Most annoying moments on the focus pads

[Kato011]

I had this guy who kept the mitts away from me and told me to strike, but he was to far from me. He said sth to the effect i had to keep the distance since im kinda tall.
He was the boxing coach btw

Seriously being a kid (13) practicing tae kwon do i right kicked the pads and my friend was holding it so weak, pads flew away and ended up crashing in the wall, taking down and breaking a pair of ancient teacher's pictures.
My 'sabon' didnt take it to well.
Of course, i left that class thinking i was a hell of a kicker.
Fact is, my friends grip was weak as sh*t.. or maybe both ;)

[ambertch]

Originally Posted by hxcore3000

Just wondering how many of you out there have had to work focus mitts with a complete moron, if so what are some of your most annoying moments.

Mine for one happened today. I was working on the mitts just working on slipping, parrying, bobbing and weaving. My partner however was a complete know it all, who just so happens to have just started boxing a few weeks ago. So I'm working on my drills and every time I go to bob the hook he angles it downwards last minute and hits my head. Every time I go to slip a jab or cross he punches where my head is moving. And when I'm working on parrying he doubles up his punches everytime. Not too mention he holds his hooks so far out that I end up throwing a cross and his uppercuts are damn near up to his forehead. Oh and to top it, every time he hits me he says " gotta be quicker or else their going to tag you everytime".

Well you should get better defense then Most of the time when I see coaches do seriously padwork for REAL, everything is fair game. You just have to be on the lookup for anything that will come your way.

One big thing that really annoys me if I'm not training with people who know what they're doing, is that they don't throw for real. It fucks you up since you're like "why would I move my head for this attack that wouldn't even hit me if I just stood still?" I don't want to say it and sound like an ass, though.

[chino0503]

only 1 person holds the pads for me.... and that's my coach.

[singdawg]

Originally Posted by ambertch

One big thing that really annoys me if I'm not training with people who know what they're doing, is that they don't throw for real. It fucks you up since you're like "why would I move my head for this attack that wouldn't even hit me if I just stood still?" I don't want to say it and sound like an ass, though.

This is what I dislike, especially when they don't throw for real, or when you throw for real but they keep the mitts to far away from their face (outwards or sideways). Grr.

I've hit many a noobs between the pads.

[Scruff Dog]

Originally Posted by Snubnoze707

I had this russian guy try and tell me that you aren't supposed to catch with the mits, you just leave the mit there and let them hit it. I tried to correct him to no avail.

isnt this the fucking worst?

[DrBdan]

Originally Posted by ambertch

Well you should get better defense then Most of the time when I see coaches do seriously padwork for REAL, everything is fair game. You just have to be on the lookup for anything that will come your way.

One big thing that really annoys me if I'm not training with people who know what they're doing, is that they don't throw for real. It fucks you up since you're like "why would I move my head for this attack that wouldn't even hit me if I just stood still?" I don't want to say it and sound like an ass, though.

Originally Posted by singdawg

This is what I dislike, especially when they don't throw for real, or when you throw for real but they keep the mitts to far away from their face (outwards or sideways). Grr.

I've hit many a noobs between the pads.

+1. I was guilty of this when I was a noob but it only took my trainer telling me to throw for real once to fix it. You shouldn't have a problem telling a new guy to throw for real since it affects your training and also affects anyone else that trains with the guy after.

The other pet peeve I have is people who get a rhythm going with drills. For example, you are doing a basic kick checking drill: I kick, he checks, pause, repeat. You're supposed to watch for your partner to start kicking before you check but it's easy to get into a rhythm and just check automatically without really watching. I try to switch up the timing so they have to actually watch but noobs (myself included once upon a time) tend to just get into a rhythm which defeats the purpose of the drill.

[Five by Five]

Originally Posted by DrBdan

+1. I was guilty of this when I was a noob but it only took my trainer telling me to throw for real once to fix it. You shouldn't have a problem telling a new guy to throw for real since it affects your training and also affects anyone else that trains with the guy after.

The other pet peeve I have is people who get a rhythm going with drills. For example, you are doing a basic kick checking drill: I kick, he checks, pause, repeat. You're supposed to watch for your partner to start kicking before you check but it's easy to get into a rhythm and just check automatically without really watching. I try to switch up the timing so they have to actually watch but noobs (myself included once upon a time) tend to just get into a rhythm which defeats the purpose of the drill.

Damn, i have to rethink my feeding and how i hit the pads, i am guilty of both of these in the extreme.

[surfer dude]

You have to be patient with n00bs. It takes too long to pick it up by "osmosis", so, communicate and instruct. If you have difficulty saying anything to them, for fear of hurt feelings etc. you cannot teach. Always presume they know nothing, and make them prove you were wrong, if it is not the case.

If they have difficulty excepting instruction and/or constructive criticism from a training partner, then that is their failure. Make whomever's BBQ it is, aware of it after the session too.

[jkt]

Originally Posted by stu3ufc

When people hold both pads arms width apart!! wtf!!!

THIS!

I can put up with the other stuff (for a little while). I cannot deal with people that hold the pads far apart (even after you correct them).

[surfer dude]

Originally Posted by jkt

THIS!

I can put up with the other stuff (for a little while). I cannot deal with people that hold the pads far apart (even after you correct them).

While positive reinforcement is the best tactic, sometimes aversion therapy is needed for the hard headed. That is, an errant punch in the chest, or if need be, 3, will get them over that quickly.