Hanzou
Grandmaster
You don't need to hit something every time. There is more then one way to train. If I use correct technique speed and power and punch a bag then step back one foot use the same technique speed and power I can be pretty sure the force is around the same even though I didn't hit anythimg.
Uh, no you can't. You're assuming its the same amount of force.
Do you snap someone's arm everyone you apply in arm bar? If not how do you know you have enough force to do it? In fact if you have never snapped an arm how do you even know you can?
I did it once on accident to a partner who forgot to tap. The only thing I did different was the continuation of applied pressure instead of releasing. Hence why we tap quickly, and tap often. If you have it 80% of the way, you're going to have it at 100% eventually.