Shaolin-do(JP) Sparring clips
Here is the first of some various sparring clips that I'm going to post. It's the first round of a match that went three rounds (I eventually won this match and took third over-all in men's advanced sparring). The rules were promulgated under the CACMA. My opponent was an internal stylist and told me later that he fought mainly from his tai chi. Anyway, it's an example of me fighting in an open kung fu tournament (hosted by Oso) using what I was taught in shaolin-do.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMZRBnEKL9s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4_3SYj41U0
Here's the second clip. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4_3SYj41U0
This guy was freaky flexible, but he often gave up balance and position for a leg-technique. I won this round but lost the match (I think that I should have won the 2nd round too, but hey-that's the breaks right.) I was humbled a bit at the end of th e match in that I got a bit over-confident and the scissor take-down caught me off gurad, but I hit the ground kicking. He won first place in the tournament in fighting.
TM: We don't usually spar with the equipment in our school. Occassionally, but not regularly. It makes a difference, but that's not an excuse--you adapt.
As for the rules, yes, sweeps, throws, clinching were allowed. They gave you 3 to 5 seconds in the clinch before they broke you up. Chin-na was not allowed nor was ground work. As for being critical, that's fine. I expect it by putting it up here. I take it with a grain of salt--good advice is good advice, but I also understand there's going to be a lot of key-board critcs that aren't posting but just talking. Such is the KFO experience.