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Is men padding minimal because you are not supposed to strike hard?
I wasn't hitting my opponent hard enough one day during practice and my sensei told me to strike harder. I notice when I strike really hard, my opponent closes his eyes for a brief second.

Hmm, I'm hoping to get approved to get bogu within this year and then I'll spend an obscene amount of money on a diamond-encrusted men (just kidding). I don't want to find out that I am going to get head problems from it. That's the reason I quit goaltending.