Originally Posted by
YouKnowWho
At the end of each sparring, the main judge would asked individual judges to give comments. When it was my term to give comment, I didn't know what to say.
If both of your arms are touching on your opponent's arms, when your opponent intends to punch you, you can sense it from the arm contact. It's very easy to redirect your opponent's force in the early stage (just like the clinch). The problem is in reality, your arms just won't be able to touch on your opponent's arm for so long. May be this is why the hook punch is not allowed. Your arm will be dis-connected from your opponent's arm right away. I also don't understand why kicking is not allowed.
What I don't understand is the main judge had said that this is not a competition. But individual judges had to count who could hit the other guy more and gave winner to him. How can you try to win and but not allowed to have ego attitude.