tmd
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Post by tmd on Jul 28, 2014 16:16:59 GMT -5
Ok, so knockdown is a 1 round fight with extensions but we all know in reality most go 2 and finals 3 or even 4.
I have felt for a long time that the lack of a proper rest between rounds as every other fighting art gets has a negative effect on the quality of rounds 2,3 and 4.
For sure it makes it a harder test and obviously we all train accordingly but we cannot lose sight on the fact that events rely on spectators and I feel they deserve a better show of skill rather than it degenerating into an attritional slugging match.
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Post by MMX on Jul 28, 2014 17:14:20 GMT -5
I would agree with that.
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Post by Ros on Jul 29, 2014 1:34:08 GMT -5
Me too.
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Post by GJEC on Jul 29, 2014 2:41:47 GMT -5
Sabaki Challenge rules have a one minute rest between rounds 1 & 2, with no decision after the first round unless 6 points are in the bag.
Makes preparation fairly straightforward as the time is known long beforehand.
Promotion tests (1st Dan) are 10 x 1 minutes with 15 seconds rest.
Gary
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Post by senshido on Jul 29, 2014 3:42:47 GMT -5
I would also like to see drinks allowed during the rest period in knockdown fights
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tmd
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Post by tmd on Jul 29, 2014 4:17:48 GMT -5
What I have in mind is a proper break, take on fluids - talk to the coach etc... maybe even a stool lol!
....Maybe we could break new ground at the Scottish Open 2015??
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Post by GJEC on Jul 29, 2014 4:24:44 GMT -5
Even in bare knuckle you had 30 seconds to 'come up to scratch'. I hate seeing referees decide a fighter is okay (without seeing a doctor) after a good head kick that scored waza-ari (3 points in SC)
In my opinion that should merit a 30 second break as well.
Gary
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Post by alan on Jul 29, 2014 9:53:08 GMT -5
I would also like to see drinks allowed during the rest period in knockdown fights You guys north of the border can`t even wait for the sayonara party hey!? All joking apart i cannot see an argument against it, with the breaks or drinks. |
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Post by tmd on Jul 29, 2014 10:49:55 GMT -5
I think it's just a hang over from the past where the idea was Knockdown was a 1 round fight with extensions, as the extensions were unplanned there was no allowance for a rest break. I do know this gives those of us who train for 4 min rounds an advantage as I've heard Kick Boxers etc get caught out by the lack of rest. But Quality suffers so I say lets lead the way. I will speak with Kancho Paul and see if we can introduce it for our closed Novice event this November and see if the quality improves.
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Post by shugyo on Aug 4, 2014 9:28:20 GMT -5
Ditto!!  |
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Post by kyokanrik on Aug 9, 2014 9:11:44 GMT -5
Hard to imagine how it could possibly hurt anything.
Question now becomes, what's more important to the organiztion heads and/or event organizers: quality of the test that the fight presents the fighters(current format), or the quality of the fight itself in regards to what the spectators get/expect.
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