How has training for Martial arts tournaments effect your in class abilities?

Answer 1

I have found that it has no real effect. I was taught that in the dojo one trains primarily for combat on the street, tournament training is vastly different so I don't feel it adds to or detracts from what one studies normally . In my experience tournament training is a waste of time. More often than not the person with numerous trophies on their wall is the first one hit the floor when a conflict turns physical.

Answer 2

It has not or does not per say other than the time involved for training for tournament type martial arts sometimes detracts from time that a student can use in developing their self-defense skills and requirements for their next promotion. That is one of the reasons why I say that there are many martial artists out there that don't do well in a tournament but that is by no means always an indication of their true ability and skill. Some of the other people here even indicate that they don't train for tournaments. I suspect they either place no value in them or they don't have the time for it and to some extent they are not wrong. Out in the parking lot it does not matter how many trophies you have won if you want to survive now a days. It is hard to strike a good balance between real training for testing requirements and self-defense and at the same time for tournament competition.

Answer 3

We didn't train for tournaments.

We trained for the street.

So when we competed, I got disqualified for extremely excessive contact, always.

I only competed for one summer.

So, my old style training affected my "tournament" experience, in a good way for me. Even though I got disqualified, I really won the matches.

Competing is crap. Tournaments are a game of tag.

Answer 4

I don't train for tournaments.

Answer 5

It's harder for me too control my strengh.(we are NOT allowed to throw deadly blows when sparring)and i am twice as carefull not throw a deadly blow.

Answer 6

It made my kicks too high.