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Hello guys, i had a sparring session today, i am the one in white tshirt, check it out, i apreciate the feedback, cheers
Hard sparring video
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A bit on the wild side. But not bad. You did a nice deep lowkick. That was very nice. I found only two bad things in the video:
1) Your choice of throwing the frontkick seem very random to me. Either stop using it, or start using it at the right time. You also need more hip and balance doing that kick.
2) You ate two hard lowkicks yourself. Not blocking them are sometimes fine during light sparring and drills. But in hard sparring or fighting, taking a hard lowkick, you need to fire back with something. Iike a hard punch. Make the other guy pay for kicking you.
Cool to see people posting hard sparring videos.
1) Your choice of throwing the frontkick seem very random to me. Either stop using it, or start using it at the right time. You also need more hip and balance doing that kick.
2) You ate two hard lowkicks yourself. Not blocking them are sometimes fine during light sparring and drills. But in hard sparring or fighting, taking a hard lowkick, you need to fire back with something. Iike a hard punch. Make the other guy pay for kicking you.
Cool to see people posting hard sparring videos.
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Thanks, i appreciate a profesional opinion.
Yes, in fact during the match i recognized that. I didnt timmed that much, i think because i was nervous. this is my second fight going 100%.
Also i gassed out bad haha, i definitely need improvement and thats nice.
Yes, in fact during the match i recognized that. I didnt timmed that much, i think because i was nervous. this is my second fight going 100%.
Also i gassed out bad haha, i definitely need improvement and thats nice.
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Your lead hand is a bit low at times, someone keen would take advantage of this and setup a headkick. Its would also come from their power side
You're also eating a bit of body kicks, try working on catching it and dumping them. Ideally I'd prefer not to eat the kicks, but its can option you can do.
I like how you closed distance pretty well, it'll be good. I'm guessing you're a bit of a stockier fighter in your weight class, so that's good on your end.
Was clinching banned? There were times you were in range and didn't attempt to do so.
Just curious, do you predominantly train more MMA compared to muay thai/k1?
As for gassing, if you're not already doing it, try to control your breathing. Breathing out on each strike while not inhaling anything is a recipe to gassing out. Clinching without breathing is another sure fire way to kill your tank as well.
Use the break between rounds to recover. Thats actually the point, if you're on break and hyperventilating, you haven't done anything to help recover whereas your opponent probably has. From my exp. you can recover near 60-70% when you slow your breathing and slow your heart rate down in between the rounds.
If you already know this, feel free to ignore it.
You're also eating a bit of body kicks, try working on catching it and dumping them. Ideally I'd prefer not to eat the kicks, but its can option you can do.
I like how you closed distance pretty well, it'll be good. I'm guessing you're a bit of a stockier fighter in your weight class, so that's good on your end.
Was clinching banned? There were times you were in range and didn't attempt to do so.
Just curious, do you predominantly train more MMA compared to muay thai/k1?
As for gassing, if you're not already doing it, try to control your breathing. Breathing out on each strike while not inhaling anything is a recipe to gassing out. Clinching without breathing is another sure fire way to kill your tank as well.
Use the break between rounds to recover. Thats actually the point, if you're on break and hyperventilating, you haven't done anything to help recover whereas your opponent probably has. From my exp. you can recover near 60-70% when you slow your breathing and slow your heart rate down in between the rounds.
If you already know this, feel free to ignore it.
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You have a good right low kick and good composure.
Imo he should work on your footwork , change angles , in and out the distance and move out of the line of attack when defending and after you deliver a combo.
Props to you for posting the vídeo ... good luck in training/fight.
Imo he should work on your footwork , change angles , in and out the distance and move out of the line of attack when defending and after you deliver a combo.
Props to you for posting the vídeo ... good luck in training/fight.
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Hey man! First of all, great that you got in the ring. Second of all, you need some adjustments obviously.
