Still they did not turn.
They were unaware.
So he used his
best front kick, and kicked toward the opponent. Then they began screaming
bloody murder.
The opponent
hiding in the dark, was a boulder. And they broke their leg.
Their training
did not cover observing what they saw. A very big mistake.
What was meant
to be a fun drill, turned into an expensive stay in the hospital, rehab and all
the rest.
As I have said I
have other examples.
Instructors
should be more careful, I would suggest.
The
instructor should be wary
A friend of
mine, just completed teaching a beginners private lesson. This was back in the
early days of the Kung Fu tv show.
There were some
potential students at the school door, so he began to walk across the school to
greet them. Not thinking about the other beginner who had finished his lesson.
The beginner having
watched too many Kung Fu episodes, thought that he was to unexpectedly attack
the instructor to learn a further lesson He kicked the instructor in the leg
from behind.
He broke the
instructor’s leg, and it was a year before the cast was removed.
Lesson. Never
take your eyes off a beginner.
The Dex
Long, long ago
there was a beginner names Dex.
One class he was
having a difficult time with one drill.
It was stepping
and throwing a reverse uppercut.
Finally the
instructor told him to leave the group and move before the mirror and work on
the uppercut as if he was striking into his own jaw.
Then the class
continued.
Later the
instructor looked back at Dex, and his jaw dropped.
For Dex was
striking into his own jaw with each uppercut thrown.
Never, take your
eyes off a beginner.
*the
names have been changed to protect the guilty.
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