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I was 14 years old, and had a history in various martial arts. Judo, KB, Karate. I had grew out of karate, I literally hated it, and wanted to fight. So my mom took me over to a ju-jitsu class at the local community centre (ABA gym underneath, wish I would have went there). Being tall for my age (but slim back then), they stuck me with the adults on a separate day. I was the youngest by 11 years, these were grown men, and all were blue/brown/black belts. They literally kicked the shite out of me for months.

Then one night I am sparring one of the instructors. He was 25, and a black belt. He was doing all sorts of shite trying to show off and drop me, looking back, he should never have been going so hard on what was just a kid. Anyway, I avoided his shots as had learnt they feckin hurt, then cracked him with a straight right while moving backwards.

BOOOM !! He hit the deck like a sniper had taken him out. A few seconds later people started to realise he was completely out and ran over. As well as putting him to sleep, I had smashed his cheekbone in pretty bad. I only saw him once after that, a week later when he came it to 'get something', and even then one side of his face was black. I left not long after as my mom finally believed I could handle the big world.

That was my first KO.

In my first amateur fight the other lad was boxing in his home town and all his family and friends were there chanting his name! pretty intimidating for a 14 year old novice boxer. After being on the receiving end of a 30 second bombardment I kept my composure and dropped him in the first, then stopped him in the second! SILENCE!! Great memory.

One minute I was feinting with the jab and the next minute (or so it seemed) I was sat on the bottom rope being tended to..

I'll get me coat...

I suppose it can be both ways.

accidentally dropped my friend pretty heavily in the gym! we were sparring about 70% speed, and i had been drilling countering the jab with a right hand over the top, anyway, he came in really obviously with a heavy jab and i just naturally countered straight from reflex and the force of him walking onto it and not seeing the shot put him over and quite shaky for a couple of minutes! i felt awful afterwards but he was fine with me I've never actually had someone completely out in a competitive bout though