How To Spar Polite & Not Make Enemies
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 15. 02. 2023
- Today I collab with Brandon from Lionheart MMA in South Carolina to talk about some things that are absolute faux pas in the sparring world. If you want to make friends and not enemies at the gym make sure you aren't doing anything we mention today. And share this video around so everyone else making mistakes STOPS.
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What is your biggest sparring pet peeve that drives you crazy???
Mine is pulling the head kick politely only to get punched in the head as I place my foot on the ground.
What if it's just a feather touch?
My pet peeve is people that say "I'm new, let's go light and technical", and then proceed to start winging trying to put a hole through my head. Generally new people will need time to learn control, but it's still a bit of a dick move to start by going 80% to 100% to the head. I don't mind body conditioning, but I like my brain.
My peeve: pulling back on a knee strike and having the other person grab that leg to try dumping me đ
when I keep kicking slower to make it light and they keep catching and sweeping... but if I speed up it will be strong kicks and will escalate đ
Blind, uncontrolled spinning backfist (blind techniques in general). Great fighting technique when it lands, but in sparring SEEING before hitting is crucial for control.
The last point is my biggest pet peeve! If you take a light shot that could have been a real damaging shot at full power, do not walk through it. Acknowledge and reset because in a real fight that's a knockdown, stunner, or knockout. You got caught don't walk through it and start throwing like nothing happened.
Great point!
Agreed. The only time i recommend walking through things like that is when you and your partner agree to light technical sparring focusing on blocking and reaction.
Even worse when after a slow high kick that landed they start grabbing the leg to dump you.
@@Jato0 legit dude that shit is annoying
@@Jato0 I've been swept from a grabbed high kick too many times, I don't know why people struggle so much in knowing what has been pulled or not
I hate it when somebody cant control his/her strength. Especially when the weight difference is huge and they are throwing to the head. I am experienced so I'll go very light. Sometimes so light that people think I am weaker even though I have years of experience over them. The tip of the iceberg is when i kick light and slower and the opponent takes full advantage of that and rips my head of and thinks he won that battle. But If I would throw every attack with full power and speed they would never have a chance to counter it.
I feel that. Sometimes they need to be humbled because to protect myself and gain more respect đ. I like the mentallity of thai fighters and gyms
I was taught that good sparring partners are a gift. If you break each other, there goes someone that could have helped you grow. Iron sharpens iron and such. One thing I would like to add is more so on coaches. Killing the toxic sport combat mentality that everyone needs to go hard. Not everyone in the gym is trying to be a professional fighter or even a competitor. At my gym we all spar together. I make it clear to anyone that comes in you fight who is in front of you respectfully and with good control. regardless be they your size or bigger or greater skill or even a 14 year old girl. its just important to know how to work with people overall.
All of these were so great. I wish everyone could understand these points on sparring etiquette. It comes so easily to my training partners that it's confusing when I start sparring with certain other people
I think one of mine is oblique kicks to the knee. I donât like it one bit. I work a full time job, train around 5-10 hours a week. Iâm training for a amateur thai boxing fight. Some one tears my knee up it will really be detrimental. If someoneâs going to throw that it isnât respectful and I will treat that person with no respect for the remainder of the round
Your channel is an absolute goldmine Gabriel! Keep up the amazing work
Thanks a ton!
Brandon sounds like a really good coach. Great video Gabriel.
I see bigger guys always get talked about in a derogatory way in these kind of videos. Iâm 6â2 225 and I have a much more technical approach I always have to deal with shorter guys throwing kill shots and when I spar women theyâre typically unsafe thinking the size disadvantage means they can go 100%.
It's because for every big guy with control (you) there are 10 that will knock your head off and still say they are going "light". All newcomers have difficulty matching their opponents intensity but its more noticeable with larger people so they get the brunt of the criticism
@@awejots nah ive had big dudes flat out go 100 % clearly from their face when I was sparring them. I don't know what it is but I think big dudes often like to prove some point when your a skilled lighter fighter to try to prove they can hurt you or something cause I notice they do usually go very light when its a below average fighter but when its someone they consider good, they will try to take your head off. its hard to deal with but you just have to reamain composed imo and look for counters. Most important thing is not to shell up and let hard shots keep you from throwing back at them. Many guys often think if they go light or touch the opponent tehy will throw lighter but actually you have to throw harder. If they fear your power they will begin to take it down a notch.
