Damian Mavis
Master Black Belt
At least in my experience my opponents and the people I watch fight have always been the hard hitters. But I have to admit it's always the big tournaments, I rarely go to smaller ones. There was one time in ITF when I beat my opponent with light contact but that was because we kind of knew eachother and respected eachother, when you don't know the guy it always seems to land up being all out.
Back when I was in GTF it was pretty common to go only semi contact. I found the Canadian ITF scene to be totally different and everyone hit much harder.
Damian Mavis
Honour TKD
Back when I was in GTF it was pretty common to go only semi contact. I found the Canadian ITF scene to be totally different and everyone hit much harder.
Damian Mavis
Honour TKD
A little bit more psyco. But your right, at national level you dont hold back. Cities/Provincials/Westerns(for me) you have a good chance of knowing the person so its different there too. Except last nationals, it was right after the big split and there were only 3 people in my weight division, I got the bi so then gold was for world qualifying and I really had no interest in that, and my opponent who was a freind of mine really seemed like she wanted to go so we decided she should go for sparring and I should go for patterns. So it was kind of a mock fight. Fun though. But very mild contact. She probubly would have beat me if it was for real anyway. On that note.....did you go to that one?? I dont remember too many new faces.
