Rumy73
Black Belt
Sparring has a role in a student's development. Good sparring is about the whole package of movement, timing and hitting. Simply flailing away teaches little. I am a dan member, and I still spar BUT the tone is always respectful. I set limits: contact is medium; head shots are rarely part of the equation, unless it is another person who I know and trust. In such a case, it is light contact with no deliberate shots to the front of face or chin. For me, sparring is connecting skills, conditioning, footwork and tactics with safety. Outside the dojang, I duties as a husband and father. I have no ego on the line. It is a learning experience. I cannot afford unnecessary injury. Nor do I tempt fate. When a person with a different agenda wants to spar, I refer him to another partner.
