I feel like a d sometimes...

Discussion in 'Boxing Training' started by Speechless, May 24, 2013.


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  1. Speechless

    Speechless Well-Known Member Full Member

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    When I spar with newbies, I usually tell myself to go easy and work on technique over power. But the same thing happens, they go really hard cuz they're either nervous or just inexperienced. Then I go into my fallback plan which is brawl - and at the end, I feel bad cuz I ended up going too hard and taking advantage of their lack of skill/speed/endurance.

    For starters, I'm not THAT talented of a fighter, so I tend to go to plan B too soon, even when I don't mean to.
    Perhaps if I were better, maybe i wouldn't lose composure like that.
    It's unfair, because even if I'm not amazingly good, my punches will always be a little quicker, and a little harder than a newbie's.

    To clarify, i'm not totally losing composure and getting angry - I rarely ever lose my cool. I just get competitive - that's all - oh, and maybe a little to do with always being the smaller guy.

    I have no sparring partners my size, and if I keep beating up newbies, I won't have any at all.

    What do you guys do when newbies try to take your head off?
    Any tips to remain calm and control the situation?
    How do you react when they actually DO get a good shot in, and people - especially hot chicks are watching? lol
     
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  2. Matty lll

    Matty lll Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Maybe you are a dick?
     
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  3. Speechless

    Speechless Well-Known Member Full Member

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    YOU'RE A DICK!!! :tong
     
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  4. NVSemin

    NVSemin Sugar Boxing Full Member

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    It is better to feel like a dick, than like a vagina
     
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  5. Kostertjuh

    Kostertjuh New Member Full Member

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    Well thank you for this epiphany, but you're a dick
     
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  6. 123ko

    123ko Active Member Full Member

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    and there you go ....especially hot chicks are watching

    your taking advantage of the newbies ,,sounds like your a dick all the time :zzz
     
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  7. OG Wenger

    OG Wenger Guest

    You love the dick.
     
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  8. RichC

    RichC Member Full Member

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    Maybe you are still a noob???

    I know I can trust any of our experienced lads to go easy on the new lads no matter what.

    The keep there cool and have nothing to prove because they are not phased by a noob trying to hurt them. They know that the noob is probably nervous and hasn't got a clue what he is doing so they give him a pass.

    They also know that the noob will one day develop into a good sparring partner if they help to bring him along without taking liberties.
     
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  9. scrap

    scrap Boxing Addict Full Member

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    So True.
     
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  10. Speechless

    Speechless Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Well, 2 years of training certainly means I too, am far from "experienced". So point well taken. :good

    Good news is, I did some work again with the same guy tonight and was more conscious of it. He still went a little too hard, but I sure lightened up a lot. I also kept reminding him to ease up and think more about what he's doing and practiced some defensive drills with him, to avoid the panic reactions when he's getting backed up.

    I enjoy helping out newer folks and hope to coach in the future. So I am definitely learning from past mistakes and learning new ways to approach it.

    I don't mind the negative comments though. Cuz that means I'm not alone (i'm surrounded by other "dicks" - lol :tong)
     
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  11. Matt Ldn

    Matt Ldn Boxing Addict Full Member

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    whenever I spar with inexperienced guys I try and work on my defense first and foremost. Let them throw big punches and miss for the first minute or block them, let them calm down maybe jab them a few times. Once they settle a bit I might start upping the pace if they can handle it.

    One of the newbies the other day I did 4 rounds with and threw maybe 4/5 punches a round by the end he was picking his shots a lot better and I'd had 4 rounds working on defense.
     
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  12. r1p00pk

    r1p00pk Well-Known Member Full Member

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    think in the ring, all this time brawling because you think you have no chance. ots called boxing for a reason, If you happen to lose a sparring session it doesn't matter. if you practice defense you shouldn't have a problem.
     
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  13. 4eyes

    4eyes Active Member Full Member

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    Your coach should have a more experienced boxer come in and kick the **** outta you
     
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  14. NVSemin

    NVSemin Sugar Boxing Full Member

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    I feel the need ... the need for speed!
     
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  15. JDK

    JDK Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Just keep sparring. Nothing's happening that you should be too concerned about. You being the smaller guy, I doubt you have Tyson like power or aggression. Let your trainer worry about who he puts in the ring with whom. whom with whom? .. it's almost 3 in the morning :!:
     
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