1st sparring session

[El Kabong]

The best advice I ever got was "Try not to get hit with the same punch twice"....the guys that are regulars in sparring know when you land something clean and effectively you want to go back to it.....also everyone has a rhythm and eventually if you spar with 1 person long enough you can time them. I'm no defensive master but one time I was sparring and my sparring partner swung and missed 7 times in a row....sad thing is I was really tired and didn't want to move my legs so it was 100% upperbody/head movement I started to laugh when he threw punch #4 and missed I was just in the zone as far as timing goes I guess. Imagine it, I'm 6'1 240+ and I felt like damn Sweet Pea Whittaker in there! He said it was like trying to hit the dude from The Matrix.


You'll get beat up a number of times, but pick something to focus on and work on it whether it's defense, countering, head movement, stamina, combinations...just try and improve every time you go out there

[No Contest]

Don't take it so serious, look at it as a learning experience. Try new things and dont get down on yourself if thing dont go as planned. I remember the first time I took a body shot to the breadbasket(diaphram), I couldnt get up from one knee. Heh I was soo worried about protecting the head...just try and learn from your mistakes. Thats the best thing you can do. What i learned from that? Keep a balanced guard and tighten your abs when you see shots coming.

[ST1]

2nd Sparring session

After 2 weeks of being off from the FLU. i had my 2nd sparing session. i was actually excited.

1st i looked alot more like a boxer. 2nd i was a little more confident, as i tried to sneak in some jabs and maybe one or 2 right hands. 3rdly its very tiring NOT getting your arse kicked.

4th i need to figure out how to punch my way out of a situation. at the moment its feels like a hail of bullets raining down on my and all i can do is run away. Im taller than the guys i spar with and they keep telling me to use my length but as soon as i throw a jab im getting socked in the face.

Thanks for the previous info. it really calmed me and gave me confidence to try again.

So whats next

[greynotsoold]

Don't jab down at shorter guys- jabbing down gets you punched with right hands. When you do get in close, get more sideways and turn your left shoulder into your opponent, pull real close into his chest. That takes his right hand and both uppercuts out of it, which cuts into the hail of punches considerably. Work on your own uppercuts- learn to throw them short and hard without dropping your hands to do so.

[ST1]

Think this was my 5th Sparing season. Things was allot more hardcore.

Keep your hands up. When throwing punches don't drop the other hand.
my advice is Know your range!
When you throw your first jab and you miss that is the signal to throw your second jab.
(I used used to through a double jab when my first jab landed.)
Keep your hands up. When throwing punches don't drop the other hand. When You Think your keeping your hands up and your not dropping your hands YOU PROBABLY ARE.
When You getting Beat down on don't look away cos then they get the signal to keep firing.
Be Loose Bob and Weave, Use you height. (if you don't know what that is look it up)
keep head down, don't take eye off the opponent when throwing punch protect your chip with your arms.(if that makes sense)

I really got beat down tonight. but towards the end. i started throwing FAST Jabs and the golden gloves old timer couldnt move out the way fast enough. they felt kind of good after getting my arse kicked by a old timer....( as im sitting here i got a blood nose and a busted lip) He punished me for dropping my hands after that my right was glued to my chin

BTW
Keep your hands up. When throwing punches dont drop the other hand. When You Think your keeping your hands up and your not dropping your hands YOU PROBABLY ARE.

Any Other advice guys?

tx