"It's fun to get beaten up!" · 8:15pm Jan 12th, 2020
Yep, you read that title correctly.
You see, many people have threatened to beat my a$$ if I say another word to them. And when that happens I smile and smugly wish them luck. It doesn’t happen often, and I can’t make myself care too much when it does. Despite the fact that I’m somewhat tall and look older than I am, people still think that they can fight me successfully. And after describing the situations I’ve been in, I have been told that I should try taking martial arts.
I’ve been a black belt since I was 10.
And I got my second-degree black belt (which is the highest belt rank you can get in the kids’ classes) when I was 12. I’ve got so many stories to tell from that place, from incompetent instructors to entitled kids.
The belt ranks are as follows (for 5-13 classes)
White
Yellow
Orange
Lime
Green
Blue
Purple
Red
Brown
Recommended Black
1st Degree Black
2nd Degree Black
Now, let’s begin our story,
At my school, there was a class you could take called ‘sparring’. It was an optional class available to Lime belts and up in the kids' program. It was basically hand-to-hand combat in protective gear. These ‘matches’ were highly monitored by instructors to make sure no one got hurt too badly. Rules were simple: Use simple techniques and no hits to the face or below the belt. I started taking that class as a lime belt, and
I sucked at it. I would always get beaten by the higher belts, and I was too stubborn to make any real improvements. Eventually, I had to stop the class because I got too busy with soccer (which has wayyy more entitled kids), and by the time I got back, I was a 5-foot second degree. The class used to be made of mostly black belts, with a few BBC (Lime-recommended black), but now that all of the older kids had moved to adult classes or quit, it was just the tiny and unexperienced new BBC kids. Fighting someone who’s just a little less experienced than you is kinda fun, I won’t lie. But fighting someone who’s a foot smaller than you and has no clue how to land a decent hit is not fun.
One day, I was in sparring class when I was paired up with this tiny green belt. I honestly don’t think he was taller than 4.5 feet. As I was ‘sparring’ him (and by that, I mean lightly tapping him while blocking his uncalculated flails), I noticed his one core weakness. His hands were guarding his head, and not his stomach. It’s important to guard your head, especially if you’re his height, but not guarding your stomach is one of the worst things you can do in this class. Then, he started shooting towards me, probably trying to kick, when my instincts kicked in and I shot my foot right into his stomach. He went flying back just from the impact, and started instantly crying. I mean, I don’t blame him. He seemed like a nice kid. Then the instructor told me not to hit so hard next time as I was profusely apologizing to the kid. He went back to sit with his dad, and I went to sit down until the next match. In a few minutes, he went back to the waiting area and started talking with the other kids again. He was laughing about it. And I swear I heard him say “Yep she hit me right here!” in a tone that would make you think it happened 5 years go, not 5 minutes ago.
And that wasn’t even the first time it happened. Most other times, the kid took it a lot worse. I’m glad that this one took it in stride.
So if you were ever wondering why I don’t fight people, it’s because I don’t want to kill anyone. That kid had at least some training, while most people that I want to beat up have none.
Anyway, hope you guys have a wonderful afternoon, and peace out!
This is cool! I've always wanted to take martial arts, but I have too many siblings for my parents to spare any more time on me. XD
Wow, that's incredible! The only combat training I've had is what my parents' taught me and stuff from video games, so I would like to think that I can hold my own, but only if need be, since I hate confrontations. Regardless, have a good day
Never got further than yellow belt myself. I lacked the discipline necessary to keep going with it and my parents didn’t mind me moving on to other activities. It was around that time I started to get involved in theater, so as a plus physically weak I might be but my elocution improved and I can lie with the best of them.
While martial arts has always somewhat interested me, there are a few reasons why I don't do them
1. Lack of motivation
2. Lack of money
3. Don't like hurting people
True strength is having restraint and not doing something unto another even though you could.
You have the proper mindset, Twilight, and though some of your training may have not been up to par, you have learned the core lessons and the mentally behind the skills; defend and not to attack.
Never be afraid to defend yourself or others but do as you have been and use your mind first. It is your most powerful weapon.
Peace be with you.
Dude that's so cool