Which part dude?
The 'learn the art then train' comment?
In Kamon for example, you learn structures, shapes, body mechanics, energy, etc. Then we spar using good technique. In my experience, if you throw two people together to spar who haven't learnt good techniques, sparring is a mess.
Sparring, for me, should be about applying the techniques you HAVE LEARNT, and not to teach someone how to do a technique
What is the point of hittig a pad if you are hitting it incorrectly?
That is why I like an art that has both the namby pamby stuff (forms, drills etc) and the harder, more intensive stuff (sparring, padwork, conditioning etc)
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