I generally do a pretty good job of protecting my nose, at the expense of every other part of my body....I've only had four nosebleeds from sparring (that I noticed..you know).
Two of them came from that same young lady with the pinky toe thing. I won't cheat and throw power, to keep her off me, and I'm too slow and awkward to avoid/counter her strikes...(and she's reeeeeally well trained at kickboxing). It's a humbling experience to get beat on...even at 50% pressure (in the school I was at, we're encouraged to spar pretty intensely, but with control, and technique...sparring levels were generally decribed by pressure, not contact...which was a given). by someone who's only 2/3 of your body weight.
I enjoyed JP catching me with a beaut of a knee at my 2nd NY throwdown (san da rules)...I sounded like B Arthur trying to say 'I'm Good' upon inquiries as to my readiness to continue. I spent the rest of the round, trying to repay the knee, which was the surreal bit...racing the clock in a sparring round.
Two of them came from that same young lady with the pinky toe thing. I won't cheat and throw power, to keep her off me, and I'm too slow and awkward to avoid/counter her strikes...(and she's reeeeeally well trained at kickboxing). It's a humbling experience to get beat on...even at 50% pressure (in the school I was at, we're encouraged to spar pretty intensely, but with control, and technique...sparring levels were generally decribed by pressure, not contact...which was a given). by someone who's only 2/3 of your body weight.
I enjoyed JP catching me with a beaut of a knee at my 2nd NY throwdown (san da rules)...I sounded like B Arthur trying to say 'I'm Good' upon inquiries as to my readiness to continue. I spent the rest of the round, trying to repay the knee, which was the surreal bit...racing the clock in a sparring round.
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