You're probably at your prime age for competing. Competition isn't a kids-only thing.Excuse? So I do have a chance to compete in spite of my age?
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You're probably at your prime age for competing. Competition isn't a kids-only thing.Excuse? So I do have a chance to compete in spite of my age?
As already stated; Ask your fellow students to spar or check out other gyms.
We have scheduled open sparring & grappling times at my school every week. Others do as well.
As to your age...I'm very soon to be 64, competed yesterday. Had a great time getting rolled by a younger heavier gentleman because there was no one in my division. Won my second match and in a final faced the same I lost to in the first and out pointed him due to being in better overall physical shape.
Age is but a number.
LOL...Wish I could get my wife to feel the same. Certainly have had her support for our 40 years but plain thinks I'm foolish to still be doing this.Fricken' Danny. That SO rocks.
Tell her we think it’s awesome. I’m sure the opinions of some random people on an Internet forum will sway her.LOL...Wish I could get my wife to feel the same. Certainly have had her support for our 40 years but plain thinks I'm foolish to still be doing this.
I’ve only been married for going on 12 years, and we’ve been together going on 16 years. So I won’t pretend to know nearly as much about wives as you do. But one thing I do know - they think pretty much everything we do is “foolish.” Then again, can you really blame them? After all, guys don’t really grow up, we just get older.LOL...Wish I could get my wife to feel the same. Certainly have had her support for our 40 years but plain thinks I'm foolish to still be doing this.
Yeah, that’ll work. About as effectively as my 7 year old daughter pointing out the things she thinks are acceptable just because her friends do it.Tell her we think it’s awesome. I’m sure the opinions of some random people on an Internet forum will sway her.
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Don't get me wrong, you might've left it a bit late to represent at the Olympics...
But other competition?
I'll be competing this year, and I'm 40.
I’ve only been married for going on 12 years, and we’ve been together going on 16 years. So I won’t pretend to know nearly as much about wives as you do. But one thing I do know - they think pretty much everything we do is “foolish.” Then again, can you really blame them? After all, guys don’t really grow up, we just get older.
Yeah, that’ll work. About as effectively as my 7 year old daughter pointing out the things she thinks are acceptable just because her friends do it.
Excuse? So I do have a chance to compete in spite of my age?
Hahahaha so so true... Seinfeld is genius... seriously whenever I have a catchup with some friends, can guarantee every single time there'll be a reference to or using an example from a Seinfeld episode XDYou can do it. You just need to find your inner “katra”...
Is there no situation in life that can’t be compared to a Seinfeld episode?
And here I was holding back on commenting on the thread , "From Okinawa to Korea". Is that the sequel to "Rochelle, Rochelle" and her journey from Milan to Minsk"?Hahahaha so so true... Seinfeld is genius... seriously whenever I have a catchup with some friends, can guarantee every single time there'll be a reference to or using an example from a Seinfeld episode XD
Hopefully George won’t run Bette Middler over at home plate before the play opens this time.And here I was holding back on commenting on the thread , "From Okinawa to Korea". Is that the sequel to "Rochelle, Rochelle" and her journey from Milan to Minsk"?
Sounds great, thanks for the advice.To your original question, a few thoughts:
- You can't practice sparring without a partner, but you can practice for sparring without one. Heavy bag, double-end bag, shadow boxing, etc. will all contribute to your sparring ability and do not require a partner.
- Many MMA gyms seem to have open-mat time, and some (perhaps all - not sure) allow folks from outside the gym to come in to spar/roll. The same may be true of some boxing gyms. I'd be careful to not talk yourself up, so folks don't think you're looking to prove anything. At the very least, you might find a willing sparring partner at one of those locations, someone interested in getting together from time to time. You might also ask around at Karate schools - check with the instructor and see if he would pass the request along to appropriate students.
- Look to spar outside your art and especially outside your school. You want exposure to different approaches, as that will sharpen you faster.
You're probably at your prime age for competing. Competition isn't a kids-only thing.