Anyone of you spar with the trainers on your gym?

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  1. SweetScience

    SweetScience Accuracy is the key! Full Member

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    This is all I got since most of the students only show up when there is a tournament going on. So most of the time, I spar with them. I know this could hinder development but this is all I got most of the time. Now my question to you is this, they usually urge me to go hard at them however some of them are smaller than me. Do you think I should go hard on them or ease up a little? The trainers are former professionals by the way and some still are fighting.
     
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  2. cheech

    cheech Well-Known Member Full Member

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    It depends, I would use your own judgement.

     
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  3. cheech

    cheech Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Once a week try sparring with another gym.
     
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  4. stuey

    stuey Never bet on England Full Member

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    i am a coach now and i spar with all my students, i allow them to hit me as hard as they like, i was renowed for my chin and punch as a fighter, and i never go too hard on them.
    use it as a sparring session should be, work on different shots, different combo's and it is a fantastic way too learn.
     
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  5. amy

    amy If you know what I mean Full Member

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    Why would it hinder your development to spar with someone who is better than you and that you can go hard on? Sounds like a good set up to me.
     
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  6. SweetScience

    SweetScience Accuracy is the key! Full Member

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    Size differential. Im bigger than them.
     
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  7. comebackkid

    comebackkid New Member Full Member

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    the first time i spar was with my trainer, he used to be a professional in the 80's
     
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  8. SweetScience

    SweetScience Accuracy is the key! Full Member

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    The trainers in our gym just stopped fighting recently. Some are still active. However, its the size differential that is really bothering me.
     
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  9. Kolya

    Kolya Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Their experience probably makes up for it.
     
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  10. Diomedes

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    There are two trainers at my gym, Oday, an awesome Palestinian-Iraqi guy who survived a confrontation with the infamous Oday Hussein (!) when he was younger (His Palestinian citizenship probably saved his life), but he's off for the summer. He doesnt spar, but over the course of last year I noticed him losing weight and getting back into shape, and if he's been keeping it up I expect he'll be schooling us a bit more directly when he returns in March.

    The other is Jo, and she knows her boxing, but I dont see her sparring and it would be a bit awkward for me at least. I always find it awkward sparring with chicks. It's pretty rare that there will be any girls sparring anyway, but for all that I'm against sexual discrimination I find it hard to spar with girls, I'm paranoid about hurting them and go so light and slow that I doubt they're getting anything out of it, and frankly neither do I.
     
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  11. SweetScience

    SweetScience Accuracy is the key! Full Member

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    Nice avy. Are you Kayo from BS?
     
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  12. Diomedes

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    Nope. Got a doppleganger have I?
     
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  13. SweetScience

    SweetScience Accuracy is the key! Full Member

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    Dunno. Check BS. Do you have an account there as well?
     
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  14. SweetScience

    SweetScience Accuracy is the key! Full Member

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    Well today fellas, I sparred in the gym with a trainer. I sparred with a guy heavier than me. I've been sparring with him the past few weeks. All I can say is that my timing has improved ever since I have been sparring him. I lost a little bit of speed but I think I can fix that.
     
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  15. comebackkid

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    he's stil very fast for a 40 year old man, he's cruiser and i'm middle, so yeah , if he hits me thats hard
     
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