[Nick in NZ]

I was wondering if any instructors (or if you've seen other instructors) that have made a hilarious blooper, or said something completely stupid / funny out loud during combat?

I can remember a few incidents that come to mind that made me laugh

One time I was at the Saturday 9am Combat class and the instructor came out and said "Good evening everyone"..... we all laughed and he realised what he had said.

Another time we had a few new people in the class and we were going through the warmup and the instructor then said "Ok left foot forward"....then looked at one of the new people and said "Your other left foot love"

But the funniest one was when we went to do the group track one day and the instructor said "Split the room into a big circle"....... there were a few 'confused' people not knowing what to do! *L*

[grandnat]

I have trouble remembering body parts - frequently say ove your arms when I mean legs etc etc.

Once asked the class to take two big BREASTS instead of breaths.

Funniest that ever happened was in a Balance class. I often use a cue like "Challenge yourself give me an extra inch" - for the Warrior poses......

One day I used that cue and a lady in the second row said "That's what I asked my husband for last night"....at which point a lady in the front row went into uncontrollable hysterics and had to leave the room to stop laughing......

[*~Crazy~*]

I always manage to say 'aim right between the nose' instead of eyes. I tell my class lots of stories too which can be quite funny. Always get my left and right muddled up too. Have reduced myself to arm signals! lol

[Combatcrazycaf]

One of my (very good looking male combat instructors) always used to take the class with another instructor and he would always say at the beginning of the class 'He will take the first half of the class and then i will finish you off'. He said this once a young girl who was standing at the back of the room with several of her mates said 'Oh yes please'. We all burst out laughing and the instructor went bright red. He never said it again.

[Shane]

grandnat, on Apr 14 2008, 09:33 PM, said:

Funniest that ever happened was in a Balance class. I often use a cue like "Challenge yourself give me an extra inch" - for the Warrior poses......

One day I used that cue and a lady in the second row said "That's what I asked my husband for last night"....at which point a lady in the front row went into uncontrollable hysterics and had to leave the room to stop laughing......

Thats a crack up!! How funny.... also love the "Finish you off" story... I might actually use that one, see how many dirty minds in my class! :twisted:

I always confuse body parts too, like "slowly take your knees (rather than elbows) to your thighs"..... a bit tricky if you think about it!

Once I cued: "You have to go deep if you REALLY want your butt to hurt".... of course I was talking about combat stance, but some snickers from the class made me think I was taken a bit literally... 8-[

[Nick in NZ]

Another one that happened a couple of months was funny - track 3? 'put your hand in my hand'....
the instructor started the track doing uppercuts... he looked at me and another couple of the hardened 'regulars' and realised he was doing something different. He then stopped the track and said "Ok - everyone follow Nick at the front"! I was slightly embarrased...

We used to have an instructor who said once while we were stretching legs as far apart as possible with hands on the ground in front "Go down as far as it feels comfortable - if you get to low and can't get up I won't come down and help you"

another ex instructor said ages ago that when she started teaching combat she shuffled too far over to the left one day and ran out of stage, so she just kept shuffling right out the door!

[Placebo]

I was being videoed for QA last year when I shuffled back...right into the mirror! I turned around, and much to the hilarity of the participants, told the mirror I was "going to take you out!" with a few 'interesting' choreography elbows. Then we resumed the 'correct' choreography of the class.

What I didn't know, was my GFM actually viewed it with a Master Trainer :blush: :blush: :blush: Thank goodness they had a sense of humour!

[Shane]

I actually think that shows you are a good instructor Placebo!

You need to show you can "roll with it" and everyone makes mistakes at some point.... it all about recovery.

Sounds like you not only recovered, but you had a laugh about it and 'connected' with participants via a joke.
(Surely even Master Trainers would view that positively, provided it didnt happen 10 times during the track!)

[Mel]

geesh, I've had lots of these things before, but I can't seem to remember them anymore.

There's a multitude of them in balance where i've said "bring your elbow to your shoulder", or "keep your toes in line with your feet", or sometimes, particularly since I've been pregnant, I've been half way through a sentence and then stopped and said, "I can't actually remember how I was going to finish that sentence, oh well, just do it".

I do remember a time in combat I was cueing jacks and I said "jack it" which sounds like "jacket", so I followed with a comment about jackets, saying "would you prefer your jacket on or jack off"...........when I said that I couldn't cue for half a minute or so till I composed myself again.

