How Do You Know When You're Ready to Start Sparring?

Just go for it, ask the trainer but you know best. You're not going to get hurt in there so don't build it up. You'll know after a few sessions if you're ready or not.

 

On your first time you'll probably just swing punches wildly anyway.

 

When you have the basics. Stance, guard, footwork, 4 main punches and know how to parry a jab.

 

yup.

 

Your never going to be ready if you not sparred before.

Just get in there - its a long learning process but enjoy.

However, you should know at the least how to parry a jab properley. Get in the ring with a trainer or someone very experienced who is going to throw basic shots very lightly.

 

Just go for it. If you have a good trainer he will watch out for you

 

How do you learn to Parry a jab if you've never had one thrown at you? 4 main punches? lol.


He bro, when ya know how to jab, hop in. Two months is way long, you should be past ready by now. Most everything you learn about boxing, u learn in the ring, so get in there.

 

just ask dude


I started on a tuesday and sparred on the wednesday

 

Master the proper stance/guard/footwork,
then learn the jab/cross/hook,
then learn blocks/parrys/slips/bobs-n-weaves,
then do spar/ass-whupin'.

Although, some people insist on getting the ass-whupin' first.

 

To be honest I dont know if anyone is "ready" for there first sparring session. lol.

Just get in there and spar with someone who will teach you. And build you up gradually.

 

I'm not sure what you are getting at. Are you asking questions or making statements.

Either way, if someone can do the things I mentioned then they are ready for their first controlled sparring session.

 

Well, sometimes my trainer jabs at me with a glove in one and and a mit in the other hand, he uses the gloved hand to jab at me and I block it.

 

Yeah thats true, also remember all the tools fly out of your head when you realize you're being hit in the head and body.

Having a good jab, 1 2, block and slip are some of the tools that are essential when you're trying to bring in some kind of method. Nothing is worse than seeing someone who doesn't know how to defend themself.

 

Remember that there are drills you can do while sparring, and there is also open sparring where everything goes.

I'd suggest doing drills first with a willing partner, and try to work on throwing and defending against the jab... and so on and so forth. And then maybe after a few weeks, you'll be ready for open sparring.

You'll know when you're ready when you feel comfortable blocking/parrying/slipping while using footwork in concert with throwing punches.

If things are going slow for you, you can throw caution to the wind and hasten all that by just doing open sparring anyway. Let me warn you, it's going to be painful. But boxers relish pain, so if you have what it takes to be a good boxer you'll deal with it somehow.

You'll find that your sparring sessions is where you learn the most. They'll dictate what you need to work on, what conditioning work you need, what techniques you still need to master, and all that. So if your trainer is fine with it, I say go ahead and jump right in.