Uh... so tell me, M., how long have you been feeling this way?
It was painful, but I learned early on he coudl feel the tension in you and even if you were tapping he knew when it was too tight or just painful. I liked it as I could feel the control and the understanding of the technique involved. It was a dual edged sword, painful but very knowledgable in the end.
Not to rain on the parade, but could I ask how long you have been doing MA, and how old you are? Reason I ask is, I have old injuries that if aggravated could end my way of life.
So, yeah I would love to still do it, but not at the risk of disability. 
Not to rain on the parade, but could I ask how long you have been doing MA, and how old you are? Reason I ask is, I have old injuries that if aggravated could end my way of life.
Well, nothing wrong with being young.
But the body does react differently as the decades roll by. I'm glad you can enjoy it. Now I find this pretty profound for a young man such as yourself. :asian: You can see from my sig line I believe strongly in leverage (and that's not just because some of my heroes said so... it's from being on the receiving and giving ends of some amazing techniques
). Wasn't it Archimedes who reputedly said, Give me a large enough lever, and I can move the world?I agree, with the caveat that the training partner--if it's not just the instructor demonstrating, and let's face it, at some point we all have to practice with each other, not just the masterKennedy_Shogen_Ryu said:
--then our safety is pretty much in the hands of our partner, and this is further influenced by the culture of the training hall. I've worked out in more than one studio where safety was not first, or even second, on the list of concerns. Have the injury list to prove it. 