One of the main things I noticed was your face getting close to your opponent five minutes before the rest of you does. Y'see when you do this you place yourself off balance even if you don't realise it. I would recommend keeping a straighter back as this will make it easier to balance, and also it means that your face will be further away from your opponent. In short, you'll be less likely to get knocked down, be it, or fall over when lunging in.
Speaking of lunging in, you do it a lot, you dive straight in with a punch but you don't move off line (like Lyoto Machida) or have a good guard up, meaning that rather than bltizing from a distance in a way that is startling, you're instead (especially when considering my first criticism) face launching yourself into a potential punch or front kick. You'll be really surprised how much even a jab can mess you up when you're in a collision.
Also, if I could elaborate on what Frode said about the front kick you're using. The reason why it raises eyebrows is because you're using it when your opponent is already at a distance, and it appears to be a push kick, as opposed to a snap kick, meaning you're not going to get nearly as much effect from it. I did notice that you were using it mainly when your opponent was nearer the ropes, but I would actually suggest you resist the urge to push kick your opponent onto the ropes, because it will actually create MORE distance between you and your opponent, and the time it will take for you to get to the ropes, the more likely your opponent will already be gone.
What Dieselnoi (pretty much the best knee fighter in Muay Thai) would do is teep like mad, but when he was close to the ropes rather than push kicking them the rest of the way, he would just walk them down with punches and knees to secure their spot on the ropes.
Everything else I can think of that could be seen as flaws seem more like issues in actual technique that you'll no doubt workout with plenty of sparring. I just hope I was able to help strategy wise! Keep at it man, you're already doing more than most people. Please post your third fight when it happens!
One of the main things I noticed was your face getting close to your opponent five minutes before the rest of you does. Y'see when you do this you place yourself off balance even if you don't realise it. I would recommend keeping a straighter back as this will make it easier to balance, and also it means that your face will be further away from your opponent. In short, you'll be less likely to get knocked down, be it, or fall over when lunging in.
Speaking of lunging in, you do it a lot, you dive straight in with a punch but you don't move off line (like Lyoto Machida) or have a good guard up, meaning that rather than bltizing from a distance in a way that is startling, you're instead (especially when considering my first criticism) face launching yourself into a potential punch or front kick. You'll be really surprised how much even a jab can mess you up when you're in a collision.
Also, if I could elaborate on what Frode said about the front kick you're using. The reason why it raises eyebrows is because you're using it when your opponent is already at a distance, and it appears to be a push kick, as opposed to a snap kick, meaning you're not going to get nearly as much effect from it. I did notice that you were using it mainly when your opponent was nearer the ropes, but I would actually suggest you resist the urge to push kick your opponent onto the ropes, because it will actually create MORE distance between you and your opponent, and the time it will take for you to get to the ropes, the more likely your opponent will already be gone.
What Dieselnoi (pretty much the best knee fighter in Muay Thai) would do is teep like mad, but when he was close to the ropes rather than push kicking them the rest of the way, he would just walk them down with punches and knees to secure their spot on the ropes.
Everything else I can think of that could be seen as flaws seem more like issues in actual technique that you'll no doubt workout with plenty of sparring. I just hope I was able to help strategy wise! Keep at it man, you're already doing more than most people. Please post your third fight when it happens!
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Hey man. A few things-
It says intergym on the vid- I assume this is a smoker fight so where are the other two rounds?
Is this mt? if so you should try and get some clinching experience.
Lastly- good on you for getting in there
It says intergym on the vid- I assume this is a smoker fight so where are the other two rounds?
Is this mt? if so you should try and get some clinching experience.
Lastly- good on you for getting in there
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I agree with Andymabobs, you have a tendency to 'fall in' with your work. That leaves you in a bad position to follow up with more strikes, takes you off balance, robs you of mobility and makes you predictable, none of which are good. Luckily your opponent didn't really take much advantage of it. If he was a strong clincher he could have really punished you with knees as you fell in.
