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My First Muay Thai Sparring Match
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Djimbe
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Fight Defensively . Try more to "Tie" than to "Win" Dont extend yourself , and DONT take chances . This includes "Obvious" holes left in his/her game for you to "Take" . IF Someones a Rusher , Clinch early And LOCK BODIES with them , if not throw from the Clinch (if its a REAL MT class , and not MMA MT) Dont get into Wars of Attrition . Switch angles often as long as you can be Defensive from those Angles .
Think about a Particular Weapon from each Range and Working it . Say Right Jab , Left Elbow , Switchkick and Right Knee . Or even Shorten that list all te way down to one thing . Try your Damnedest to both Set Up and Execute as many Sidekicks (or whatever) as you can . Sparring is just about Application under the heat of the moment , so use it to work on your games Weak spots while pressure is on . THAT is the only way not to get Housed . Focus on a gameplan , and Execute it .
Fight Defensively . Try more to "Tie" than to "Win" Dont extend yourself , and DONT take chances . This includes "Obvious" holes left in his/her game for you to "Take" . IF Someones a Rusher , Clinch early And LOCK BODIES with them , if not throw from the Clinch (if its a REAL MT class , and not MMA MT) Dont get into Wars of Attrition . Switch angles often as long as you can be Defensive from those Angles .
Think about a Particular Weapon from each Range and Working it . Say Right Jab , Left Elbow , Switchkick and Right Knee . Or even Shorten that list all te way down to one thing . Try your Damnedest to both Set Up and Execute as many Sidekicks (or whatever) as you can . Sparring is just about Application under the heat of the moment , so use it to work on your games Weak spots while pressure is on . THAT is the only way not to get Housed . Focus on a gameplan , and Execute it .
UPDATE on my first sparring match:
I fought two other guys who were very advanced and they took it very easy on me, just showing me the basics, etc.
Then I fought a third guy who started a couple weeks before I did, and I think I did very well against him. He kept dropping his hands after every punch, especially his jabs, so I would counter with a right/left hook every time.
I noticed I didn't kick often, and I need to work on using angles better. It was pretty much just me absorbing the punches with my hands, then countering him.
Also, I noticed I was looking away or closing my eyes when he threw combos and just locking myself up until he was done. I don't know if this comes with experience or not, but it's something I need to work on too.
Other then that, I had a blast and I'm looking foward to fighting again this Saturday. Thanks for all of the advice guys!
Zeke
I fought two other guys who were very advanced and they took it very easy on me, just showing me the basics, etc.
Then I fought a third guy who started a couple weeks before I did, and I think I did very well against him. He kept dropping his hands after every punch, especially his jabs, so I would counter with a right/left hook every time.
I noticed I didn't kick often, and I need to work on using angles better. It was pretty much just me absorbing the punches with my hands, then countering him.
Also, I noticed I was looking away or closing my eyes when he threw combos and just locking myself up until he was done. I don't know if this comes with experience or not, but it's something I need to work on too.
Other then that, I had a blast and I'm looking foward to fighting again this Saturday. Thanks for all of the advice guys!
Zeke
