The Last Legionary
All warfare is based on deception.<br><b>nemo malu
Lifetime Supporting Member
MTS Alumni
I read over and over and over how you need to test your training. To make sure it works of course. So you can drop all that old fashioned useless crap. So you can know if your instructor is real or full of ****.
Problem is, you set limits, you set controls, you determine the environment, and you make it as safe as possible, you pull your strikes, your opponents pull their strikes, you fake reactions. In the end, you're doing nothing more than play acting, and still don't know if your **** works or not.
I've never heard of a cop asking his buddy to empty a clip into his body armor, or a soldier intentionally running his humvee over a mine field to test the reinforcement. Who in their right mind would step out on to the street and pick a fight with a couple of hoods to see if they can handle it?
Testing is a joke. It works or not, and you go home on foot or in a bag.
Want a real test? Stop pulling punches, faking reactions and go at it full tilt, 100%. Risk a ko, risk some broken bones or spitting chicklets, and bleed a bit. Anything else is play acting.
Disagree? Fire away baby!
Problem is, you set limits, you set controls, you determine the environment, and you make it as safe as possible, you pull your strikes, your opponents pull their strikes, you fake reactions. In the end, you're doing nothing more than play acting, and still don't know if your **** works or not.
I've never heard of a cop asking his buddy to empty a clip into his body armor, or a soldier intentionally running his humvee over a mine field to test the reinforcement. Who in their right mind would step out on to the street and pick a fight with a couple of hoods to see if they can handle it?
Testing is a joke. It works or not, and you go home on foot or in a bag.
Want a real test? Stop pulling punches, faking reactions and go at it full tilt, 100%. Risk a ko, risk some broken bones or spitting chicklets, and bleed a bit. Anything else is play acting.
Disagree? Fire away baby!