Lee Price 3rd Dan Grading, sparring section

This is a short collage of the sparring section from my 3rd Dan grading on the 16th December 2007. This was after a killer start to the grading and i have honestly never been so tired in my entire life. It was a truely fantastic experience and I would like to share parts of it with you!

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• evade
• black
• belt
• school
• freestyle
• karate
• kickboxing
• sparring
• shorai

[roseastackpapper]

hey man im 16 years old and im in boxing. i been doiin this for about a year. do you have any special tips that will give me the edge in the ring? Cause you seem really skilled. i'll appreciate it.

[Semimaru]

@roseastackpapper Hiya mate, the best advice I can give you is stick at it! The more you do anything the better you will get, always look to those more experienced, fitter and stronger than you. When you can, always train with a partner that is better than you and you will improve faster. Train your ass off and stay the path, this is the way to become great!

The best edges to have are to be more experienced and most importantly fitter!

[Jimmietrash]

you sur, earned that belt, this has been one of the best videos i have seen on youtube for sparring/testing. I just started at premiere martial arts under Sifu Mark Casey myself and cannot wait for this stuff right here that pushes you past your limit and then a lil bit further. congrats and i wish you the best, thank you for the video.

[Semimaru]

@Jimmietrash thanks for taking the time to comment, I hope your training goes well mate! :D

[brageritu]

haha this looked like the 100 opponents thing, how many opponents where there?

[Semimaru]

@brageritu haha i dont think i would have survived 100! If I remember right I had 7 matches this grading, watch the video and count :P for twice the fun count how many times i get hit! :P

[tronk9]

You definitely earned your belts didn't you? Very impressed with the sparring and your overall level if fitness. Makes me want to train hard for 2nd Dan. Thanks for sharing such an inspirational video. :)

[ragingsax0]

excellent grading

[jamie677667]

very impressive!!

[Semimaru]

ouch! the protective gear really makes a huge difference, im sure the sparring would be very different without it!

Its great to hear from a martial artist all the way from Japan :)