bugatabugata
Orange Belt
Hi guys,
Long term lurker/relative newbie here -- have been busting my behind at taekwondo (both literally and figuratively) for about a year now. My issue is that my favorite part of practice is sparring (it's just pure adrenaline-fueled fun!); but, because the school I attend is small and more on the family-friendly side (i.e. a bunch of kids at the advanced classes), we spar a couple of times a month, if that, and when we do, it's no-contact.
I adore and respect the sabum, and have absolutely no desire to switch schools, as long as he keeps teaching there, but I'd really like to test myself against somebody that's in the same age/weight/sex/skill set and, well, do some actual "contact" sparring. Any advice on how to bring this up to the Master, without sounding like an overly-confident, violent tool? Is there anything else I could do, short of picking fights at bars :wink1:?
Thank you for your help and advice!
Long term lurker/relative newbie here -- have been busting my behind at taekwondo (both literally and figuratively) for about a year now. My issue is that my favorite part of practice is sparring (it's just pure adrenaline-fueled fun!); but, because the school I attend is small and more on the family-friendly side (i.e. a bunch of kids at the advanced classes), we spar a couple of times a month, if that, and when we do, it's no-contact.
I adore and respect the sabum, and have absolutely no desire to switch schools, as long as he keeps teaching there, but I'd really like to test myself against somebody that's in the same age/weight/sex/skill set and, well, do some actual "contact" sparring. Any advice on how to bring this up to the Master, without sounding like an overly-confident, violent tool? Is there anything else I could do, short of picking fights at bars :wink1:?
Thank you for your help and advice!