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sparring is awesome Anonymous
fuck yes /fit/ i just had my first sparring session today.

it was fucking awesome. that shit makes you feel alive. the guy i was training with could have kicked my ass like i was a toddler but just being able to trade blows with a person is fantastic.

the style was TKD (omg its not muy thai or krav maga i should kill myself for the fail) but the guy i was training with has a background in kickboxing and wrestling as well so i'm getting some useful pointers.

post your fucking sparring experiences.

(this isn't meant to be a 'which martial art is better thread' because that faggotry will deteriorate into 'my gun kata will pwn all ur faggy hand2hand technikes' or some retarded shit)
>> Anonymous
I practice gun katas 9 days a week and could totally destroy your ass, OP.
>> Anonymous
>>305142

ffffffssssds

not true there are not 9 days in a week
>> Anonymous
i spar all the time but as far as my first, getting hit in the nose was the most shocking. and punched and kneed in the gut wasn't fun at all. i wanted to throw up as tears streamed down my face. now though, it's no big deal.
>> Anonymous
my first sparring session..... i went in with a partially torn distal biceps tendon in my left arm. i was fighting in an orthodox stance(now i fight southpaw). i was fighting someone 6 inches taller. i ended up being beaten for two rounds, then went to the ground to nearly pull of a kimura but tapped when my head was being ground into the ground.
>> b?tters
sparring with wrestling or some not blow based combat is a nice way to get into the whole 'this is going to hurt but don't take it personally' thing
>> Anonymous
I sparred with a girl.

Got bruises all over and I lost in front of everyone.

I never went back.
>> Anonymous
i thought that pic was some really wierd version of goatse at a glance..
>> Anonymous
>>305367
Dude....you suck at being a man.
>> Anonymous
I sparred a girl too. I won 5-0. Shit was so unfair. She was like 4'11 and I'm 5'10. I outweighed her by probably 100lbs. Oh well, I didn't pick the fight.

My favorite moment was when I threw a straight punch at the side of this asshole's head at the exact moment he dropped his hands and turned into it. So instead of hitting his helmet and temple, I clocked him right in the face. He saw stars and the fight was called with me winning 4-0. I was reprimanded for the face punch, but so was he for dropping his hands in a fight.

My best fight was against this guy who was like 6'3. We were the best in our group and I ended up winning 5-2 or something like that. I closed distance to take away his kicks so we would basically be trading punches and throwing blocks all over, I landed like 3 points from round punches to the kidney. I was also a touch more flexible and landed a few front leg side kicks that really pissed him off.

One move I used against smaller/slower/weaker opponents was a feint kick. I would go into a rear leg round kick, but instead of extending my knee for the kick, I would continue rotating on my heel and then throw a hook kick to their other side. Most people would try to block their left side (my target for the round kick) which would allow me to plant my heel into their right side with the hook.
>> Anonymous
BARE KNUCKLE SPARRING WILL MAKE YOU FEEL ALIVER, I GUARANTEE IT.