plzletmebackon Posted August 30, 2002 Posted August 30, 2002 well i really like my martial art (lau gar), recently iv'e been doing very well in spars and to cut a long story short i punched him in the head quite hard. point sparring thats what we do and i can't let my moves flow iv'e been looking to take up another art. What art will let me do full contact sparring well not right away of course but when im good enough
AndrewGreen Posted August 30, 2002 Posted August 30, 2002 A lot of the time this will depend on the individual instructor, not the style. Just ask the instructor before hand if they do contact sparring later on. Or you could go with on of many full contact sports styles (Muay Thai, boxing, shoot fighting, etc.) Andrew Greenhttp://innovativema.ca - All the top martial arts news!
Morgray Posted August 30, 2002 Posted August 30, 2002 You could also try a full contact style as Kyokushin, Ashihara, Seido, etc, if you like the traditional side too.
WhiteShark Posted August 30, 2002 Posted August 30, 2002 Look no further than Muay Thai, if that's not enough contact for you seek help Seriously we spar in some way at every workout. And we spar full body all moves except elbows about twice a week. Rock Paper ScissorPunch Knee Kick^ME^ ^MY DOJO^
BlueDragon1981 Posted August 30, 2002 Posted August 30, 2002 The good thing about my art is that we allow more contact as you progress in rank. Of course this would not go at most tournaments. We also every once in awhile will have a full contact sparring session. The lower ranks of course where lots of pads but the higher ranks choose if they want to where them. One thing with my school is that we use ki. Higher ranks are suppose to know how to recieve a strike better than the lower ranks and in our school if the instructor doesnt think you can take a hit you are likely not to get to the brown belt rank until you can. I think that every style should have full contact classes. It is more life like. Not the exact thing but it is definatly preparing you more than point fighting. Of course the choice to participate would be up to the student.
G95champ Posted August 31, 2002 Posted August 31, 2002 You know mistakes happen in sparring. We have busted noses and lips all the time. Differance in excessive contact and a mistake IMO is if the 2 are mad at each other. 90% of the time I find it to just be a mistake. Someone stepped in or misjudged distance etc. If your looking for contact get in full contact MA. If you don't want in it just by some really nice faceguards. LOL. (General George S. Patton Jr.) "It's the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory."
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