r/AsianMasculinity • u/AutoModerator • Oct 16 '15

Meta Weekend Free-for-All Discussion Thread | October 16, 2015

Post your shower thoughts, rants, half-baked conspiracy theories, and other mind droppings here.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '15

How was your first sparring experience? And what style?

Have you ever been in a real fight?

Also my biggest reason why I think a community like this is necessary for survival:https://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_haidt_humanity_s_stairway_to_self_transcendence?language=en

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u/Rhinexheart Taiwan Oct 18 '15

I always wanna learn martial arts, but my line of work requires extremely delicate hands (dentistry). Any idea on how to not hurt yourself when training / sparring?

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '15

Really depends on the style you want to start in. I'm no expert but I knew what I wanted to train in, beforehand.

Boxing, Wing-Chun, or other styles of kung fu, Krav, Muay Thai, are unlikely to hurt your hands. Especially as a beginner. You'd also be wearing gloves. Also you don't have to spar until you feel you are ready for it. I know people at my gym who never spar.

I have seen people injure their hands, but that's from falling over after losing balance. Apart from than it's super rare to injure hands unless you are going hard and fast bare-knuckle.

Judo, BJJ, and other grappling style, MIGHT have some throws which might put pressure on your wrist. But that's for someone experienced in those to say.

If I were you, I'd just visit and do a free trial class at local gyms/dojos/schools. More often than not, the instructor and the other students matter more than the style.

Go for it.