Yesterday i did hard sparring with two guys

[abgmma]

As the title says, i got into a hard sparring session 3 rounds 1 minute every round per opponent. This is the 1st time i had a sparring like that. What really happened is i dominated my first opponent i landed about 30 shot on him and he landed only one on my neck not hard enough.
When i started sparring the second one, i was dominating him too until a sudden moment when i attacked him with a 1-2 he sliped the 2 and landed a hard hook on my right ear , it made me feel dizzy for only a second and then i continued my sparring session normally without giving it so much attention, But after the session ended and i went home i felt headaches and was little light headed i couldn't even sleep that night because i was thinking about it all the time and i'm still experiencing little headache and little pain on my right eyebrow. i don't know if its from the blow or the lack of sleep .
Is it something important ? Should i consult a doctor or it is normal for a hard sparring beginner?

 

[Sano]

Sounds like mild concussion symptoms. Headaches can happen after hard sparring.

If you start feeling sick, vomiting, feeling a loss of consciousness and if the headache increases you should consult your doctor asap. Other signs are balance problems, mental confusion, memory loss, dizzyness, slurred speach, anxiety and so forth. These things can happen up to a few days after the hit, so just monitor yourself. Most of the time they wont happen though so don't worry too much, but be aware.

Also, don't take any meds without talking to a doctor first. Even most pain killers are blood thinners and if by chance there should be any brain hemorrhage then it's a very bad idea to take blood thinners.

Stay away from visual stimuli like computers, screens and games and get some rest. If the symptoms subside, rest. Don't do any hard exercise for at least a 1-2 weeks, gradually work into it. Don't spar in the next few weeks either.

This video is pretty good too if you want to learn more:

I'd like to add there was a time when I was sparring hard very often and I had headaches all the time. Even my neck hurt because of the muscles bracing the hits. I wish I would have rested properly because usually if you don't, you just get more susceptible to further concussions.

 

[abgmma]

Sounds like mild concussion symptoms. Headaches can happen after hard sparring.

If you start feeling sick, vomiting, feeling a loss of consciousness and if the headache increases you should consult your doctor asap. Other signs are balance problems, mental confusion, memory loss, dizzyness, slurred speach, anxiety and so forth. These things can happen up to a few days after the hit, so just monitor yourself. Most of the time they wont happen though so don't worry too much, but be aware.

Also, don't take any meds without talking to a doctor first. Even most pain killers are blood thinners and if by chance there should be any brain hemorrhage then it's a very bad idea to take blood thinners.

Stay away from visual stimuli like computers, screens and games and get some rest. If the symptoms subside, rest. Don't do any hard exercise for at least a 1-2 weeks, gradually work into it. Don't spar in the next few weeks either.

This video is pretty good too if you want to learn more:

I'd like to add there was a time when I was sparring hard very often and I had headaches all the time. Even my neck hurt because of the muscles bracing the hits. I wish I would have rested properly because usually if you don't, you just get more susceptible to further concussions.

Till now i have light headaches not serious tbh and little confusion ithink more to do with not sleeping much about 2 hours

 

[Straightcross]

Till now i have light headaches not serious tbh and little confusion ithink more to do with not sleeping much about 2 hours

Did you pop your eardrum?

 

[abgmma]

Did you pop your eardrum?

I'm not feeling anything in my ear it isn't closed or anything just normal probably because i was wearing a headgear but still i felt the punch given that the one i was sparing with is over 220 pound lol

 

[Sano]

Till now i have light headaches not serious tbh and little confusion ithink more to do with not sleeping much about 2 hours

Yeah it's probably the adrenalin that kept you up as well. Just take it easy and see how you feel.

 

[Straightcross]

And honestly I would avoid hard sparring, all it does is give you unnecessary Mileage and there is nothing to win or lose except your ego and pride

 

[Vergilius]

I'd maybe swing by the doctor just to be on the safe side - especially if you live alone. Concussion's no joke.

 

[abgmma]

And honestly I would avoid hard sparring, all it does is give you unnecessary Mileage and there is nothing to win or lose except your ego and pride

That is why i don't hard spar too often but i have a boxing match in the end of this month we were pumped

 

[abgmma]

Yeah it's probably the adrenalin that kept you up as well. Just take it easy and see how you feel.

