Theme of the Week: Connection

Everyone who has trained for a while has a default way that they spar.  They can go on automatic, forget about what their partner is doing and just spar.  This is not a bad thing.  In fact, there are plenty of good fighters who can bulldoze over the majority of opponents by simply going on automatic.

The really good fighters (I would argue) actually connect with their sparring partners.  I don’t mean they sit down, have a cappuccino and talk philosophy, I mean they watch and feel what their partners are doing and they adapt their own game based on that knowledge.

Connect with your partners.  Watch and feel what they are doing.  Don’t just force your favorite technique – fit it in where it belongs.