Now that I’m only a couple weeks from my next belt test, I think I’m finally becoming respectably aggressive when it comes to sparring. At the very least, I think I can say that I’m not the LEAST aggressive sparrer (is that a word?) in the whole school!
There’s a city-wide tournament coming up (which I won’t be competing in–maybe next year), so our Master is teaching us more about sparring and scoring and such. Interesting thing I learned: a solid kick to the body is worth one point while a kick to the head is worth two. Now, setting aside the fact that people kicking each other in the head seems like a generally bad idea, I’m wondering if that’s an area I should work on?
I may not be as fast or as strong as most of the younger folks in the school, but I’m good and flexible. I work hard at that, mainly to avoid injury to my knees and tendons. So in THEORY, I should be able to kick high enough to whack someone in the head. Whether I could actually do it is a whole different question, of course. We do wear padded headgear, but I’ve still never seen anyone kick anyone else in the head while sparring. (In class I mean–I know it happens in matches, though again I’ve never seen it except on TV.)
If I ever do manage it, I’ll report on it here. Wouldn’t it be a hoot if everyone had to treat the old lady with extra respect because she’s known for kicking people in the head?? LOL!