tsdclaflin
Green Belt
What level of contact do you use in sparring? In class and in tournaments? When you answer, please state your style. And what kind of protective gear is required?
I have trained in two different TSD schools. The first school said "light to medium" contact and no contact to the face. In actuality, it was light contact to the face (with foam head and hand gear) and medium to full contact to the body. I didn't like it. The second school said "no contact" and they meant it. I started there as a cho dan, and I was scolded by black belts until I learned to control my techniques.
What level do you use? What level SHOULD you use?
I'm now teaching and am curious about a consensus.
I have trained in two different TSD schools. The first school said "light to medium" contact and no contact to the face. In actuality, it was light contact to the face (with foam head and hand gear) and medium to full contact to the body. I didn't like it. The second school said "no contact" and they meant it. I started there as a cho dan, and I was scolded by black belts until I learned to control my techniques.
What level do you use? What level SHOULD you use?
I'm now teaching and am curious about a consensus.