This question is to instructors and coaches,?
what do you think about a student entering a martial arts(any martial art-bjj, wrestling, takewondo, boxing,) tounament that they're not ready for .but has a high chance of losing but they 're eager to enter and does this have any effect on your choice
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This situation has actually come up for me a couple of times.
I have nothing against open tournaments. In fact, I think they are much better than school or system exclusive ones; you get a good chance to see what else is out there and how it applies. In that regard, when I have had students tell me about open tournaments in which they are interested, I encourage them to go - if only to spectate if nothing else.
As it pertains directly to your question, I cannot make the decision to enter a tournament for an adult student. I can strongly urge against competition, or state that I think he/she need more practice to stand a chance, though. Luckily, most tournaments give plenty of notice, so if a student wants to train more intensely to enter, I oblige. This is beneficial to the student since it also helps with his/her material.
Under aged students, though, I feel a higher sense of obligation toward, and if I think they stand a strong possibility of getting hurt or injured, I speak with the parents and voice my concerns. Of course, that same choice is ultimately on the shoulders of the parents.
If a student enters a tournament against my suggestions, I hold no malice. One can learn much from losing just as from winning. I would be more upset with a student that doesn't enter a tournament when I think he/she should!
If your going to a point tournament, I think it is all about learning and having fun. Who cares if you win or not. If you learn somthing about yourself or about your art then you have won, reguardless weather you bring home a plastic trophy. I say its a good thing. I've fought in point tounaments, back in the day, I've won some and I've lost some but I always had fun with it. I've learned from them so for me that's all that matters.
I am not an instructor, but I say if they are eager to go, even if they are not ready, let them go, when they get beat...they will learn from their foolishness and train more, so next time they will be better. If you dont let them go, they will still think they are good enough and wont train as if their life depended on it.
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I'm not a instructor or coach. However in my gym, there's this one guy who took fight with a guy with record of 7-3. The guy from my gym has NO fighting experience. His strikes really suck big time and his take down isn't too good. However his ground game isn't too bad.My coach tried to talk him out of it but someone else got this fight for him. My feeling is he's a fool. It's very dangerous to do a such thing when you're not ready.
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First, never put a student in danger. Most tournaments are safe and well officiated so,If the student is eager to enter, knowing that you feel they are not ready, let them go. Be there to provide support and look for the teachable moment after they compete. Discuss what went well, what can be improved and how to train more effectively.
I view these students in two broad catagories depending on the individual: those with kokoro (heart/spirit) and those who do not respect their instructor's opinion. The first group will learn and grow if you work though the losing process with them. The later group may gain more respect if you are correct and they lose, but I find the growth in this group to be slower and more difficult regardless of outcome.
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i'm not an instructor but a student.if they are really eager and they have heart, spirit & belief in themselves, let them go even if it's against your advice
remember it's a learning experience. they could learn something from their fight that will develope their skills in what ever art they are doing/or be a person in life.
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