The heavy bag thread got me thinking of training to deliver and receive strikes. We all have familiar training methods for delivering strikes. However, how does your school teach students how to "take" a strike.
I remember in the 60s and 70s when point sparring was being replaced by light, or rarely, medium contact. Many practitioners soon found out that they had never learned how to take a punch or kick. In challenge matches with boxers, the karate peeps were getting their arses handed to em.
So how does your school teach students to take a punch?