Adventures in Hawaii #2: Sparring

On my second and final day, we had sparring class.  The bad news was that I didn't bring my sparring gear from home. The good news was that a nice instructor their let me borrow his gear, which was a little to big for me, but not uncomfortably big. I was matched up with kids who were close to my age. One was Brown (I believe that is the second to last belt before black belt there), one was a green belt, but both were 13.  The do a 3 point system, which means 3 points to win.  They also have a different partnering system.  Other than that, the rules are the same as if you were at a tournament.  My first sparring round was with the brown belt. I noticed that they have many techniques of sparring, (I think that's interesting) and they seem to be they kind of people who wait for you to come to them before they attack. I got 3 points, the other boy got 2 points. Then, I started sparring the second guy. I actually lost that one because we were both tied and he snuck in a point while I was attacking.  I learned that an important thing to remember while sparring is blocking yourself as much as possible, even if you are attacking. After that, my dad and I went to talk to the instructor, Sifu Iverson, to trade our forms.

Wait for my next Kajukenbo story in "Adventures in Hawaii #3: Sharing Forms"!