[QUOTE=Plasma;2732634]Let me summarize this thread. Let’s have a throwdown at my school, Oh wait my school Does not allow me to have it for liability issues. Why don’t you come and join my school.
I hate to break it to you but the majority of us train at better and much more accomplished academies than LA boxing.[/QUOTE]
Haha, you got me.
But I really was trying to get a throwdown going. I’ve tried it before when I was at another school. Check my older threads. This is an interest of mine to get guys together to train.
Also, don’t rule out LA Boxing. It’s a franchise, so they vary. Most are oriented towards fitness, but we do have pro fighters as trainers and coaches. Muay Thai Kru’s record is 255-10 (115 pro wins) and his brother is even higher. Our sparring class in Boxing is usually hard for knockouts.
No thanks, bro. I’ve had enough concussions & brain damage from actual competition to waste my time with people who think that’s a good idea for training.
I think what this gentleman means by “Our sparring class in Boxing is usually hard for knockouts.” He means that for women of unusual beauty, the class would be challenging. Nothing wrong with that.
I understand what you are doing and it’s cool, however let me fill you in a little. We have had quite the amount of throwdown in the Maryland area. It led to some drama on this site due to one particular individual was no longer here. Since then the original throwdown crew, who are mostly moderators on the site, Tend to be busy nowadays with either running their own academies, their families, or training for competition, or all three.
[QUOTE=Hedgehogey;2732805]I used to teach at LA Boxing. Since I left, they have, I think, a blue belt teaching. Sure worth your money there.[/QUOTE]
Well as a blue belt in BJJ, I can certainly attest that the BJJ program here is not top notch currently.
However the Boxing certainly is. And the Muay Thai is good too. If you worked at Columbia, then you should know that Stephen is a good Boxing coach with pro fighters. Sparring is good. My first time there, it was hard sparring going for knockouts.
And the price can’t be beaten. As low as $50 to 69/month-to-month (no contract) for unlimited classes, 7 days a week at 6 locations (Rockville, Bethesda, Arlington, Alexandria, Georgetown & Columbia). And the gym is open for use of all equipment, 6am - 9pm weekdays (a little less on weekends).
I used to pay $145/month with a 1 year contract. They had much better BJJ there, but nowhere close to the Boxing program of LA Boxing. Muay Thai was about equal.
[QUOTE=Bodhi108;2732928]You try to knock each other out in class?
No thanks, bro. I’ve had enough concussions & brain damage from actual competition to waste my time with people who think that’s a good idea for training.[/QUOTE]
Really? You’ve never sparred hard during training before? I thought that this is pretty standard for fighting gyms. We don’t spar for KO’s all the time. But things do spike and the coach does step in.
You’ve been in actual competition eh? How impressive, ooh tell me more. What else do you think we’re doing when we’re sparring hard? Sparring hard is always a part of any fight team. Especially when preparing for a fight, we pick up the pace. Have you ever sparred with pure Boxers before in a Boxing gym? They usually go hard when equally matched. This is pretty standard.
And you should know that you don’t have to spar hard. You just tell the coach that you want to go light, medium, whatever.
[QUOTE=soldiermedic25;2732930]I think what this gentleman means by “Our sparring class in Boxing is usually hard for knockouts.” He means that for women of unusual beauty, the class would be challenging. Nothing wrong with that.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Plasma;2732933]I understand what you are doing and it’s cool, however let me fill you in a little. We have had quite the amount of throwdown in the Maryland area. It led to some drama on this site due to one particular individual was no longer here. Since then the original throwdown crew, who are mostly moderators on the site, Tend to be busy nowadays with either running their own academies, their families, or training for competition, or all three.[/QUOTE]
I’ve always been interested in these throwdowns but only see videos from other States. None from Maryland.
Just do it.
Step in the ring and settle all the drama there. The Columbia, MD Muay Thai crew is picking up. There are guys from 150-310 lbs. One is 260 lbs worth of muscles. All beginners with about 1 year training, but the Kru looks good. The Boxers are pretty high level.
Just come by to spar. I’ll let you guys in for free.
Sorry, don’t train Muay Thai nor do I have any plans to. Honestly, I’m too busy training for Jiu Jitsu competition to spar with random people on the Internet, especially ones from insignificant academies (Jiu Jitsu wise, I have no opinion on the Mauy Thai Program). I assume you don’t really compete because competitors tend not to brag about their gym battles. Who gave you your blue belt by the way? Who did he get his black belt under?
