[QUOTE=sanjuro_ronin;1134654]Good stuff, it gives a whole new element to pad work.[/QUOTE]
We used to also wear it when doing 2-person defense techniques.
If you’re throwing pushkick or roundkick to the body, it lets you throw the kick at real speed so that the defender can get a realistic idea of what the technique will look like coming in.
It’s also invaluable in clinch work for letting you throw realistic knees without fear of (too much) injury.
I think any hand pads, thai pads are good to start out with and try to practice from both sides right?
I think any hand pads, thai pads are good to start out with and try to practice from both sides right?
thats a must in my club. I believe in balancing out both sides.
[QUOTE=Pork Chop;1134655]We used to also wear it when doing 2-person defense techniques.
If you’re throwing pushkick or roundkick to the body, it lets you throw the kick at real speed so that the defender can get a realistic idea of what the technique will look like coming in.
It’s also invaluable in clinch work for letting you throw realistic knees without fear of (too much) injury.[/QUOTE]
being rather large, i hate wearing them when clinching, my upper body gets in the way as it is 
i agrre there are good for allowing real time switching between hands and feet
[QUOTE=Mark13;1134671]I think any hand pads, thai pads are good to start out with and try to practice from both sides right?[/QUOTE]
Not exactly sure what you’re asking.
If you’re asking if all pads are created equally, I’ll disagree and say that some pads are just built better for more realistic striking surfaces.
If you’re asking whether or not to train both sides, my beliefs are this:
Defense is going to change whether you are fighting someone same side forward or opposite side forward, at the very least the angles will change.
Since i do muay thai, sanshou, and boxing; most people I work with will train left side forward. If I get someone wants/needs to fight right side forward, I still have them learn left side forward first so they can understand how their techniques exploit the angles. I do; however, believe in spending the majority of your time working a single side forward.
I think being able to operate on both sides is good, but repetition is the key to being good and it’s hard to do double the amount of work. Plus, it’s a common tactic when facing guys who switch a lot is to attack in the middle of their switch - they tend to be vulnerable.
[QUOTE=Iron_Eagle_76;1134552]This discussion involves doing more obscure, non-boxing hand strikes on the mitts. As Kung Fu practioners, do you do them? For example, open hand strikes such as ridgehand, knifehand, spearhand, or fists not fully closed such as Dragon’s Head, Leopard Paw, Phoneix Eye, and even Mantis wrist strikes.
The point of this topic is do you train these techniques with a mitt holder as boxers do with jab, cross, hook, uppercut and if so, do you wrap hands, use some type of glove?? I am curious as to how people train these TCMA strikes.[/QUOTE]
On pads and on the heavy bag, though not spear hands.
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