oops... I messed up on the last post. Here's what I meant to say:
yes we do Maestro. If you have relatives here in the west coast, maybe you can come out and visit us .
Arhat, nobody's been sued. THis is because we maintain a controlled environment. We make it clear that the purpose here is not a contest to see who the better fighter is nor is it a chance to bash each other's brains in. It is made clear that we are here to learn from each other. This attitude is the most important thing we look for when a person wants to spar. It ensures that the participants have a mutual respect for each other so that when one person takes a blow or combo that he/she can't tolerate, the opponent will back off and let him/her gain composure again. Usually, when a person recieves such a hit or combo, he complements his opponent. By custom, it is his duty to ask his opponent where he went wrong to recieve that blow or combo. Sparring always starts off slow. Speed and power is gradually increased with each other's consent. Again, we stress that the purpose of sparring is to learn from each other and grow as a martial artist.
It's interesting that you bring this up because I've seen more schools get sued for sexual harrassment instead. Thanks to the perverts out there, we have to be extra careful when adjusting the position of a(n) leg, arm, head and etc. to correct a student's form. So instead of using our hands to adjust the student's body, we use a stick. It works out well, I guess, since the students feel like they're getting the type of training they see in movies.
yes we do Maestro. If you have relatives here in the west coast, maybe you can come out and visit us .
Arhat, nobody's been sued. THis is because we maintain a controlled environment. We make it clear that the purpose here is not a contest to see who the better fighter is nor is it a chance to bash each other's brains in. It is made clear that we are here to learn from each other. This attitude is the most important thing we look for when a person wants to spar. It ensures that the participants have a mutual respect for each other so that when one person takes a blow or combo that he/she can't tolerate, the opponent will back off and let him/her gain composure again. Usually, when a person recieves such a hit or combo, he complements his opponent. By custom, it is his duty to ask his opponent where he went wrong to recieve that blow or combo. Sparring always starts off slow. Speed and power is gradually increased with each other's consent. Again, we stress that the purpose of sparring is to learn from each other and grow as a martial artist.
It's interesting that you bring this up because I've seen more schools get sued for sexual harrassment instead. Thanks to the perverts out there, we have to be extra careful when adjusting the position of a(n) leg, arm, head and etc. to correct a student's form. So instead of using our hands to adjust the student's body, we use a stick. It works out well, I guess, since the students feel like they're getting the type of training they see in movies.
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