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Question

when i was sparring, i couldnt let my hands go at all, all i was doing was hiitting a jab thats it, no combos nothing, i Was Scared to flurry, and when he came charging i backed up and got tagged like a bitc*

i couldnt use my hand speed or anything, how can i tell myself to let my hands go
and do you get nervous when u fight in a tournament or something, or are u just focused, when i spar with this dude he is a black sash and he teaches me alot but whoops my as* all ther time, i know i cant beat him but at least i want to put up a good fight

how can i let my hands go and not be scared of my opponent

thanks

p.s wat was kenny florians song in ufc fight night where he faced din thomas

Answer 1

Ok first it natural to to be nervous while sparring tournament or a senior student or teacher. But as it sounds you froze up what you need to do if feel confident in knowing that the person you sparring is and or was where you are right now the more you spar and the more you practice the better and more confident you start to become and believe me it will just don't worry what the other person is going to do in a sparring match but make the other person do what you want him or her to do during the match that way they make the mistakes and you should be able to capitalize on their mistake. One way is to fake the opponent that is such as fake throwing a fist the come up with a leg strike. Or ask your instructor if they can show you leg jams seeing a potential kick from the person your sparring you can quickly jam their kick then you can follow through with a hand strike. Things like that help you read you opponents actions and builds your confidence when it starts working for you. But all in all just keep practicing.
Good Luck hope that helps

Answer 2

I don't teach sparring in the sense that sports karate does.

I won't put a person to kumite until I feel that person has grasped technique.

I do, even to a first day beginner, face them off in a non-contact Randori. Randori means "play" and it is a very easy, slow-paced, have fun type exercise. They are far enough from each other where not even their hands meet. They just use their partner as a reference. Kicks, punches etc.

I have them do all the techniques they have learned up until then.

After they have gotten better, they can now "play" together, very light, target practice, easy and fun.

Once they know how to use randori, they can do Kumite.

Kumite as I teach it, consists of multiple attacks against two or more attackers. There is no winner or loser. I want to see them execute the techniques that I teach them, nothing more, nothing less.

First round is two attackers from the front.

Second, two attackers, one from each side.

Third, two attackers from the rear.

The attackers have to use control but still attack fast and at their own will.

Those elements of surprise really shock the defender into realising that they are there to defend, period!

This is the type of training you need. You probably grew up in a protected environment.

Good luck.

Answer 3

Many fighters experience what is like an anxiety attack due to a lack of experience before or while they fight. That's why a good warm up before you fight is important. Along with that put a warm towel around your neck and it will help keep the blood vessels from constricting going down into your neck, shoulders, and arms so that you can more easliy let your punches go. It is thought that the constriction of them is brought on by the "fight or flight syndrome" and what your body is doing is allowing more blood to go to other parts of your body like your legs so that you can flee as opposed to fighting. Many boxers have towels around their necks under their robes to help keep this constriction from taking place and keep those muscles warm after warming up. As you gain in experience this should be less of a problem but may never entirly go away. That is also why inexpereinced fighters tend to be tight, not very relaxed in the ring, and also seemed to be sapped of most of their energy very quickly and then after the fight have their energy back again.

Along with this the mental aspects are extremly important in helping you to stay relaxed but focused and have that energy available to you when you need it during the fight and for you to execute your punches and combinations with good speed, power, and accuracy. It also sounds like you have already been pre-programmed pshycologically to lose since you say this particular guy teaches you a lot of stuff and whoops your butt all the time. So don't play into that-instead write down on a piece of paper three to five simple things you want to accomplish when you fight. Review that before hand and your plans for accomplishing each of those things before you fight. By focusing on what it is you are trying to accomplish you are then not playing into something else. Then after you fight sit down and evaluate what you did or didn't accomplish and why and give yourself a grade on it. If it is a bad grade then you know you need to learn or work on it more so in training than something that you did better on. I would also spire some other people for experience that you have never lost to before. Also think of it as you not being out there by yourself but also your coach, trainers, and other spiring partners being out there in the ring with you when you fight and that may help you a little psycholgically. For me it is like turning on a water faucet and then I can turn it off again but that takes time and experience. It is always a little harder to come back and beat someone that has beaten or dominated you in the past. Get more experience fighting other people, more relaxed, and more focused and you will find that you can fight better.

This is where good coaching and good instruction also comes in and can make it easier or be of more help to you. You need to take a look at that and evaluate if what you are getting is adequate for what it is you are trying to do.

Fighting is as much as, or more mental than physical and unfortunately your mind controls your body. Due to your lack of experience right now and the fact that you are fighting someone that has dominated you in the past it is just the opposite. You even say it yourself in your last sentence of the first paragraph, "I know I can't beat him....". Stop thinking along those terms and do some of the things that I suggest above and I think you will find that you can do better and you may even surprise yourself as to how much you can improve with the right training, the right coaching and most importantly, the right mental attitude.

I try to sometimes simplify this for some of my students and tell them it is like playing baseball. If you think you will get hit by the ball when you are up to bat at the plate-you probably will get hit by it. Instead concentrate on seeing and keeping your eye on the ball and swinging the bat and making good contact and you are more likely to hit the ball and it certainly is more easier for you to see it comming also and duck or dodge if it is going to hit you. Good luck and drop me a line if you want to know a few more helpful suggestions.

Answer 4

u need to do lots and lots of pad work out....make yr coach to do pad tranning everyday ..pad tranning will help u to throw combos ,speed and power...normally wat happen we train alot on sand bad which will never move n will b just hanging ..so we can easily throw combos to them and we think we know combo..but when we do sparring then our opponent keeps on moving so in this way u can just throw jab ..when ever u try to put combo yr opponent is on other side .if u will do pad tranning then u will learn to throw combos in walking n chasing also....secondly u have to do cross tranning in which yr partner will try to defend n u try to hit him/her.. if u will do light cross tranning then u will not get scared n u can learn all te skills...slowly u can make yr sparring harder n harder...there is lots of difference in theory n practical..and ine to one n cross tranning...hope this will help u

Answer 5

Maybe fighting isn't for you. You need to be okay getting hit is the bottom line. Everyone who fights gets hit from time to time.

Answer 6

naturally you are going to be nervous at first but you shouldnt worry about getting hit... its martial arts you rgoing to get hit... use combos dont just look for openings create them make him move and then create an angle and attack