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lvwhitebir
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My students and I visited a local tournament over the weekend. One of them, a 16 year old teen, was disqualified from his sparring match due to excessive contact.
From what I can gather from talking with both the event coordinator and the student (I was unable to see the match), the match was tied with one point remaining. Both students rushed in to get the point and my student kicked the other in the stomach giving him, basically, a standing knockout. The student fell to the floor with difficulty breathing. EMS was called and the student was tended to, with the EMS giving him permission to go home.
My student has had very small problems in the past with excessive contact and is young. He was warned earlier the match regarding contact. My question is, should I punish him and if so, how? I want him to understand that he caused an extremely dangerous situation. Any suggestions?
WhiteBirch
From what I can gather from talking with both the event coordinator and the student (I was unable to see the match), the match was tied with one point remaining. Both students rushed in to get the point and my student kicked the other in the stomach giving him, basically, a standing knockout. The student fell to the floor with difficulty breathing. EMS was called and the student was tended to, with the EMS giving him permission to go home.
My student has had very small problems in the past with excessive contact and is young. He was warned earlier the match regarding contact. My question is, should I punish him and if so, how? I want him to understand that he caused an extremely dangerous situation. Any suggestions?
WhiteBirch