Originally Posted by
BeiTangLang
I agree that sparring (as in fighting) usually will not have any lengthly exchanges if good strikes are being made, but some of the exchanges leaned through doing chi sao can teach you to shorten those exchanges if a bridge is in fact made.
Yes,with proper training
Also, not to sound rude, but if you really think your teacher was scared,maybe you should just go test that theory rather than keep bringing it up. Life is too short to hold a grudge like you are carrying around. Resolve it.