There's no section for how I 'fight'.
I don't fight in normal sparring situations, so the concept of hard contact, point sparring, etc. doesn't really apply. I do psychiatric interventions. These are in real world environments so there are no rules. I suggest you widen your perspective on how to apply CMA. If you're just looking at sparring, that's pretty limited.
Psychiatric interventions are very unique.
Next year will mark my 20th year doing this kind of work. I work at concerts, events and street fairs, places where there are might be high incidences of peple under the influence. This weekend, I'll be working here. ;) I specialize in inteventions with intense psychedelic reactions (IPRs) or what's commonly known as bad drug trips, but mostly what I deal with are belligerent drunks. I described one such encounter in my first Shaolin Tripse-zine column. I've done restraints on every intoxicant imaginable, from the dreaded angel duster, to patients that are clinically psychotic.
Patient scenarios range considerably. Sometimes it's one-on-one, but given our choice, we prefer to outnumber the patient, for obvious reasons. We use a four level protocol for restraint: verbal, physical, mechanical, chemical. What is of most interest to all of you here is physical.
So what works? Ironically, nothing I learned in sparring except the fundamental concepts of distance, timing, and velocity. I can't punch or kick the patient. That just doesn't make sense. No do I use painful restraint holds. I don't even use cuffs, only soft restraints. It's a totally different ball game when you're trying to take down a patient without hurting them. It's a lot more like tai chi, although I hesitate to say I use a lot of these techniques, since I don't really practice tai chi anymore. I do use qinna methods of course. I've also used some of the flowery stuff on occasion to distract the patient. That's pretty rare though, but it has worked, especially when I have a partner or two.
With All Due Respects ...
I didn't vote because I think the poll is a bit flawed. :(
It looks like everybody is going to say they have hard contact in their training yet we have no way of proving that. Now, I am not accusing anybody of anything and of course we can assume that an honorary system is in effect but then what's the point of such a poll?
I think we need to rework the poll somewhat to reflect the real result. Just a thought.
Regards
Mantis108