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Originally Posted by jeff5
Usually our instructor tells/demonstrates the combo that he wants us to do. Then we partner up, one person holds, other hits. Holder may hold for 3-5 rounds, then we switch. What's also communicated to us is that pad holding and feeding is an art in and of itself, and good pad holding skills are worked and essential to not only helping your partner, but also helping you in your training as well.
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Yeah, if your pad holder/feeder sucks then you'll end up with mindless repetition. Or they'll be jerks and jam up kicks and punches, which can be useful to train finding range, but is pretty stupid when you're working on isolating the technique. Just something I observed among two beginners recently...one was jamming up the other guy's jabs and roundhouse kicks by constantly stepping into him.
And of course, there's the risk of injury to the pad holder if he/she doesn't know how to hold properly.