Category Archives: sparring

Doubles

When you’re sparring with someone who has got a fair amount of experience, it’s pretty rare to fire a single shot and have it land.  The solution?  Combinations.  Tonight we worked the double jab and some variations of the idea … Continue reading

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Was that Fast or Clever?

I’ll start this post by saying speed matters.  If two fighters square off and they are equal in all other respects except for speed, I’ll bet on the faster fighter. Now let’s take that same scenario, with the two equal … Continue reading

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Was that Fast or Clever?

I’ll start this post by saying speed matters.  If two fighters square off and they are equal in all other respects except for speed, I’ll bet on the faster fighter. Now let’s take that same scenario, with the two equal … Continue reading

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Was that Fast or Clever?

I’ll start this post by saying speed matters.  If two fighters square off and they are equal in all other respects except for speed, I’ll bet on the faster fighter. Now let’s take that same scenario, with the two equal … Continue reading

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The Art of Deception

Let’s recruit some quotes from Sun Tzu to help sum up today’s class: “All warfare is based on deception.”In sparring, if your partner knows what you’re trying to do, you’re much less likely to succeed.  Therefore, you have to mask … Continue reading

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