Kellen Bassette
Shaolin Jinnaluo War Cult

Yes, because they can't wear gloves but they can kick the head.

Yeah, the constant stopping of the action isn't fair to the participants and spectators don't like it either. That was a problem in a lot of the early Sanda stuff too. Good to see they are actually making contact though...no punching the head, I presume?

Yes but the referee is really annoying stopping them every few seconds. Fortunately in the most recent tournament in Chen village it wasn't like this and they could actually fight.

(Edit: This is what the Chen style tournaments look like now: This is from a few days ago. The fight starts from 2:18


http://www.tangdou.com/v47/dANYMUNjwD3D3Q2.html )

This kind of Sanshou competition allowing limited striking is becoming the standard type of competition for Chen style taiji:

http://v.ku6.com/show/3O4oivDNae0SmsAw.html

I like your point about fundamental training on the Internal thread. Id rather train more about less, than less about more. Oh, and should it be 'Jinnaluo War Cult'?

http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/foru...ad.php?t=60871 in internal forum for some reason (moved)