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convince me that subjecting your students to somethling like that isn't
a: 'perverted masochisim'
b: doesn't 'constitute aubse on teh sensei's part'
c: shouldn't be classified as abuse insead of just uncomfortable.
Convince me that anything CLOSE to that is necessary in any way in any sort of physical training.
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Don't forget the students have entered into this training voluntarily, knew what they were getting into, and are free to leave at any time. Is Navy SEAL training perverted masochism? Are people that organize 'adventure races' perverted masochists? There is something spiritually cleansing about persevering hardship. It is said, to reach enlightenment, Bodhidharma sat in zazen for nine years until his legs were shriveled and useless. Not to mention a western religious tradition involving painful self-sacrifice. If you don't understand it, don't do it! Personally, I like to train harder than my body will actually withstand. After a while I had to concede training softer was better than not training at all because I'm injured. But I'm working my way up to it.
-efp