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Haole · 11-26-2006, 09:41 PM

I thought the inital teaching of slapping the mat was to teach new students not to brace for impact by extending their hand?

Isnt a bad habit that takes some re-tooling later on down the road better then broken beginners?

11-26-2006, 09:41 PM	#33
Haole Location: Honolulu Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 9 Offline	Re: To Slap the Ground or Not I thought the inital teaching of slapping the mat was to teach new students not to brace for impact by extending their hand? Isnt a bad habit that takes some re-tooling later on down the road better then broken beginners?