I think we should bring back Pankration.
--- Mike Ballard <swillsqueal at yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>
> As a sixty-year old guy who regularly spars with
> twenty something types, I can
> tell you that I prefer leaving the gloves on to
> taking them off. Don't like
> injuring my hands or spoiling my pretty face. ;p
> I'm doing "free-style"
> martial arts, mixing Muay Thai with regular boxing
> techniques, so maybe that
> changes the mix. We have pads for our knees and
> shins as well--Gott sei dank.
> In regular Thai kickboxing, they take the pads off
> and it can be brutal. Of
> course, mouth guards are essential, as are ball
> guards for the men.
>
> Regards,
> Mike B)
>
>
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