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With us in the beginning your stances are very squared off and all the techniques are cautious and deliberate. But after a few belts the stances go to normal offensive/defensive stances and full resistance. This is the process for every newly learnt technique. This "its to dangerous" attitude is utter nonsense. As you learn and develop control, precision and power it actually becomes easier to execute the techniques and not cause damage unless you choose to. The fact is if you are not accustomed to training your techniques using force and resistance then how the h$ll are you supposed to learn to utilize your opponents energy. How are you supposed to even know what it feels like to execute your techniques against a resisting opponent. How are you supposed to learn to push past the adrenaline, fear and hesitation. How are you gonna know if you are ever truly doing your techniques right.
As I have trained and advanced in the art of Hapkido, I have found it necessary to train against a resisting opponent to develop my techniques and evolve as a Hapkidoist. I also find it easier to execute my techniques against a resisting opponent. Honestly, this is the way of Hapkido. It is part of the 3 principles.
Strengths, well since Hapkido can be so varied, this can be a tricky question.
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International Hapkido Martial Arts University California
You should have lite contact sparring for practicing combinations and becoming confident with your techniques. There is no lying in full contact. You have to bring whatever you know. It is the closest thing we have to an actual altercation. So, even though we train for many different reasons, one of those reasons is to defend outselves and family. So, in a good school all aspect of the martial arts is covered in class.
You should have lite contact sparring for practicing combinations and becoming confident with your techniques. There is no lying in full contact. You have to bring whatever you know. It is the closest thing we have to an actual altercation. So, even though we train for many different reasons, one of those reasons is to defend outselves and family. So, in a good school all aspect of the martial arts is covered in class.
So is that a yes or a no on full contact sparring?
You should have lite contact sparring for practicing combinations and becoming confident with your techniques.
light contact sparring is by no means anything like live sparring. Sure it helps you learn the movements but it doesnt help you apply them live to see what set ups work, how they work on different size people, see how people react when you do it, etc.
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light contact sparring is by no means anything like live sparring. Sure it helps you learn the movements but it doesnt help you apply them live to see what set ups work, how they work on different size people, see how people react when you do it, etc.
I agree, that is a more detailed response to what i meant.
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