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Originally Posted by Spartan359
I'm no professional on this subject. But from what I've read it sounds like the students are afraid to hit their opponent because they view them as a friend. They are not taking it serious enough. Maybe you could have a disclosed instructor come in and be a complete dick. By that I mean totally aggressive. Make the students mad enough to WANT to hit him full force. Just a suggestion. I'm sure TR or TS will be along soon enough to give better advise than I. FWIW my .02.
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Unfortunately the opportunity has passed for the 100% striking evaluation.
I wish I could use a Shinai to drive home my points (like my old Professor used to do) but the adminstration was already crapping themselves when they heard what I was doing with the 100% strike evaluation.
I have now been directed that I will no longer have ANY cadet or student strike another without some sort of pad or protective device in place.
So, while teaching pressure point striking I can only have the cadets touch each other....effectively taking away my ability to have them feel the effects of what they are deploying. Also taking away my ablity to evaluate there effectiveness, aim, and technique.
......I don't think I will be teaching D.T. (here) much longer.
Like I said earlier I'm not into beating or punishing Cadets but I strongly believe they need to feel what the technique or device can do to someone (save using deadly force). If an officer doesn't believe or doesn't know the effectiveness of a strike to the Common Pearonal they will never use it and discard it as a waist of time. Same with any other pressure point strike.
Okay sorry Rant OFF