Talk:Sparring

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Looking at the deep stances, it seems more likely to me that the photo depicts a two-person form rather than sparring. --zeno 15:27, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Hi Zeno, I think it is a choreographed sparring, which is common for performances. --mh 09:20, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

From marital arts for intigration
Judges also help regulate the match and resolve disputes. After a set number of points are scored or when the time set for the match expires (for example, three minutes or five points), the match is ended. In a tournament format, winning fighters advance to final rounds until there is only one winner. These matches may be sorted by gender, weight class, level of expertise and even age.

Light sparring can teach competitors to pull their punches or not throw combination attacks, as the fighting is frequently stopped by judges to award points or declare fouls. This disruption alters the flow of actual combat and enforces what some see are the bad habits of not following through on attacks, lowering your guard, and relying on tactics that may score points but lack the power to disable or hurt an actual attacker. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nate1481 (talk • contribs) 11:58, 11 September 2007 (UTC)