[QUOTE=Plasma;2732999]Sorry, don’t train Muay Thai nor do I have any plans to. Honestly, I’m too busy training for Jiu Jitsu competition to spar with random people on the Internet, especially ones from insignificant academies (Jiu Jitsu wise, I have no opinion on the Mauy Thai Program). I assume you don’t really compete because competitors tend not to brag about their gym battles. Who gave you your blue belt by the way? Who did he get his black belt under?[/QUOTE]
Now you’re just being mean. How am I bragging? I’m just asking if you guys want to get together and train.
If you only do BJJ, then that’s not for me neither as I’m more MMA and prefer standup. And I do compete in MT. Stopped competing in BJJ tourneys a long time ago.
And the Yamasakis gave me my blue belt. They got their black belts from the late, Marcelo Behring, who was under Rickson Gracie.
Again, I’m just trying to get some more fighters into the gym besides mostly Boxers. Did I offend you somehow that led to such disparaging remarks from you?
I guess if you want to dissect everything I post, then it wouldn’t be that difficult at all. It’s not like I’m filing court documents or something.
If you’re a fighter like you say you are, then sparring hard shouldn’t really be that unusual. You’d also know that it’s hard as heck to KO someone of equal skills. And you don’t go around trying to KO less skilled or much smaller training partners. But sparring does spike often to all out when matched equally, this is not unusual in a fighting gym while in most Boxing gyms, it’s the norm. In general, you’re always looking for the KO to the chin, and this doesn’t require a full powered shot.
It’s fine if you don’t want to go hard. You just say, “Let’s spar light…medium, etc.”.
[QUOTE=Bodhi108;2733015]Spar hard /= sparring for KO.
Stop trying to convince that you’re badass.[/QUOTE]
You are not the final authority on the meaning of these phrases. It can vary from gym to gym. This is a friendly post. I’m not trying to start anything with you. Dude, just stop by on Wednesday around 7:30pm if you want to spar light to medium, which is fine.
[QUOTE=98Bird;2732995]Really? You’ve never sparred hard during training before? I thought that this is pretty standard for fighting gyms. We don’t spar for KO’s all the time. But things do spike and the coach does step in.
[/QUOTE]Go back and read what you wrote. Hard sparring and then bragging about KOs, says something completely different than this post. Instead of trying to defend your poor writing, quit arguing and figure out another option.
[QUOTE=It is Fake;2733018]Go back and read what you wrote. Hard sparring and then bragging about KOs, says something completely different than this post.[/QUOTE]
Ok, I’m sorry if it sounded like bragging. But when we spar hard, we are indeed looking for the KO. I would think that bragging would be saying something like…“I KO suckas every time I spar”. But when I said, sparring for KO’s, that’s just describing that someone is throwing full powered punches, which is hard sparring to me. But not all gyms adhere to a universal guideline of what “hard sparring” is. So my using the phrase, “sparring for KO’s” is much easier to gauge.
But we abide by standard sparring etiquette, which is, both agrees to the power level beforehand. It can still spike to an all out war, but this is common and which is why we have coaches to monitor & shut it down.
[QUOTE=98Bird;2733014]If you guys don’t want to spar hard, then just say so and we’ll go light to medium. This is the customary sparring etiquette.[/QUOTE]I sometimes spar hard and sometimes I don’t. I usually train at 25% power and strive for accuracy and technique. I don’t usually try for a knockout in training; I would tend to lose most of my students and some of my teeth. I never try to front off like a badass, and I always listen to other members when they tell me I sound like a jackass.
I have got knocked the fuck out on three occasions, and twice knocked my opponent out. I have been choked out, tapped out and just worn out, but that I the fun of training.
My purpose for training is to be trained. Why was it that you train again?
[QUOTE=slamdunc;2733026]I sometimes spar hard and sometimes I don’t. I usually train at 25% power and strive for accuracy and technique. I don’t usually try for a knockout in training; I would tend to lose most of my students and some of my teeth. I never try to front off like a badass, and I always listen to other members when they tell me I sound like a jackass. [/QUOTE]
Jackass eh. That’s pretty harsh.
We always wear headgear + mouthguard. We spar 25% sometimes, but most of the time it’s 60-70% power that can spike to 100%. 60-70% can still knock someone out. I guess Boxers are just more aggressive. No one has lost any teeth here before though.
We have a sparring class and techniques classes only. No one is forced to spar. Most people here come for fitness only. Only a few spars and train to fight in tourneys.
I have got knocked the fuck out on three occasions, and twice knocked my opponent out. I have been choked out, tapped out and just worn out, but that I the fun of training.
My purpose for training is to be trained. Why was it that you train again?
Yeah, getting choked out or other tapouts happens all the time in BJJ class. KTFO, that happens too. Just part of training and competing.
I’m just an ammy fighter. I guess we just spar harder in training. And pure Boxers just spars real hard most of the time compared to TMA and even MMA schools.