Stupid question...how do you know if you're getting your ass beat during sparring?

EpsilonAxis · 11-08-2009, 12:17 AM

I find that sometimes, when I THINK i'm getting my ass beat sparring, my trainer comes back and says "Wonderful, man! Very good!" and other people also seem to think I'm doing well. Does it just seem different when you're taking shots?

What is your criteria when you know you've gotten a straight whoopin' in sparring?

karatekid530 · 11-08-2009, 03:28 AM

could be any number of things. who's more tired, more beat physically, cut, bloodier, more swollen, etc etc etc. but when it happens, you know.

Jerry · 11-08-2009, 04:14 AM

I'm with you on this one. I always feel like I'm losing all my fights until I see the videos. Even in the ones I lose I thought I was doing worse than I was.

I think it's because if we get hit even once our brains punch in a "not good!" ticket.

andy mack · 11-08-2009, 07:55 AM

Yea, I definitley agree with this. I lot of the time when i'm sparring I don't always feel the punch land so don't think i'm catching them but i'm definitley feeling the ones coming my way! I always seems to look better on film than i than what i think i'm doing in the ring

curly · 11-08-2009, 01:05 PM

I usually tell by the people who are watching reactions. f they go "ooohhh" then I know I've landed/received a good shot

paloalto00 · 11-08-2009, 01:36 PM

If you feel like you're losing.. then you're losing.

RDJ · 11-08-2009, 02:17 PM

Your own version of events may not correspond with reality, as you remember the punches you receive better than the ones you give.

ricardoparker93 · 11-08-2009, 02:56 PM

Complete opposite with me. When i spar i have a good to very good chin and average skills. The shots im taking dont bother me one bit and as i tend to be moving forward i feel that its me who's winning. Only afterwards do i see on tape that im taking too many shots, and the ones i land arent as effective as i thought! :L

GPater11093 · 11-08-2009, 03:04 PM

im different but im a proper perfectionist i think i look worse on film as i notice more mistakes

stefanoitch · 11-08-2009, 06:16 PM

When you can taste blood in your mouth and you feel like your having flashbacks

karatekid530 · 11-08-2009, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by stefanoitch

When you can taste blood in your mouth and you feel like your having flashbacks

i need to get a bit of a taste of blood to get the killer instinct going. it pisses me off enough to want to hunker down and fight.

GPater11093 · 11-09-2009, 03:57 PM

just think your always losing and you got to try harder

11-08-2009, 12:17 AM	#1
EpsilonAxis HNIC East Side VIP Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pop pop pop! Posts: 12,113 vCash: 2296	Stupid question...how do you know if you're getting your ass beat during sparring? I find that sometimes, when I THINK i'm getting my ass beat sparring, my trainer comes back and says "Wonderful, man! Very good!" and other people also seem to think I'm doing well. Does it just seem different when you're taking shots? What is your criteria when you know you've gotten a straight whoopin' in sparring?
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11-08-2009, 03:28 AM	#2
karatekid530 Milwaukee's Best ESB Addict Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 2,013 vCash: 1000	Re: Stupid question...how do you know if you're getting your ass beat during sparring could be any number of things. who's more tired, more beat physically, cut, bloodier, more swollen, etc etc etc. but when it happens, you know.
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11-08-2009, 04:14 AM	#3
Jerry Belt holder ESB Addict Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Wilmington, N.C Posts: 2,186 vCash: 1000	Re: Stupid question...how do you know if you're getting your ass beat during sparring I'm with you on this one. I always feel like I'm losing all my fights until I see the videos. Even in the ones I lose I thought I was doing worse than I was. I think it's because if we get hit even once our brains punch in a "not good!" ticket.
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11-08-2009, 07:55 AM	#4
andy mack Journeyman Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 71 vCash: 1000	Re: Stupid question...how do you know if you're getting your ass beat during sparring Yea, I definitley agree with this. I lot of the time when i'm sparring I don't always feel the punch land so don't think i'm catching them but i'm definitley feeling the ones coming my way! I always seems to look better on film than i than what i think i'm doing in the ring
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11-08-2009, 01:05 PM	#5
curly Fastest hands in the West East Side Guru Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Where I lay my hat's my home, I'm a rolling stone Posts: 5,223 vCash: 660	Re: Stupid question...how do you know if you're getting your ass beat during sparring I usually tell by the people who are watching reactions. f they go "ooohhh" then I know I've landed/received a good shot
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11-08-2009, 01:36 PM	#6
paloalto00 Champion East Side Guru Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 7,177 vCash: 347	Re: Stupid question...how do you know if you're getting your ass beat during sparring If you feel like you're losing.. then you're losing.
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11-08-2009, 02:17 PM	#7
RDJ Gent And Scholar East Side VIP Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: I'm not your buddy, pal. Posts: 32,578 vCash: 202	Re: Stupid question...how do you know if you're getting your ass beat during sparring Your own version of events may not correspond with reality, as you remember the punches you receive better than the ones you give.
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11-08-2009, 02:56 PM	#8
ricardoparker93 Belt holder ESB Addict Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,570 vCash: 5403	Re: Stupid question...how do you know if you're getting your ass beat during sparring Complete opposite with me. When i spar i have a good to very good chin and average skills. The shots im taking dont bother me one bit and as i tend to be moving forward i feel that its me who's winning. Only afterwards do i see on tape that im taking too many shots, and the ones i land arent as effective as i thought! :L
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11-08-2009, 03:04 PM	#9
GPater11093 Barry East Side VIP Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 26,118 vCash: 836	Re: Stupid question...how do you know if you're getting your ass beat during sparring im different but im a proper perfectionist i think i look worse on film as i notice more mistakes
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11-08-2009, 06:16 PM	#10
stefanoitch Contender ESB Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 940 vCash: 1000	Re: Stupid question...how do you know if you're getting your ass beat during sparring When you can taste blood in your mouth and you feel like your having flashbacks
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11-09-2009, 03:57 PM	#12
GPater11093 Barry East Side VIP Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scotland Posts: 26,118 vCash: 836	Re: Stupid question...how do you know if you're getting your ass beat during sparring just think your always losing and you got to try harder
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