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You Can Improve Your Sparring
So, here are a few ideas to help you get the most out of your sparring classes: Let's straighten something out from the very beginning: sparring is not fighting. Sparring is a drill designed to enhance your fighting skills. It is not about winning or losing. It is about improvement. That means you need to curb your competitive spirit and approach sparring with an attitude centering on a positive learning experience. Also, if you are not an upper belt, you shouldn't be sparring without proper supervision. In addition to having a knowledgeable eye presenting you with tips and pointers, there will be someone there to ensure the sparring session stays light and friendly. It is important that in now way do you spar without the proper sparring equipment on. You can see professional fighters sparring without such equipment all the time. They are also professionals and they have the experience to handle such training. If you are training as a hobby or for amateur or tournament competition, you will want to wear as much protective gear as possible. This includes head, chest, feet, hand, and groin protection. Doing this will reduce the likelyhood of injury and this gives you the ability to train more and safer. When you are sparring to practice for a tournament keep the physical contact levels low. You don't have to practice at 100% to develop sharp your sparring skills. In fact, doing so is often self-defeating. You want to be able to assess your strengths and weaknesses while sparring while refining the areas you excel and enhancing (or avoiding) that are underdeveloped. It is very tough to do this when you are training with excess contact or intensity and such heavy training should be limited. However, limited does NOT mean never. You will need to train hard and with high intensity at some point in order to get used to such an approach which will often come into play in a tournament scenario. So, as a rule, limit the tough sparring sessions to 10% of your training time. Be sure to spar according to the rules of the tournament you wish to enter. This way, you will be able to work the tournament rules to your advantage when you compete. Also, wear the same apparel in training as you would in the tournament. If you train in shorts for mma and Karate shoes then you are in a tournament that requires a uniform and doesn't allow shoes, you will feel very off on tournament day. Always pick your sparring partners wisely. You want someone who is safe, controlled, and non-competitive but still knows how to push you to improve. Be sure to avoid sparring partners who are ultra competitive or they feel like they have to something to prove to you! Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com Troy Macraft is the Chief Editor of The MMA Zone The MMA Zone is an MMA network that specializes in MMA information, articles, training, and Sparring Headgear. httpL//www.themmazone.net/ |
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