Originally Posted by
Yao Sing
One thing I don't agree with is the notion of being a slave to muscle memory. Back in my Karate days I heard people say if you hold back when you practice sparring you will automatically hold back in a real fight.
Personally this has never been a problem. I sparred light to medium contact in class yet swung for the fence in my real fights. I never had a problem going all out in a fight no matter what my training entailed. Apparently this is a problem for others.
That's why I don't like these generalizations. There's alway a few peeps that just don't fit the mold.
I've seen it happen to people as well. A few people that break the mold doesn't render the majority moot. fact of the matter is that it happens.
Another thing is KF keeps arguing as if nobody ever practices anything but forms even though he's been told over and over that's not true.
by the admission of people on this forum and others, there are schools like that. perhaps it is those schools he has issue with. If yours isn't one of those schools, then perhaps he isn't addressing you?
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