Hey ita, I've almost got Emmett talked into Krav Maga as his non-baseball Fall activity. What's it like in beginners? How much conditioning vs. sparring?
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DavidS - Aug 06, 2009 7:31:18 pm PDT #18898 of 30000
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§ ita § - Aug 06, 2009 7:33:44 pm PDT #18899 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
How much conditioning vs. sparring?
If he's doing "our" (Krav Maga Association of America Inc) krav, there's not much sparring to start off with--it doesn't become mandatory until green belt. Condition from the git go, for sure, though. Whew. Man, do I miss muscle tone.
DavidS - Aug 06, 2009 7:36:51 pm PDT #18900 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
If he's doing "our" (Krav Maga Association of America Inc) krav
I'm pretty sure it's your group. I don't think he'd want to do the conditioning without some fighting though. But you must do blocks and striking early on, just not while sparring?
Burrell - Aug 06, 2009 7:38:25 pm PDT #18901 of 30000
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On the one and only day I went to krav, we did head butts, but I think the instructor was just showing off for ita.
erin_obscure - Aug 06, 2009 7:38:53 pm PDT #18902 of 30000
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§ ita § - Aug 06, 2009 7:38:57 pm PDT #18903 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't think he'd want to do the conditioning without some fighting though.
The regular classes build the reflexes for the fighting, so you have to take those and ingrain them first.
But you must do blocks and striking early on, just not while sparring?
Yup. That's the order of things.
WindSparrow - Aug 06, 2009 8:37:10 pm PDT #18904 of 30000
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Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Aug 06, 2009 10:48:12 pm PDT #18905 of 30000
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Sparky1 - Aug 07, 2009 4:24:36 am PDT #18907 of 30000
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Parent hivemind (if you're willing): My DH and I have a meeting with the lawyer this afternoon. For those of you that set up HEW trusts to care for your kids in case of your untimely demise, at what age did you put them in charge of the money (and why)?
I was the youngest child, and my parents' will didn't release the money from the trust they'd set up until I was 35 (yes, 35!) because they didn't want the residual estate to be divided up between us until I'd had a chance to get through college and grad school.