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Originally posted by dig420
oh yeah. Those pressure point fighters are soooooo dangerous they won't even get in the ring for fear of hurting someone with their extra hyper dangerosity 
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Actually most martial arts touneys ban grappling knocking out many great forms of fighting such as mantis or wing chun and none allow pressure point fighting against opponents under ANY circumstances. Even if they were allowed to fighters who are proficient in fighting using those styles have dedicated decades to the art and so are under the philosphy of "with great power comes great responsibility" and would not even consider using them in a exhibition of that sort. So it has nothing to do with fear. Many forms of Kung Fu are centered around Tong and Triad fighting, long ago these were freedom fighters and not the gangs they are today. The government was in turmoil and was overthrown by a group who forced the dismantling of the shoulin temples, the monks fled and taught triads/tongs how to fight in secret to overthrow the government and reinstate the ming. The heritage of the arts is to be secretive this is in direct opposition of exhibitionary fighting. We are not taught how to points spar, exhibition and learning how to strike for points is highly looked down upon by most schools holding to their chinese lineage.