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SmellyMonkey
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My school does not allow sparring. I asked one of the old timers why we do not spar, and I was told that 8-10 years ago sparring was allowed in our school. However, due to the numbers of people getting injured, it was stopped.
I asked my master whom I have private lessons with if she knew about hapkido sparring. She said that they did hapkido sparring in Korea for a short time during her training at Yong-In Univ. However, they too stopped sparring because of injuries.
I believe sparring is important. My wife (also a student of hapkido) and I have built a dojang in our home and invite fellow students to come over and spar. We don't have a lot of guidance as to rules we should follow, so we make up the rules before each sparring session. However, we need help.
Basically, the reason I want to spar is to practice against a non-compliant person, similar to what would happen "on the street". The sparring sessions we have had have really opened my eyes to the difficulty of winning a street fight, even with some martial arts training.
My question. Does anyone have experience hapkido sparring? How do you spar? What are allowable techniques? What protective gear do you wear? What level of training do you believe is required before a student begins sparring?
Thanks in advance.
I asked my master whom I have private lessons with if she knew about hapkido sparring. She said that they did hapkido sparring in Korea for a short time during her training at Yong-In Univ. However, they too stopped sparring because of injuries.
I believe sparring is important. My wife (also a student of hapkido) and I have built a dojang in our home and invite fellow students to come over and spar. We don't have a lot of guidance as to rules we should follow, so we make up the rules before each sparring session. However, we need help.
Basically, the reason I want to spar is to practice against a non-compliant person, similar to what would happen "on the street". The sparring sessions we have had have really opened my eyes to the difficulty of winning a street fight, even with some martial arts training.
My question. Does anyone have experience hapkido sparring? How do you spar? What are allowable techniques? What protective gear do you wear? What level of training do you believe is required before a student begins sparring?
Thanks in advance.