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sakabatou

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8. I remember doing "red man" drills years ago in martial arts

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Original post)

Sat Dec 20, 2025, 08:10 PM

Dec 2025

But it was rare, since it took so long to put the gear on. If we had to use techniques, it'd be done with precision, never power. It was a big rule never to use power when practicing.

Of course, we'd have weekly spars, but we'd have regular padding on, and we knew how much power to use. It was accuracy, speed, and prediction which was usually key.

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