As someone who has been hurt by partners who donât acknowledge your pulled power on strikes that went unchecked I agree wholeheartedly and appreciate. Sadly, there will be guys who wonât listen.
Crazy I accidentally teeped my coach to the face when aiming for the chestđ. He understood but I need to improve my control
I'd apologise profusely đ
It's like you make these videos custom tailored for my current situations, keep doing what you do really appreciate the knowledge
I hate when you are purposely throwing slow, controlled kicks to not hurt your opponent and then they catch it and dump you.
My way of acknowledging a KO on me like a liver shot is to back off and tap the area affected while nodding. Kinda developed naturally but it works for me.
Always good to have refreshers about being a good training partner đ
Gab putting out my favorite training content on youtube with no breaks, thank you dude
Awesome video! So relatable.
I like Brandon's way of thinking and, thanks for sharing his philosophy.
I got a concussion in sparring about a week ago from a head kick. Was the dudes first time sparring and I guess he boxed before or something and thats why they let him. I'm sure it was accident since he probably doesn't have the control needed for kicks like that. Coaches gotta crack down more on rules for sparring.
Sorry to hear about that. I hope you're feeling better.
Yes coaches need to be on it more.
@@GabrielVargaOfficial thank you! I'm getting there. Hoping to be back on it next week. No sparring though
I sparred a beginner (4 weeks of training...) last week. He was stiff and tense... I was just lightly touching him but he had no control or whatsoever and just tried to rip my head off. I usually drop my guard to practice head movement if possible but I needed to shell up. I happened that I got a bit frustrated and clipped him with an uppercut. The ego thing can escalate quickly. I am not mad at him, but I fully agree that sparring etiquette can't be told often enough by trainers and coaches.
Very wise advice. After all martial arts should go hand in hand with honor and discipline.
Thank you CHAMP you showed that the good fighter should be calm and the shots he lands must be controlled before even power. At my gym, we usually spar 40% with respect to the size, and the experience. been 2 years and almost I had no major injuries or enemies sometimes it's happened but all I do is control myself and find the moment for the counter.
Great video guys thanks!
Thanks for watching!
My biggest pet peeve when sparring with someone is when they get in their feelings. Like we all came here to train and get better right? Even when you throw 20% or 10% at people tap them on the button they will start crying. I'm at the gym to get better not for the popularity contest.
#1 takeaway "don't throw anything you can't control"
Litteraly got injured in the ribs 4 days ago... Because of a bad sparring partner.
I like the people I spar with and see them as friends who are helping me get better. Iâd never want to hurt them
My pet hate is landing something soft, soft jab or soft head kick especially. Then they reset and go super hard to get it back.. I hate it!!!! Accept you got caught and catch me back.... Especially when it's agreed to go light and play with technique beforehand
As much as I appreciate this video and like ones, it always baffles me that itâs needed. Sparring politely is as easy as communicating with your partner beforehand and then committing to the agreed upon âline.â
I think most breaks in courtesy happen when someone is trying to preserve their ego or build a âtoughâ image. The vast majority of the time it just makes you look like a turd.
Its like this channel and Jeff Chan`s channel work like clock work! Jeff gave a preview of a sparring session that was about to get ugly. It got triggered the exact same way Brandon explained. His partner came in and landed lunging hook and Jeff didnt like it. Jeff returned a clean leg kick and it was on from there. I think its fair to say that any fast lunging hook is threatening enough to escalate a spar war regardless of how controlled it is. Perhaps some people can do it without a fight breaking out but thats the pattern I see.
Does brandon has a channel? Great video
I do but itâs not really up in production yet. I have been to busy to really get started in our instructional series
Un copilot frumos islet si intelligent đ
Itâs hard sometimes because if you throw out a light punch and your partner runs into it, they perceive it as a power punch. Iâve been apologized too in the end when they see that Iâm still trying to go light as they blast me but it sucks when your the lightest person and it feels like anything you do will be perceived as you trying to make a statement or prove something. Iâve had to go harder than I wanted on a couple of occasions but most people lay off after.
Encountered my biggest pet peeve last night, im a beginner and so was my opponent. At times i would counter but stop right before contact and land at around 10-20%. I donât know if my opponent was getting frustrated but out of nowhere he goes from 30-40% to a huge overhand that was around 80% power which ended up giving me a black eye. I took a break for a round and saw with his next opponent that he constantly switched from low intensity to high intensity which confused opponents and gave mixed signals. It was super unsafe to others around the gym, hopefully its just poor etiquette because it was unfair to other beginners taking unnecessary damage.
