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London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of fixed gear and single-speed cyclists.
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The way I see it:
Shielding/cushioning = space protection at slow speed.
Checking = space protection at fast speeds (so an attacker is still able to meet a player safely and predictably).
Without the latter one can simply charge up the wings at break-neck speed and the opposition won't have any way of meeting/challenging that player, no?
Checking a stationary player is often reckless/overly aggressive if you're seeing that as normal "checking"?