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Originally Posted by gabbah
But "aliveness" does not mean all arts will have to allow punches to the head (in training), does it?
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If you want to be an effective striker (with fists), then yes it means exactly that. You will have to spar, likely with headgear on. If you wanted to be a great hitter in baseball, you could work with a swing coach for years and achieve the perfect smooth swing, but it will not work until you get used to the 90mph fastballs that will be hurtling at you, same idea. You can punch a bag as much as you want, but when the bag starts ducking, weaving, and hitting back, things change.