Don't Sneeze!

This actually happened about a year ago, but I was just thinking about it tonight and decided to post it.
I was in my third year of Tkd. There was also a man, in his mid 20's attending. He was a "boxer" and made himself out to be a tough guy, kind of an, "Im better than you" attitude. Well, I was paired up with him for self defense. We were doing different holds, joint locks, a little bit of ground fighting, and it all went smoothly. Well, then we were told to do one and two step sparring.

Now, we'll usually do this from a natural position. So, it starts off with everything going fine. Our instructor goes over to help two younger students. My partner punches, i block it, i forget what I did next, i went to finish with a roundhouse kick, well as i go for the roundhouse, he suddenly sneezes, and i guess as an instinct, brings his head to his hand. However, his head also went into the path of my roundhouse. This kick wasn't even hard, I mean, its one step punching, you aren't trying to hurt the person, it was maybe half my strength. It caught him just right though apparently. I hit him in the chin, and my instructor turns around, sees him stumble back a few steps, then fall down, out cold for about 10 or 15 seconds. Before I could give an explanation I was being yelled at and was down doing 100 pushups. Of course later he explained what happened and my instructor apologized to me. However, this guy was never looked at for being so tough again, he also never showed back up. I felt really bad afterwards, I apologized and I guess it wasn't really my fault, I just feel as if I should have been able to stop the kick.

Yes, I have been there.

When I was about 15 or 16 (blue belt) I was at a sparring class one night. Everything was going fine, we were doing 5 minute (or so) rounds and rotating people around the room.

I get paired up with a somewhat younger girl, maybe 13 years old, a little shorter than me. She actually fought pretty aggressively (in the sense that she was all about attack). Problem was, she was not very good.

She comes charging in with the typical leaning jabs and backfists, point style. I am working my footwork and defense mostly. However, one time she charges me, and sort of catches me off guard. Out of instinct, I raise my leg to do a shin block. *WHAM* She runs face first into my knee.

Bleeding, and crying. Oh Lord, here comes all the high ranks. "What happened?" I tell them, since she is still crying. Everybody seems satisfied that it was an accident.

Except for one brown belt, a guy known as "Doc". He comes up to me after class and quietly gives me the speech about what he'll do to me if I ever bust up a girl again. I am terrified, and angry because it really WAS an accident.

Needless to say, I was SUPER careful at the next few sparring classes when I was paired with any females.

I used to go round to my friend's flat for mamoth weekends of drinking, weed and horror movies (Why cant I be 19 again? ). He had a third floor flat in a house with a communal stairway.He was very lazy so when I arrived he would always lean out the window and throw his keys down so I could let myself in.
One day I get to the top of the stairs and he leaps out of his front door wearing a 'faceless' mike myers type mask, his girlfriends flowery dress and brandishing a machete!!
Instinct took over and I smacked him and put him on his arse. He had done it as a joke and now he is sat crying on his landing. I felt terrible anyway, but when I helped him off with the mask I had split his lip open really badly.
He forgave me after a few beers and we laughed about it for years after. I know its not strictly on topic, but its as close as I can get.

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I used to go round to my friend's flat for mamoth weekends of drinking, weed and horror movies (Why cant I be 19 again? ). .He was very lazy so when I arrived he would always lean out the window and throw his keys down so I could let myself in.

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Hey,Its me! how are you doing man? Long time no see!