MJS said:Reading this, I'm getting the impression that you're saying that there is a difference between the way you were taught and the way others were taught. This goes back to my question: Why was there a difference? I'm not talking about doing the techniques different. That would be for example, one person doing a swordhand and one doing a hammerfist. Same tech. just different moves. No, I'm talking about the nature of the attack.
Mike
When I posed the question of why the technique was changed to a push, he largely said it was because it was easier to teach. "Easeir to teach" can mean a lot of things. but when my classmates ask "Why don't we do that anymore, sir?" the answer is almost always "Liability" or "Insurance".
I sure as heck don't want to turn on the TV and hear some muckraker say...
"Is YOUR child safe? In this Martial Arts academy, adult men are specifically instructed to give what the academy calls a 'two handed grab' to the chests of girls as young as 13."
Given that both attorneys and journalists can be predatory towards anything when there is money to be had...it's conceivable to me that such a modification was made (by either schools or their insurance companies) to reduce a school's risk.
If I'm out of line by projecting this...please let me know. MA isn't my business and I'd graciously welcome any corrections.