Scary part though: One of the assistant instructors in my class was competing in Grand Champions men’s division. His competition was younger than him (he’s 47) so he was worried that his endurance compared to them. As I was waiting to spar, I was watching him spar a guy who was 25 at most. He was doing okay, it was only the first round. I looked away for literally one second to watch the reds sparring and when I looked back, our guy was lying on the ground and his opponent was walking away from him. At first I thought he got winded and passed out when I heard someone behind me say “oh my god he got kicked in the neck!”
My friend next to me said “I think he knocked out”. I felt like my heart stopped, I was so afraid for him. He started coming out of it and got up and sat down in the chair in his corner.
The rules for Grand Champions were “Light-head-contact only”. This not only hit A in the neck, but at full force. It was enough to get him disqualified. One of the moms in our class called our teacher who was out of town for the weekend to tell him what happened. He is pissed and so is our master who wanted to know this kids name, teacher and institute.
I’ve seen this kid at tournaments and seminars before. He always looks and acts like he doesn’t give a shit. He always keeps his hands down while sparring.
After I was done, I went and talked with my Master. She told me that A was disoriented, couldn’t remember what day or month it was. After I got home I texted my teacher and asked him how A was, he said he was regaining his memory and was going to be okay.
What do you do after this?
