But what if they were issued a card when they were practicing on a regular basis and now they are not. Basically the situation with the people Guillemin is referring to is that they used to have weekly practices where everyone fought. They were all deemed to be safe and given authorization cards. Unfortunately their practices since that time have gotten smaller and smaller to the point where they no longer really exist. There is only a few people there who fight at all, and they only get to do so about once or twice a year. However, they still have cards saying they are safe, because their cards don't expire for wuite some time still. Now don't get me wrong, I fought them and yeah, although I did take some hard shots, but by no means were they to the point that their cards needed to be taken away.
But I think Guillemin raises a good point here. Athorization time periods have been extended to once every 3 years. A lot of things can change in three years. Bad habits can start to form, like hitting a little harder than need be, and it would be a heck of a lot easier to catch the bad habits earlier on if someone had to evaluate the fighter's level of safety on a more regular basis. I know that if a fighter throws hard shots on a consistent basis, the other fighters should make mention. Ideally that would be great and it'd all work out. But fighters don't always listen to each other, an sometimes hearing it from a senior marshal in a more official manner is a little more effective. |