i mean i cant say it bothers me too much i can handle it, i know how to deal with it, but it does leave me feeling well uh nervous and i don't like feeling nervous. After a round it goes away which is good but it gets harder to think in the beggining and remembering what i should be working on in sparring.
No one can give you a right answer. You'll get used to it at your own pace. Like the first boning of a new gf. You're nervous at first, but eventually, you're comfortable enough and might even fantasize trying the Kama Sutra. Hell, I still get jitters just walking into the gym.
Nervous is good.. Being scared makes you work on you're defense. You work on you're footwork/head movement If you stop getting nervous, that means you're too accustomed to you're sparring partners.. You always want that adrenaline rush when you get into the ring :good
When I stopped being afraid, I got hurt because I vastly overextended myself in training one day. fear has a good purpose, but I am HARDLY EVER really afraid no matter who I am sparring against. It took ONE sparring session against a mega-***** at my old school to change the way I felt forever... Once you meet a **** talker where there's consequences after teh session, fear is bigger.
Yes you do. I dont get nervous before sparring anymore. I think it stopped after I had some real matches.
Nerves make you perform better and it's impossible to perform to 100% max without them. It's the fight or flight reaction you get when something really important is happening (like you may get hurt). It caused by a natural drug pumping around your body making your reactions faster and your body ready for a fight. You can't get away from thousands of years of evolution! If you get too nervous it can be detrimental, but some nerves are good and in boxing since no fine motor skills are involved (like throwing a dart or putting in golf) you would have to be very nervous for a long time for it to hurt your perfomance. When you stop getting nervous it's because you're not feeling as "up for it", which isn't neccessarily a bad thing in training as it may just mean you've been in the situation many times before, are comfortable with the situation and aren't too worried about the outcome. Everyone is different though. I used to get horribly nervous before big competitions! I used to hate it, but it makes you perform better.
you'll deal with those nerves every time that you step up to fight, sparring you will quickly become accustomed to those feelings. whether a fighter wants to admit it or not they have fear when stepping in. i was a fighter and i had plenty of fear. the trick is to make that fear work for you instead of against you. make it work for you, make it so that the fear allows you to see clearly the punches coming your way. make the fear help you to slip the shot and then make the fear make you to counter back with vengance. fear can make people do incredible things, make it work for you instead of against you. you are obviously new so i want you to do something. after a day that you saparred with this cat lay down to sleep and visualise what was happening in that ring, what you were doing and thinking. see his punches coming for you as he throws the bombs for your face. then instead of visualizing what he did to you visualise yourself blocking or slipping the shot, taking a side and digging in. see it all in your minds eye and make it happen in these visions. if you do it right these visions could be telling your future. i didn't realize that you were so green at this. with that sparring thread i was off target. get out of the ring with that kid and find somebody that you can work your jab on with good movement and such. get your basics down first thing. go to sleep visualizing these things and i'm telling you that those visions could soon be a reality if you work it right and are persistant. you picked aboutthe toughest sport in the world, that takes balls.
Lots of great advice. Sparring is the one scenario in the gym to an actual match. You're going to hit and get hit. Thing is, you shouldn't be worried or nervous because you're have to go to war every time you put in your mouthpiece. Sparring should always be supervised and if you are new to this, your trainer should be vigilant about your progress and not allow other fighters to take advantage of your lack of experience. (Yes, there are guys who want try to look sharp even if it's against someone of limited boxing skills) Sparring is for learning and gaining experience in "game time" situations, not a Tough Man competition. Sparring can be nerve-wracking, but with some patience on your part, from your sparring partners and guidance from your coach, you can progress into a better boxer and the whole experience will become much more enjoyable.
