While sparring has evolved from no more than just a friendly match to an olympic game, the perception towards sparring has changed. I am a member of my dojang and i was put in a state of agast when some members said, they dont even know how to defend themselves in the event that they are being harrassed. So, i proceeded further by asking why and the answers given were shameful, embarrassing and further more reflecting a wrong system in TKD(W.T.F). When approached, these individuals are centralising their attention more on scoring points in sparring rather than conditioning themselves for both sparring and self-defence. I must admit, as a Taekwondo practitioner, it happens to me as well but not to such a serious extend for i diversify my training into self-defence as well. Remember one thing, In sparring, its not about points, its about strength od both mental and physical. If a figther is equiped with both of this, does it matter if it is sparring or self-defence? We fight with everthing we've got.
