Originally posted by stencil
I wish we got to wear cups. If we get kicked in the boys, it's usually blamed on poor stance. Not that that happens all that often. Never to me, thank goodness.
We still have only White, Green, Brown, and Black. As it should be, IMO.
Regarding the warmup, we do the traditional Dharuma Taiso. It's tough, but by the time you get to spar and practice, you're so loose and warmed up that you feel you can do practically anything by the next day. Not sure if that makes sense...
indeed it does make sense, and as for the cup... it was a class deal, it had to do something with insurance. i personally adhered to the same philosophy as your school does and rarely wore one. i was never kicked there but i have taken a few shots in that awefully close inner thigh region before. (that'll get your attention) i think the only time i personally wore a cup was when someone was testing for a black belt of shodan-ho, and they seemed a little amped up for the test.
man i miss class
"Now the moon goes down...
Slow through the forests shadows,
drift and dissapear."
~~~Buson