You need to speak up, both for your own and others' safety. At the gym I go to the instructors (all experienced fighters) emphasise and enforce safe practices. If they won't do anything find another gym.
yea i had some joker getting mad at me one time because he kept blocking in a way where my punches went to his face a few times. He started complaining and my coach Josh Jauncey actually started getting mad at me because the guy was there longer. I had to really restrain myself from not getting out of line on both coach and complainer. I even apologized but never again! hahaha. Sometimes even if you do things right people will try to become your enemy.
Hi. Brandonâs mom. Sorry I missed meeting you. I was sick. Maybe next time. Iâm very impressed with Brandon too. đ
People who kick your leg at max power on sweeps
How would you train or prepare for a boxing tournament where awards are based on points not knockout? How would you modify it if you had a full time job and family to work around? If you only had about a month to prepare?
Can you pls make video about Alaverdi Ramazanov
That was really good... I have one partner in the gym who comes in with haymakers to close the distance and although he is 20-30 lbs more than me and I should tell him not to... I am trying to make myself not flinch and shell, but to learn to control and neutralize or somehow deal with this kind of fighter... work still in progress, but so far I haven't gotten hit clean, so no problems yet... he is not trying to kill me on purpose just some guys have hard time with controlling themselves (it is more of a mental than physical problem)
Clinch and knees worked for me or just using my footwork to get a way
@@SZzWoWzZS Yeah, I know, but trying to overwrite my instinct of covering and shelling up... I have to train my mind & body not to do that and I have a bad (almost non existent) side-to side movement I am too linear. I could just side step from his charge like a matador vs a bull but I need to rewire my brain for it... like I said, work in progress lol
@@carwrapsupplier354 i understand. I had the same problem. You can try to straight kicking/teep them to the gut also
@@carwrapsupplier354 you can also try to take his head Off if you run out of good options. You gotta make them respect you as a human otherwise you will be punching bag
@@SZzWoWzZS He actually respects me and we are on good terms. He says that is the only way he can get me as I am longer and faster with a better distance. He just doesn't have proper control and I think he just really gets into it. If I start hiting back hard he just gets worse lol... I don't want a concussion that bad! I will find a way to solve this, I have made it one of my challenges!
I am so glad Gabriel will enjoy a long life, doing what he loves to do, without CTE
Heâs not done fighting
Spinning back fists which they throw without any form of control.
My pet peeve is when you are doing light sparring so you kick slowly, and then they catch you kick then sweep you
My friend accidentally did the first to me and I started going hard on him lol. Everyone thought I was a gun bully after that and I had to reassure them it was disrespectful What he did. Iâd like to think heâs better and more controlled with his kicks than me and Iâve NEVER landed an actual front kick on anyoneâs face. I always stop it at their face.
I spar today and i take a clean knee to the liver in clinch iâm dead
When going 50% and I am about to land a kick to my partners thigh, they will then go 100% to check my kick resulting in a weird collision where I end up getting bruised.
Each gym can be so different. Know upfront what is fair game or not! I went to a gym and I wouldn't think it would be good to knee people in the body full on. So i just simulated it, but then I didn't expect that it was OK there. lol So a dude threw a heavy knee to my ribs. I was wondering why. But the instructor was fine with it. lol Also They allowed hard knees to the body but they got mad if I threw controlled sidekicks.
Didn't make alot of sense.. You never know what the instructor likes and doesn't like when your new. You can be eating heavy shots or pissing people off throwing safer techniques. It can get strange.
Holy shit. U stop then training for 90 days if they get hurt? Thatâs actually incredibly responsible of u i would feel great attempting absolutely everything knowing your not gonna force me into scenarios Iâd seriously hurt myself
It works well. We have only 1 person in 3 years get slept on my mats. He had to sit out 90 days. He tried to come back at 60 and he even said something still didnât feel right.
I get kneed in the face a lot in a sparring but i have to be silent because its only one gym in my town⊠Mikes gym for poor i call itđ
Please God give me a fight đ
Sweeping in a light sparring is not good
I'd consider the bottom of the foot pretty dirty
Copil
LOVE this channel, i genuinely learn so much. .... No teeps to the face, got it đ