How hard should you hit eachother during training?
I have been going to my local dojo (really good one with people often winning competitions) for about 5 months and been enjoying Taekwondo a lot!
But it seems like there is a big variety of people and their "combat sports" mindset there. When practicing kicks some people dont even touch me with their kick, some go light and some put in some power. Putting in a bit of power feels best since i feel where i hit, how i hit etc.) But we once got stopped for that during training.
Same with padwork, i never know if its ok to go in with power. Many people also say "sorry" if they hit you - which is weird in combat sports (?)
What is your experience?