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Coralmist Your head is protected by something akin to a fencing helmet. On your hands you typically wear hockey or lacrosse gloves so your fingers don’t get broken. A forearm pad or elbow pad would be optional.
The stick is basically a 1” thick piece of fire hardened rattan that’s 28”-31” long. It moves pretty quickly, so if you miss blocking it, it’s going to leave a mark. In rare instances, like a direct hit to bone, like a tibia shot, it’ll can break the skin. There’s a bit of etiquette involved in the ring when I fight. If you see someone can’t properly defend themselves, you’re going to hit soft tissue, not come crashing down and break their collarbone. The Dog Brotgers are a different group of fighters.
The Dog Brothers Martial Arts motto is: "The greater the dichotomy, the profounder the transformation. Higher consciousness through harder contact." (aka don’t suck or you’re going to get hurt). That’s the rush.
