Twice a week is usually pretty good for sparring. You dont need to be in there 4 or 5 days out of the week unless your training for a fight and need the work.
Well, even once a week would be better than not sparring at all.
Sparring is practicing, and the more practice the better you'll be. But you never want to go to extremes in any thing.
Even if your not in training for a fight. If your going to the gym daily, five days a week or whatever? If possible its good to get in a few rounds sparring at the gym as often as you do go to the gym to work out. I always did. But if you can't always get a sparring partner. Then just do what you are able to do. Even if you sparred once a week it would be better than not sparring at all.
JC
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Oh and about getting the kid back, all you need to do is stay focused in there, and instead of letting him off easy all the time, stick a stiff jab or right in there from time to time to keep him grounded. This is boxing not tiddly-winks after all.
LOL, I have found out more than once that it is the real thing when you get in there not some dream or game... I got beat up plenty of times in the ring.
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The trick I have found is find the weak spots on your sparring partner,and then use that area on your next opponent. Also, divide your training time wisely. As you are only a kid, you will not have much time per week so divide it into road running, field running( if possible), sparring, weights and the pads,bags and speed ball and remember to keep fit by doing othrsports, learn from where you are going wrong, eat well and most of all, have fun. Also watch classic fighters in your weight battle it out on DVD or video or whatever and take example of what they are doing and use this to help you in thering and copy some teqniques. GoodLuck!
Well, even once a week would be better than not sparring at all.
Sparring is practicing, and the more practice the better you'll be. But you never want to go to extremes in any thing.
Even if your not in training for a fight. If your going to the gym daily, five days a week or whatever? If possible its good to get in a few rounds sparring at the gym as often as you do go to the gym to work out. I always did. But if you can't always get a sparring partner. Then just do what you are able to do. Even if you sparred once a week it would be better than not sparring at all.
JC
I agree with you on that
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The trick I have found is find the weak spots on your sparring partner,and then use that area on your next opponent. Also, divide your training time wisely. As you are only a kid, you will not have much time per week so divide it into road running, field running( if possible), sparring, weights and the pads,bags and speed ball and remember to keep fit by doing othrsports, learn from where you are going wrong, eat well and most of all, have fun. Also watch classic fighters in your weight battle it out on DVD or video or whatever and take example of what they are doing and use this to help you in thering and copy some teqniques. GoodLuck!
Thanks, I do most of that stuff at the gym. I used to lift weights but that place closed up.
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bill you say your kinda flat footed, you need to improve your footwork if your in against stronger guy's, get on your ropes and toes. the only way to improve is practice. but beleive me it will come with time ive no doubt if you dedicate yourself enough. you say your right hand is strong well when your sparring with these guy's i would hit them with a full blooded shot to the gut them work up top in and out one two's jab jab then back to the gut.
bill you say your kinda flat footed, you need to improve your footwork if your in against stronger guy's, get on your ropes and toes. the only way to improve is practice. but beleive me it will come with time ive no doubt if you dedicate yourself enough. you say your right hand is strong well when your sparring with these guy's i would hit them with a full blooded shot to the gut them work up top in and out one two's jab jab then back to the gut.
LOL, Larry tried getting me on my toes. Lets just say it will take a good eternity to get me on my toes and move around like he did lol.
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its just practice, the more you do it the beter you get one day it will just click.
LOL, I have no rythem. They told me that after I realized it. It wasn't anything new or anything. I can hear the rhythem and all, I just can't "feel" it.
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my trainer once told me its good to spar all types f people. peolpe more experienced, less experienced, and evenly experienced with you.
you benefit from all of these things in different ways, no matter who you spar you can always benefit. i usually spar people better than me, a few pros but mostly experienced amatuers.
i also move with girls on my team who are more experienced, but for obvious reasons i must go a bit easy on them. i get a lot of work like this and maybe once in a while ill get someone on my level to go to war with.
i like to spar as much as possible because i fnid it fun, and its the best way to train =]
my opinion on your situation (though its probably very old by now) is to take what comes to you and make the best of it, you can use this for anything in life. have fun, keep safe and work hard
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