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? asked in SportsMartial Arts · 7 years ago

What do you do when there is no one left to spar?

At my taekwondo school, there is no one I can spar who gives me a challenge. The two, big, senior black belts are out of state at college. I have an older brother, but he stopped caring about sparring, and took up other hobbies. And now my instructor who was in his twenties, and kicked my *** every time, moved away. So now I am the best at my school, but then if I fight others at competitions, I am always taking 2nd or 3rd. How would I be able to find someone to spar with, and get a challenge out of it?

It's ITF by the way.

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  • 7 years ago
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    You should compete more. You're not getting 1st place everytime you compete, so there is obviously room for improvement. There are also other things you probably need to work on, like forms, one-steps, and jujitsus/locks/takedowns and self-defense technques. How are you at fighting multiple opponents?

    And, maybe you should consider coaching the junior students to fight as well as you do, seeing as someone took the time to get you to where you are. Could be time to pass the torch and share the knowledge.

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    Try to go over what went through in class. Do techniques and evaluate the technical aspects to perfect them. Study for any small glitches and mistakes, needing little tweaks to correct them.

  • Paul
    Lv 5
    7 years ago

    have u checked out your local bar

    theres always a few retired practitioners goofing around

    pick on one and see if hes up for the task

    and remember to take it outside

  • 7 years ago

    There will always be people to sparr sparr the same people in a row . That s what I would do when I did tae kwon do sparr lots of row sparring .

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  • 7 years ago

    Go to a Muay Thai or Kickboxing school (or even better, MMA) and go spar with them for a bit.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    7 years ago

    training can do anywhere and althought any patner, but if you still learning basic you need it, try find another dojo

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