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Geez, why don’t you throw in a few machine-gun totin’ thugs while you’re at it!!! Nah, just kiddin ya! 😉
I think my reaction in this situation would be to go for the one hand pluck. Of course, if this guy had super-long arms I probably couldn’t get the counter and break the choke. Hey!!! There’s a guy at BrandX who could probably lift me with his left hand! Maybe I’ll ask him for some help…. 🙄 😆
If I didn’t feel Krav had changed me, I would seriously question the way I train. Krav is supposed to change you… change the way you react, how you observe. It is not instinct to throw your body at someone swinging a baseball bat at your head. However, to correctly defend a baseball bat strike, you must charge your assailant; \”dive\” into that that space between the trap muscle and the neck. Some things just don’t come naturally; that’s what Krav’s for.
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quote \”LauraR\:I’m hoping some of my friends will pop in here and post how it felt to do the test. Watching was very intense but I don’t think I could even begin to describe what they went through.Howdy Laura! 😉
quote :…in general, how is a person tested?Good question! I had the same question before my lvl 1 test. I’d never been tested in any form of martial arts before so I had no idea what to expect…except that it was gonna be tough!
Our test started with a warmup. The warmup for the lvl 1 test @ BrandX lasted about 2 1/2 hrs. We reviewed all the techniques that were going to be covered in the test and the Sifus did an excellent job of tiring us before the actual test started. Everything from throwing knees, breaking chokes, inside/outside defenses, and throwing kicks was covered…in depth. When all the Sifu’s/instructors were satisfied we were \”ready\” for the test, they pulled out their notebooks and started grading our techniques.
We went through all the techniques we covered in the warmup, in the same order. The only thing differing between the test and the warmup was when it came to performing the individual techniques. To begin with, all students were assigned a partner at the beginning (before the warmup). During the test, when we were being graded for individual techniques, all the pairs of students had to decide who would be designated \”A\” and who would be \”B\” (Or was it the sifu’s who determined \”A’s\” and \”B’s\”?). All the \”A’s\” would line up on one side of the mat, the \”B’s\” on the other. Going down the line, the sifus/instructors would have the individual groups step out and have the \”A\” perform a technique. The individual performing the technique would be graded on his performance. Sometimes individuals were asked to perform the technique multiple times (not neccessarily a bad thing 😉 ). When all the groups had their \”A’s\” tested, the \”B’s\” took their turn performing the technique. This went all the way through the line. Both \”A’s\” and \”B’s\” performing all the techniques. After about 2 hrs. 15 min. of testing, we had gone through all our techniques. Before we were finished, however, the sifus/instructors had us do one last endurance drill. We were all extrememly fatigued, some of us (maybe all) dehydrated, and ready to throw in the towel. The sifus/instructors wanted to see who would be able to pull it together for the last few minutes and still throw good, hard punches…something a lot of us had been practicing for a year. It’s funny how hard it becomes to throw a simple, straight, hard punch when you’re that tired! It’s at this time that all your past training comes into play. If you’ve practiced right, you’ll pull through. If you’ve been sloppy in your training, it could become very difficult. Anyway, all of those testing pulled it together for the last endurance drill, and made it to the end of the test. And man, did it feel good when the sifus/instructors announced, \”You’re done!\”. Lol, when I got home at 5:30 p.m. I hit the showers, then slept right through ’til eight o’clock the next morning!
Having taken the test, the best advice I can give you in preparation for your test is four-fold: train hard, train right, never give up, and be aggressive. If you do these things, you will survive your lvl 1 test. Heck, you might even survive if you happen to get in a street fight! 😉
Good luck on your test.
P.S. Try not to worry about the test too much…worrying just makes it worse. Some of the students were practically sick minutes before the test. Taking the test is hard enough, taking it when you feel sick (or are suffering from a hangover 😆 ) will make the test harder than it needs to be.
