Thanks so much for your solicitude in trying to make sure the little red belt lady didn't strain herself kicking too high during today's drill. It's OK, though. She can hit the paddle even if you hold it up at shoulder height. No, really. She can!
Or: Drop the condescending grin and the attitude and raise the thing above waist height, or she's liable to "accidentally" miss and kick you someplace guaranteed to make sure you never "go easy" on her again.
See, I don't mind when big black belt men try to go easy on me. Partly because they generally don't, and partly because when I let them know I don't need them to, they take me seriously. I'm sure they still hold back to a certain extent, but it's not so obvious as to be insulting.
A significantly lower-belt male? Dude. Don't even.
Or: Drop the condescending grin and the attitude and raise the thing above waist height, or she's liable to "accidentally" miss and kick you someplace guaranteed to make sure you never "go easy" on her again.
See, I don't mind when big black belt men try to go easy on me. Partly because they generally don't, and partly because when I let them know I don't need them to, they take me seriously. I'm sure they still hold back to a certain extent, but it's not so obvious as to be insulting.
A significantly lower-belt male? Dude. Don't even.