scotty1
05-17-2002, 05:57 AM
I've just been getting back into sparring recently, now I've got a competition before I can blink and I think I've realised what's wrong with my sparring.
When you guys and girl spar what is in your head? What do you think of your opponent? Are you benign and passive or do you want to take their ****ing head off?
I ask becuase I am always (recently, bearing in mind I'm getting back into the swing after a fairly long absence) beaten to the punch, and I think it's because my relaxed, passive demeanour carries over to sparring in a negative way.
Do you visualise your victory?
I don't think I want it enough.I don't think to myself "right mfr you're going down" I think to myself "stay relaxed, stay calm", but I think I stay calm at the expense of being aggressive enough to win.
See what I mean?
What do you think?
Last night I got a little frustrated at being hit repeatedly, got more aggressive and ended up being faster and kind of more pro-active in my sparring. I scored some good shots, and it felt like the old flow coming back again. :)
However, I blatantly don't have enough time to harness it before the comp. Although I'm hoping that the pressure of competition will bring it out.
So tell me how you think when you're sparring. I know the old Bruce Lee 'no mind' business and that is what I have been striving for, but I think I've taken it the wrong way. Rather than not concentrating on technique, I think I've been not concentrating on winning.
When you guys and girl spar what is in your head? What do you think of your opponent? Are you benign and passive or do you want to take their ****ing head off?
I ask becuase I am always (recently, bearing in mind I'm getting back into the swing after a fairly long absence) beaten to the punch, and I think it's because my relaxed, passive demeanour carries over to sparring in a negative way.
Do you visualise your victory?
I don't think I want it enough.I don't think to myself "right mfr you're going down" I think to myself "stay relaxed, stay calm", but I think I stay calm at the expense of being aggressive enough to win.
See what I mean?
What do you think?
Last night I got a little frustrated at being hit repeatedly, got more aggressive and ended up being faster and kind of more pro-active in my sparring. I scored some good shots, and it felt like the old flow coming back again. :)
However, I blatantly don't have enough time to harness it before the comp. Although I'm hoping that the pressure of competition will bring it out.
So tell me how you think when you're sparring. I know the old Bruce Lee 'no mind' business and that is what I have been striving for, but I think I've taken it the wrong way. Rather than not concentrating on technique, I think I've been not concentrating on winning.