Originally Posted by Fu-Pow
you just can't practice chin na under pressure without somebody getting hurt.

And there's the key as to why it doesn't work.

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I think in ancient times, these things were pressure tested in real fights where people got miamed. So those who were good at them, got really good at them, and those who weren't became crippled, or died of comlications to thier injuries. We just don't have those conditions here in this day and age, so we really can't get skilled at them. We can't take the final step to reality.