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Posted by Oliver on 5/22/2001, 1:03 am I remember the old school sparring. Chi-Sauing with Tony in the old school was quite eventful. He really tried to get the fighters mentality into many of us. I used to come home with bruises all over my body! Those that did not come in with cups had to tell his partner right off the bat or else his jewels would definitely get the shitty end of a good front toe kick or a nice arrow step in with a knee to the groin (not that it didn't hurt with the cup on). Eye protection was a must. I think we should definitely apply what we are learning from Fong, but we should also go back to the old school rough-em-up type training. Ya, it is nerve-racking at first, but with time I believe that we will be more confidant and knowledgeable fighters. Maybe we can implement minimal protection such as headgear, mouthpiece, thinly padded gloves to apply certain techniques, and sport cups, to help reduce injury. This type of equipment will not protect us from getting hurt, but physiological and mental changes will occur during these "controlled fights. I know... there are breaking moves, biting, eye gouging, etc. Equipment will prevent some of these things and most certainly, lets try not to break each others arms, legs, etc, during training. The only way we can train for that uneventful day is to train in the closest way possible to a real fight. Sure, we can go all out on each other, but Tony wont have any students left cause theyd all be in the hospital or dead. Sure minimal equipment will hinder or restrict some things, but I think it can also expand our knowledge about the art and most importantly ourselves. I this case, we can train aggressively, but with the intention as to not kill our Wing Chun Brother. We can learn what works, and what doesnt. Everyone fights differently and whatever works for someone might not work for someone else. We can do this whenever we want, or set up certain dates to do this behind closed doors. Remember, we do this only to propagate our art, our minds, and our fighting skills. Any comments? suggestions? oliver
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