Quote Originally Posted by Andre View Post
Smile for real on the inside and enjoy the thought and process of making them miss.

You could practice that by only moving and not hitting back at all while getting someone you trust to take pot shots at you, make em miss with your feet and duck and weave, retreat on angles etc. Then after only gently touch their arms to guide them or disrupt with the foot work, then block and catch been them with counters later.

Break it down , know you can do each segment and enjoy each for what it is and you wont give your mind time to freeze up.

Thank you that's great advice Andre. My tai chi Sifu was just telling me about the inner smile. I've also started doing that kind of defensive sparring. Hearing that from you drives it home a little more.

Sidetracking a little-- I've also been practicing switch stance since I started training a few months ago-- reading your "advanced boxing article" got me more interested in this site-- it's rare to hear creative advice like that. It's a lot to follow on paper-- do you ever plan on making a youtube video?