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- From: mallon@hsi.com (Dan Mallon-Kraft)
- Subject: Re: poor technique
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- References: <4366@unisql.UUCP> <JON.92Dec14165354@zeus.med.utah.edu> <4449@unisql.UUCP>
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 19:51:00 GMT
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- In article <4449@unisql.UUCP> wrat@unisql.UUCP (wharfie) writes:
- >In article <JON.92Dec14165354@zeus.med.utah.edu> jon@zeus.med.utah.edu (Jonathan Byrd) writes:
- <>Some competitors will let their blows penetrate just a little past the
- <>contact point. These blows are often fast, powerful, and accurate.
- <>The only thing "poor" about them is the fact that they make contact,
- <>which is against the rules. Rules notwithstanding, hard contact
- <
- < To my way of thinking, deliberately disregarding agreed upoun
- <rules to hurt your opponent is poor technique, in fact, it's the worst
- <possible technique.
-
- It's absolutely disgusting as far as I'm concerned.
-
- < Many years ago I was at a judo tournament on the East Coast.
- <One competitor was winning most of his matches with a standing arm lock:
- <he'd snap on some variation of wake-gatame and throw himself to the mat.
- <He'd do this with such speed and disregard for the safety of his opponent
- <that he broke two arms before the other person had time to surrender. He
- <was more concerned with winning the match than with anything else. Yes,
- <his technique was very good, since even when people knew what to expect
- <he'd still break their arms. Yes, his technique was very bad, since he
- <could not apply it in safe and controlled manner.
-
- Was this event before the rule about standing arm-locks went into effect?
- My understanding is that when applying an arm-lock in competition from
- the standing position, you must allow the opponent an opportunity to
- submit.
-
- Was nothing done to reprimand the competitor? These are the people that
- really give MA a bad name.
-
- Dan
-