Control; what does it mean?
This is a question that recently arose out of a situation where someone applied all of their might to tap someone else out. Instead of making him tap, the end result was a bad case of patiki (broken blood vessels in and around the eyes), a moment or two of unconsciousness, and a really bad headache. Folks, if you have to apply that much force to execute a technique, chances are it is being done INCORRECTLY.
Keep in mind while training with a partner:
If you want to hit something…I mean really take it out on something, then hit a heavy bag. Pad work is designed to develop power and strength in your shots, another human is not. Sparring is designed to develop the “chess game” of fighting. It is for strategy and execution of technique, not to kill each other.
Why do we train? To become better fighters. Why do want to become better fighters? So we don’t get hurt. So what happens if we get hurt during training? We miss work, we miss out on other fun activities due to recovery, we lose training partners, etc.
Honestly folks, this is common sense stuff. If you are doing something and you think to yourself “hey, am I hurting this guy” or you think “am I hitting too hard” more than likely you are.
There is no excuse for the above incident to happen and had it happened during my class, someone would have been expelled.
