Originally Posted by
wingchunIan
1)Hell yes we pad up, ciricket shin guards / riot police armour are the only things I've found that come close to working (and yes I've tried the MT pads that I had from my previous training).
2)Hard - but everything is relative. The structure of the kick makes it impossible to do anything else.
3) only except for chi gerk and the occassional clash during training. I spent years doing conditioning for MT and the best form of desensitisation for your shins is adrenalin.
4) absolutely, all types using footwork and kicks to defend
I absolutely love the kicks in the system