for any one who does a martial art?

Question

is it normal beating an oppnent or making him cry accidently in sparring
i am a white belt yellow tag and i beat up a bluebelt red tag in sparring
as i use to do boxing no one could with stand my speed, and i am quite tall so i had more reach
so is it true that belts dont matter

Answer 1

Belts matter in that they determine a persons skill level and dicipline. Just because your boxing is better than the higher ranked opponant doesn't mean your kicks or submissions are...

I train in Judo for many years so when I got in to wrestling in high school it was easy for me to pick up on fast so I was beating allot of guys who were more experoenced than me. But when it came to the basics of wrestling I jad alot to learn.

Use your skills to make what you are learning better. But don't think jst because you out struck a higher ranked opponant that you can do it again. Have respect for the higher ranks they will teach you a lot and be humble.

Answer 2

Um, let me get this straight. You "beat up" a smaller guy than you when you had prior experience and you think this is a GOOD thing?? First off, if you hit someone in sparring hard enoutgh to make them cry, you should have been disqualified and LOST. Even if the kid was a "cry baby", you should learn to control your techniques. Any stupid fool can beat on someone smaller than them but it takes discipline and control- something that rank will teach you- to spar correctly and not hurt someone who should be your friend. How would you feel if your instructor sparred with you and just used everything he had EVER learned to beat you down?? Simply put, go tell your instructor that you think belts don't matter in fighting ability...see what happens...
Now that I am done with the discipline, you should also note just how much of an advantage you really have. If you are sparring without weight classes or age classes, you have a serious advantage that you absolutely SHOULD use to it's utmost (but with CONTROL). Reach is something that cannot be overrated- basically the opponent has to get INSIDE your guard to do anything. Even if you simply throw a kick every now and then toward your opponent, he will still have to deal with it somehow, and that often leaves a sweet hole to pound. If you are really THAT much faster than most of the kids in your age group, throwing a flurry of punches while attacking straight ahead is a VERY difficult thing to deal with- especially if you mix techniques with kicks and punches at different levels.
To sum up, please be a good person and apologize to that opponent for hurting him. He may have been your opponent at that time, but he is not an ENEMY. Your size and prior training (in boxing) gives you an advantage over students who are smaller than you and who may not have had that extra training. It also gives you a responsibility to learn control of yourself so that you do not hurt someone. If you go around hurting people for the fun of it, you become the type of person that Martial Arts are meant to fight against.
Sensei Cox

Answer 3

sometimes belts do matter; that higher belt you beat could be better than you in other things. If I had done that to anybody in my dojo, I would have been in trouble with my sensei. That higher belt could have had an injury. I have sparred with people who have boxing experience, and they have strengths and weaknesses like anybody else. . Just remember, that one match doesn't mean that you can beat all higher belts; or that a lower belt can't beat you. Don't let it go to your head.

Answer 4

Belts matter to a large degree because you get faster and more agile while learning new things. You started off with an advantage. Perhaps you should have exercised more control while sparring. It is light contact.

I always found bigger people more entertaining because they start out thinking they have the advantage. But simple physics works against them. I'm a lot faster than most people who are bigger than me. I also can get inside their guard and still land solid blows because they have longer arms than me.

Answer 5

This happens yes, remember that alot of times higher ranks sometimes let lower ranks win to prevent flustration. This doesn't sound to be the case. Everyone trains different, some I train with are meek looking for a way for self confidence, others train to be a warrior (both at the dojo and at home). Some as they progress through the colors, know the techniques but lack the confidence to use them on others, and freeze during sparring. I hold back to at least 40% just because of my size and strength, if I didn't it would not help my sparring partner get better. They would be to focused on making sure they didn't get hit, instead of trying to change my offense to defense. As we train we better ourselves, but we must better our fellow students as well.

Answer 6

I think the belts are more of a measure of personal skill depending on the school or what not. It took me 7 years to get my black belt because my sensei was hard on me and knew I got things fast. But when i was a beginner I use to wear intermediate or sometimes advanced belts because beginner level was too easy for me. I think I did that for the U.S. Open in orlando FL to fight in the intermediate position. But hey i won!

Answer 7

belts dont matter its all about your knowledge of the martial art. Like me im 6th gup and i can best some of the 3rd gups in my class. ive only been training for two years but i train hard and know a lot of techniques for fighting. so yes it is normal, but to make them cry, no because you can control your power and not hurt them.

Answer 8

Rank does not matter, that is correct.But when you kumite keep in mind that winning doesn't matter either.As you have prior fighting experience you will be more advanced in kumite than others.
Do yourself a favor, take your boxing skills and keep those hidden in your back pocket. Do not discard them, still work them occasionally. For now, you should focus on the martial art you are training in when you kumite. Kumite is a drill, an exercise...it is is not about winning or losing. It is about learning and practicing.

Answer 9

Belts matter up to a point. There are other factors, like prior training, age, size etc. In this case it sounds like you have significant prior training & also advantages in size & speed. You didn't say how ages compare.

Answer 10

Let's have some fun... What is your most dangerous weapon? Belts do not generally matter, but the "memory" rocks! Play safe!