[QUOTE=battlefields;2689843]Sweet, cause I have a three hit combo:
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Unforessen= unforeseen- obviously a typo, however, what that says to me is you are careless with what you write, or do not proofread. This is a sign of reactionary thinking, that you act on impulse.
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Relavent= relevant- not so obvious a typo, same above applies if it is a typo. If not a typo, then it is bad spelling and, although this does not preclude the presence of intelligence, it often is an indicator of certain things.
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Dude, you are advocating always trying to “win” in sparring, after several people have given better examples of why “winning” in sparring could be detrimental.
Your extremely vague allusions regarding drilling and partnering with increasing resistance smacks of someone who does not train in an alive manner and therefore doesn’t “get” sparring. Now, believe me when I say I am not accusing you of actually being someone who doesn’t “get” sparring. I can’t actually tell because your responses are so vague as to be meaningless, the way you represent how you spar has many of the hallmarks of a WTF TKD school.
It has been advocated early in this thread that in sparring you should at some stage work on your weaknesses. You come along and say basically either “no, you should have already worked on your weaknesses before you spar” or you advocate using your A game in every sparring session. Doesn’t fly.
Reasoning: I am relatively good at maintaining top control, a “winning” position while rolling. The problem was that I relied on it so much that when I hit my back, I was fucked. So instead of “winning” at sparring, I started dragging people into my guard and trying to work some sweeps. Now, I’ve drilled sweeps again and again, against increasingly resistant partners, but that was drilling sweeps against someone who is resisting against sweeps only, in free rolling they can use the attempt at sweeping to try any number of techniques against me, submissions, transitions, positions. Just because someone is resisting against a technique while drilling doesn’t mean that it is instantly applicable in a free sparring environment, there are many, many other factors which is why you must test your weaknesses in sparring (which is training).
For a long time I remained on my back during free rolling, no matter what I attempted, but it was better for my mental that I learn how to be in a “losing” position. Psychologically I had to toughen up, I had to realise that I was in a shitty position and not flip out because when I flipped out I gassed. Soon I wasn’t flipping out and thus wasn’t gassing, which meant I could work for positions with which to apply the sweeps. It took me a long time and plenty of “failures” before I even hit one sweep. Then I had another. Guess what I am okay at now? Did you guess sweeps? Good, you might regain my respect someday. If you didn’t, well, intelligence is bestowed on but a few. I still get owned, I still do some owning, but the reality is that when I am sparring I am trying to improve my entire game, not trying to prove my A game is awesome.
I couldn’t help it, I had to hit a few extra buttons on my controller so the three hit combo became one of those KOs where I stand there holding your head and spine.[/QUOTE]
Wow, all of that build up and suspense for a rather lackluster conclusion. Well lets get at it shall we?
Two thirds of your “arguement” is a crude attempt at a pschological profile based on a typo. You think it has some profound meaning as to who I am well let me help you out. It means I dont have enough computer experience to know how to run spellcheck and I dont always proofread.
The fact that you were willing to spend so much timeand energy pointing it out says much more about you than any typo could ever say about me. Like perhaps you havent fully matured, perhaps you dont know how to behave like a real martial artist, or perhaps that you felt like it would strengthen your arguement just to have put a few more words on a page. The arrogant and disrespectful rant of some of your buddies says much about them as well.
For a site that claims to be about serious Martial Artists, a few of you are acting rather petty.Making assumptions as to how I behave or train simply because I disagree?Rather schoolyard dont ya think?
Let me assure you that one day, I will take a computer course so as not to offend anyones delicate sensabilities.
Your third point was simply to remind me that Im disagreeing with the masses? So I should agree simply to agree? No thanks.
As for the rest of your case. I almost agree. Almost.I never said “Dont work on weaknesses in sparring” In fact I said Work them, but dont make them the sole aspect of the match. I gave an example of how I would work a jab into my training, if that was what I wanted to work. READ guys. Strategy.
If you want to work a certain aspect, then you should try to work this in by forcing your opponent into that position. For example, If I want to work the clinch, Im not going to wade across the mat and try to grab my partner. Im going to work my boxing to get in close,Im going to make him WANT to clinch.
That is the best way to go about your sparring. Controlling the opponents decisions has as much to do with fighting as throwing a proper punch. If you make the decisions for him, how could you lose?
To quote cheesy movie lines “If you can force your opponent to change, then in essence he has defeated himself.”
A sparring match is a two way street. You do your partner a disservice by taking it too easy or “letting them win”. You will give him a false sense of ability. You can also help him develope bad habits. Since he landed that takedown once or twice he thought it was good and proper when really you were just worried about training your roundhouse.
Also,you cant focus too much on one aspect. Its a counter productive idea in a sparring match. If you go into a match with the thought process that your going to “train block “A” against strike “B” regardless of the outcome” then chances are you missed the fact that while you didnt land block “A”, Block “B” "C"and “D” fit perfectly. Some of these will be things you already train or use frequently but some of these things occur at the spur of the moment and can be real gems later.
