Have you ever self trained?

[johnclancy97]

A question to all you fighters out there:

-what do you think of self training?
-and have you ever self trained? If so, what was your experience of it?

[Raul24]

Originally Posted by johnclancy97

A question to all you fighters out there:

-what do you think of self training?
-and have you ever self trained? If so, what was your experience of it?

When i used to fight i used to do some self training when i was going to fight someone from my camp, a team mate, or some local wannabe , i prefer to train by myself actually but it's not something i would do often. I won all my fights training alone, but its way better to have someone to assist you.

[johnclancy97]

Originally Posted by Raul24

When i used to fight i used to do some self training when i was going to fight someone from my camp, a team mate, or some local wannabe , i prefer to train by myself actually but it's not something i would do often. I won all my fights training alone, but its way better to have someone to assist you.

Interesting! If I may ask, did you fight much, and was it pro or amateur?

[Davey J]

Depends on what you mean by self-trained. If you mean training absolutely by yourself, there are a few things you can do to help further your skills. Things like shadow boxing and practicing combos and footwork in front of a mirror, or practicing kicks and punches on a heavy bag can help sharpen your technique and help you build up power and stamina. But sparring, wrestling, grappling with good training partners is absolutely necessary to get better and apply your skills to real scenarios.

[FlyingHendo]

The training of shlong?

[mmashotokan]

Originally Posted by johnclancy97

A question to all you fighters out there:

-what do you think of self training?
-and have you ever self trained? If so, what was your experience of it?

Always better to have good coaching and good training/sparring partners. But self-training is a valuable skill -- you can pick out particular skills and techniques that don't require a partner for implementation, and rep them over and over at your own pace. The ability to use strategic, focused self-training is undervalued.

But *only* self-training will not get you far. You'll forever remain on the undercard of local promotions.

[johnclancy97]

Originally Posted by Davey J

Depends on what you mean by self-trained. If you mean training absolutely by yourself, there are a few things you can do to help further your skills. Things like shadow boxing and practicing combos and footwork in front of a mirror, or practicing kicks and punches on a heavy bag can help sharpen your technique and help you build up power and stamina. But sparring, wrestling, grappling with good training partners is absolutely necessary to get better and apply your skills to real scenarios.

makes sense. I'm in a position where I can only really attend classes once a week, so I'm just curious as to how other people got on with solo training.. i'll probably need to train a lot at home, nearly always by myself.

[Davey J]

Originally Posted by Raul24

When i used to fight i used to do some self training when i was going to fight someone from my camp, a team mate, or some local wannabe , i prefer to train by myself actually but it's not something i would do often. I won all my fights training alone, but its way better to have someone to assist you.

Agreed. It is good to go home and practice technique for repetition, but you need to have somebody who knows and can see what you need to improve on helping you train. Training smart is better than training hard.

[johnclancy97]

Originally Posted by mmashotokan

Always better to have good coaching and good training/sparring partners. But self-training is a valuable skill -- you can pick out particular skills and techniques that don't require a partner for implementation, and rep them over and over at your own pace. The ability to use strategic, focused self-training is undervalued.

But *only* self-training will not get you far. You'll forever remain on the undercard of local promotions.

I agree. Its difficult to train alone, but it definitely does have its benefits.

[johnclancy97]

Additional question: anyone ever use books and/or videos to learn techniques? Say youtube tutorials or BJ penns book of knowledge?