How Karate Sparring Gear Saved My Face

ed out loud.balance with little jabs with his left hand.
I couldn't help myself. The emotional blast of adrenalineAll of a sudden, he threw a vicious right hand. I
was so intense, my body could only cope with the joltinstinctively ducked it, which I later realized he wanted
by releasing it through laughter.me to do. His right hand whistled past my ear, and the
Why was I laughing so hard?energy from the punch kept him moving...moving...into a
Because I was dead.quick twirl and then "THWAP!"...I heard the impact more
Well, not really dead as in the literal sense. But if my lifethan felt it.
was a karate movie, I would have been one of thoseA deadly spinning back fist to my skull. Luckily he pulled
ninjas getting hammered unconscious by the hero withthe strike, and his fist was padded, and my head was
a single blow.protected with the karate sparring gear. The impact
I was standing in the karate dojo, with full foam rubbercould have been much, much worse. Glad he was a
armor on. I had karate sparring gear on my head,real gentleman about it and didn't try to hurt me. I
hands, chest, shins and feet. I felt like a gladiator. Theshook my melon and then broke out laughing.
only problem is that I am still horrible at karate.I would have been dead in real life, or at least in the
I was "pretend sparring" with an amateur muay thaimovies...a ninja laying uncconscious for sure. I laughed
kickboxer that had crazy skills. He was taking it realso hard my partner started laughing. Our "pretend
easy on me.sparring" session was over. I was sweating like a fat
The armor had given me a little confidence, and I wasman trying to return cold soup at a restaurant.
throwing my right kicks about waist high, and even aAnother great workout at my karate dojo over...I feel
few punches at him. He could block all my attacks withgreat and I have lost over 7 pounds in just the last 2
ease, and kept staring at me, keeping me slightly offmonths.