Roland Warzecha wrote:bigdummy wrote:The winding, ringen etc. looks good but the entry into krieg seems almost based on a mutual agreement to bind and not to strike at initial openings.
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Well spotted.
We were recently focusing on working from the bind.
That is apparently reflected in the free play. Not surprising.
It has also been suggested to train more sophisticated wrestling. We will look into that.
All the best,
Roland
I think this actually very common with groups that spar with live steel or hardwood wasters, even to some extent groups that use shinai. Padded weapons seem to have the opposite problem, good striking at openings but relatively little winding.
The most realistic sparring I see seems to be with the Nylon wasters.
BD