What's the worst experience you've ever had related to your karate training?

Question

Could be with a teacher, other students, the school, the training itself. I've had a few. Here's one: I met with a Tae Kwon Do teacher who laughed at (LAUGHED AT) my Kenpo background continually and said it wasn't real karate, and wouldn't exist outside of the U.S. He worked us to the bone! That wasn't so bad you get used to it eventually. But then another student proceeded to tell me how other newbies have thrown up in class before. And a yellow belt actually did throw up that day. It was too much for me. I went once.

And the place didn't have air conditioning!

Answer 1

I was hit in the side of the skull by a jumping, spinning rear hook kick by a person that weighed 70 lbs more than I did that wears size twelve shoes.
It was so fast that it was a clean blow.
I was knocked on conscience and had a concussion. I was blowing bloody snot bubbles out of my nose when I came to. I had headgear on, I hesitate to think what would be if I had not put it on that night.
It hurt and it was quite humiliating but I got right back on the horse.

Fall seven times get up eight.

Answer 2

Man that sucks that the teacher mocked your previous experience.

that's not a real teacher in my book, he should've excepted whatever experience that you've had from before.

Well the worst experience was when our class went to the head school for an open class and tournament between the schools in the area.

Master Pak who was the Grandmaster worked us hard in the warmup before the competition started, smaking us with a bamboo pole that he kept with him if we did any techniques wrong or weren't up to his standards, our instructor told us to expect that.

I had some seriously sore bruises for weeks after that trip, and I felt like I was going to throw up a few times because I hadn't been physically pushed that hard before in training because it was just non stop between matches, plus I made the mistake of entering in the forms AND freesparring competitions.

but it was a lesson, there were some really very skilled people that I sparred against that day. Hence the bruises, cuz they whupped me hard. Kinda glad we never really went back.

Answer 3

My worst experience was when I was 8 and we were at a county fair. I was trying to break a board by doing a jump round-house kick but the the board wouldn't break! In front of a crowd of 200 + and being the only girl it wouldn't move. So I just punched it and it went-but still sucked.

Answer 4

teachers liek that are jerks. the worst experince i ever had was me and my friend were sparring and he let off a back fist a little to hard and it destroyed my nose. NOw its been broken in street fights before and few otehr times. lol lets jsut say since i'm not quiting fighting my nose may get arthritis lol!

Answer 5

Getting kicked in stomach so hard that I was tasting blood, unable to eat, feel like throwing up all of the time, and feel so sick for few days. I was amazed I didn't even fall down from that one.

Answer 6

My instructors son, bob* and i went at it one night in TaeKwonDo class, one of my junior students moved up into the adult class and bob(2nd degree black belt) decided to spar my student all out(blue belt). Bob bloodied her nose, so i grabbed him in the next round and we went all out, no-holds-barred, rearrange each others face IN A TAE KWON DO class! He cracked one of my ribs and swelled up my right quad, I broke his nose, gave him 2 black eyes, and he broke his own toe(it got caught in the mat). My instructor was so angry at us we both got our rank stripped, but i got mine back when i told him how bob had treated my student.

* name has been changed to protect identity

Answer 7

During a sparring drill I flipped my partner when he tried to do a high kick.

Answer 8

Instructors who mock anyone for any reason, abuse physically or verbally have no business instructing in the martial arts.

Answer 9

My legs go to sleep when I sit seiza!

Answer 10

Your instructor is a sadist, not a teacher.