There's only been once when I've been very very embarrassed. To this day I'm not really sure what I was trying to say, but what I said in combination with the position we were in was totally inappropriate. It was during Chasing Cars in balance, hip opener track, in lying modified half lotus (for non balancers imagine the knees opened apart). The chorrey for this track is first you do the move, then after 16 counts or so you place your hands on your thighs and press the knees out more for the next 16 counts.

At the part where you press your knees out, I happened to say "now take your hands down and touch yourself".

I was clueless to what I had said till I was getting odd looks from some front rowers.............I'd have to say that's the only comment that's truely embarrassed me to the point I think I even went red in the face. It still makes me cringe to think of that one!

[Abs218]

We had one instructor who teaches combat and attack and in Combat one day she said "Welcome to Body Comttack" we all looked at her and cracked up laughing at that new word she just made up. Pretty funny!

[Eryx]

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=hl86W7E7Njg

Watch the guy in a lightbrown, long sleeved shirt and very short white shorts! Amazing commitment.

Then at 1:04 watch as the guy in black clothes with some red part loses balance during the roundhouse kick challenge! Hahahahaha!

Sorry if this comes across as mean but seriously, this is hilarious!

[minorthreat]

Eryx, on May 15 2008, 01:45 AM, said:

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=hl86W7E7Njg

Watch the guy in a lightbrown, long sleeved shirt and very short white shorts! Amazing commitment.

Then at 1:04 watch as the guy in black clothes with some red part loses balance during the roundhouse kick challenge! Hahahahaha!

Sorry if this comes across as mean but seriously, this is hilarious!

I love the guy who falls over!!!

[Placebo]

I can't believe he just toppled over!

[Shane]

I think his jabs are too powerful for his own good....

=P~

LOL

[Nick in NZ]

I did my own blooper last night

during the Jump kick track 'Jump' - the instructor watched me as I cued the front kick before everyone else, then in the 2nd half of the track she said "What comes next Nick" and I cued the front kick again.

But during track 6 - can't remember the name of the track (startes off with a kata & "you don't have to feel so bad..." lyrics) she said the same thing "What comes next Nick" and I just went into a back kick instead of a front kick... *L* she looked at me and laughed. It's all fun and games!

[Combatcrazycaf]

Not really a blooper related to combat but in my Monday night combat class last night the instructor came in wearing a pair of short muay tai shorts, which became progressivley higher throughout the class. I think he was quite embarrassed but us girls didnt mind :biggrin:

[Shane]

I've seen those shorts on sale before and thought they look cool, but I dont like SHORT shorts for that exact reason. The boys dont' like public outings...... :blush:

[Nick in NZ]

I bought a pair of shorts like that - I think they are actually Nike running shorts, but hey, they were on special!

Once last year our male instructor was taking the tuesday class on a hot summers evening - I think it was close to 30 degrees outside, and it was more than that in the gym (even with the fans / air cond on) and everyone was sweaty and my clothes were sticking to my body.
We were doing the Muay Thai track and I heard a rip sound and the front of the instructors pants ripped open. (I still can't understand why Combat instructors have to wear long pants).
He was slightly embarrassed, but kept on going, and did his best to hide his 'equipment' for the rest of the class. - he gets top marks as far as I am concerned!

[Shane]

Nick in NZ, on Jul 17 2008, 07:30 PM, said:

(I still can't understand why Combat instructors have to wear long pants).

We dont have to wear long pants, but speaking for myself I dont like anything above the knee.....

I keep thinking that if I do a big jump knee on stage, the angles might mean a big view for my front row members!!

:shock:

[-dee-]

Nick in NZ, on Jul 17 2008, 11:00 AM, said:

I bought a pair of shorts like that - I think they are actually Nike running shorts, but hey, they were on special!

Once last year our male instructor was taking the tuesday class on a hot summers evening - I think it was close to 30 degrees outside, and it was more than that in the gym (even with the fans / air cond on) and everyone was sweaty and my clothes were sticking to my body.
We were doing the Muay Thai track and I heard a rip sound and the front of the instructors pants ripped open. (I still can't understand why Combat instructors have to wear long pants).
He was slightly embarrassed, but kept on going, and did his best to hide his 'equipment' for the rest of the class. - he gets top marks as far as I am concerned!

How on earth do pants rip in the FRONT :shock: ?