more sparring videos! (pretend bad lol)

[AaronJW]

Sorry, the title should be "pretty bad"!!

Here are some recent sparring videos-
a little light sparring on Friday, and harder sparring on Saturday.

Friday
https://********/gOphpQ-u4k4
https://********/O4qaFEbsVwE

I'm in the black headgear and red gloves.
After watching the videos it seems I did better than I thought, but I think my main problem again was being flat-footed.
My trainer told me to relax my knees more and put more weight on my big toes.


On Saturday I did 2 rounds with one of the guys from the previous night. He asked to attack a lot and put a lot of pressure on him, which I tried my best to do but it was difficult to connect with clean shots. It was also a bit annoying because it meant he could just wait for me and then counter every time.
I tried to stay on my toes more but didn't always remember and fell back into bad habits. I also got very tired.
Round 1 https://********/GhtTnS8jgdA
Round 2 https://********/_KC8nv6wuBA
I'm in the white headgear.

Here are 2 more rounds, but my opponent was a lot more tired because he'd just done 2 rounds before.
Round 1 https://********/TbwqXy6NVag
Round 2 https://********/HxlAgmf1O0U

Again I found it difficult to connect because he was just waiting for me, and I thought it was like standing in front of an electric fence attempting for climb it. My trainer was telling me to step in with the jab and try the 1-2-3-4 but that was like taking a running jump at the electric fence. I did it because he was telling me to, but my opponent knew what to expect so countered easily.


I realized that it's easy to think you're good, fast and powerful on the mitts and sandbag, but sparring against a better opponent is totally different.
I need to step my training up a few notches.

As always please give me your advice and I'll do my best to put it into practice. Thanks!

[Richard P]

I'm no pro but in my opinion, you have slow feet, you are over reaching on your right cross and often off balance, the reason you are over reaching is your feet are out of position, bring your feet in 3-4 inches and your upper body and arms will be in position to land, but moving your feet in and any competent opponent should move their feet back to counter this. So you need fast feet to be able to get in and land fast. Most American football corner back, running back drills with the ladder are good for this

You move and Bob when out of range, the second you come in and throw, you don't get your head off the track and it's quite stagnant, this is why you are getting countered as your head is right there for him to hit. Practice moving your head in time with your hands so they move together not just move hands or head move both.

Appreciate your tired but work rate needs to go up, remember every punch doesn't have to be a KO, throw that jab even if not intending to hit, just little pop pop pop jabs. At AM level if your hands are not firing, it gives your opponent a chance to throw, most fighters at AM can either defend or attack and not do both at same time, so if you throw a jab it occupies his mind and slows his attack down

[Richard P]

Plus your blue winnings are cool

[AaronJW]

Thanks for your help as always Richard P.

I think I'll buy one of those ladders (or probably make my own) to work on my foot speed.

In what way should I be moving my head?
To the left and down when I throw the right cross?

[Richard P]

as you drop and go for the body with a left jab get your head out the firing line and move it right. Dropping and going for the body with the rear right hand is always risky in my opinion as people tend to reverse the above and move their head left. Think logically now, if your fighting against orthodox stance, you've just put your head closer to a big rear hook from him. I'm not saying don't do this move but I think it's much harder to perfect and a lot harder to execute well than the jab to the body, however, I think either is better than leaving your head in the middle as that is where your opponent would expect it to be

Your movement is ok, just remember to be fluid, and this is by no means a criticism, it comes with practice. At the moment it's almost as if your head and hands move alternative. So.. 'Bob, weave, jab, jab, slip, roll' (for example) Why not start moving your head at the same time you throw a jab, so Bob, slip and jab together, jab, roll, slip and jab together then weave

Im thinking Prince Naseem, Jonny Nelson or more recently Tyson Fury

We all have our style, our own way of teaching and being taught, but the thing that has stuck with me from various coaches/peers over the years that everyone seems to be in agreement with.

1) Get off the centre line (draw imaginary tramlines between the outside of your shoulders and your opponents)
2) stay out of no mans land (fight at range, dive in and out the pocket, this ain't a slug fest Rocky film)
3) always stay moving (at the very minimum something should be moving, head, hands, feet ideally two things moving, head and hands, hands and feet, feet and head)

Keep practicing, remember Lomachenko practices everyday too

[Richard P]

Plus ladders are great, Amazon do them for £15ish pounds (not sure if you get Amazon in Japan) however they should be quite easily available online

[Richard P]

Ignore the showboating watch how when he comes forward he is never straight on, always coming at you from an angle (get off the centre line)

Plus it gets everyone to inject some Naz into their life https://********/lLXcgZ84ndk

[AlexKid]

Y u no touch each other

[AlexKid]

You want to try smashing the asian guy in his big juicy math brain, he will then take up karate

[AlexKid]

That asian guy could **** u bro