I slept a little and i feel great now it looks like nothing serious. Hope so.
Anyway i got kicked once Holly holm style on my chin and i kept going haha but it sucks anyway i'm little used to that feeling.
And i don't know how that punch fucking landed i still believe it isn't a planned shot or something i was completely dominating i need to work on it too .

 

[abgmma]

I'd maybe swing by the doctor just to be on the safe side - especially if you live alone. Concussion's no joke.

Yeah i know i'm prepared mentally for it because its part of the sport but i don't want it to actually get worse and i always like to be 100% everytime if it was a concussion i would treat it before going back to the gym .

 

[roventu]

you slept 2 hours. you cant tell what's the reason, i know i always have a headache and feel like shit if i even get 6 hours of sleep lol i need min 8-9 hrs (yeah i know, thats pretty high lol)

 

[Pugilistic]

s not surprising your head would hurt a bit after getting hit multiple times. The lack of sleep certainly doesn’t help. But since this is your first time sparring, I would assume your body is adjusting as well. I remember the first time I ever sparred, it was against a professional fighter who hit me with light jabs the whole time but my head was aching the next day. After a while, my headaches weren’t bad even after hard sparring sessions. Why this is, I don’t know. Maybe it’s psychological or maybe I have less brain cells to damage now. If you did have a concussion, it is a good thing you didn’t go to bed early. At least that’s what they always told me.

A doctor’s check-up could be good, but doctors also tend to blow things out of proportion in my opinion. Some would tell you to stop boxing all together instead of giving you useful advice. I had doctors tell me to simply stop working out, period.

Hard sparring is useful especially if you plan to compete. I recommend having hard sessions once in a while to get used to the intensity a real match would bring. A real opponent is going to be trying to take your head off, and the psychological factor that level of intensity brings is a huge element of a match. You need hard sparring to get used to it. Pro boxers spar with the intensity of actual fights when in camp; they just don’t finish off their sparring partners should they get hurt.

 

[abgmma]

you slept 2 hours. you cant tell what's the reason, i know i always have a headache and feel like shit if i even get 6 hours of sleep lol i need min 8-9 hrs (yeah i know, thats pretty high lol)

Hahaha yeah probably like me if i want to i can sleep more than 11 hour but i can adjust to 3 and 4 hour a day if i'm forced to because i'm used to it

 

[abgmma]

s not surprising your head would hurt a bit after getting hit multiple times. The lack of sleep certainly doesn’t help. But since this is your first time sparring, I would assume your body is adjusting as well. I remember the first time I ever sparred, it was against a professional fighter who hit me with light jabs the whole time but my head was aching the next day. After a while, my headaches weren’t bad even after hard sparring sessions. Why this is, I don’t know. Maybe it’s psychological or maybe I have less brain cells to damage now. If you did have a concussion, it is a good thing you didn’t go to bed early. At least that’s what they always told me.

A doctor’s check-up could be good, but doctors also tend to blow things out of proportion in my opinion. Some would tell you to stop boxing all together instead of giving you useful advice. I had doctors tell me to simply stop working out, period.

Hard sparring is useful especially if you plan to compete. I recommend having hard sessions once in a while to get used to the intensity a real match would bring. A real opponent is going to be trying to take your head off, and the psychological factor that level of intensity brings is a huge element of a match. You need hard sparring to get used to it. Pro boxers spar with the intensity of actual fights when in camp; they just don’t finish off their sparring partners should they get hurt.

I know headache is common after hard sparring but i'm still feeling the pain till now its the second day . It sucks but all the confusion and other things have gone at least for now. But what i noticed is the headache go away sometimes i don't feel it all the time.

I'm not new to sparring but that hard sparring where we are going to kill each other yeah thats new to me
But you know what i'm still happy because he only landed that fucking punch and i'm still convinced it is a lucky punch compared to my punches i landed over 50 he was shaking from fear lol

Not just doctors, Your parents sometimes blow it up thats why i don't like talking about these problems to them . They will start complaining how boxing isn't healthy and getting punched isn't good .

 

[Robocok]

This is the type of thing I worry about being new to boxing and just about to get into sparring. Just yesterday I was at a boxing gym for the first time (I usually train at local UFC gym), and while I'm doing my workout this tall athletic guy is talking to his friends about how he pulls his punches when he spars because he has "power to crack jaws and break ribs." He kept talking about his power and fucking shit up for a few minutes while I trained. Not to sound like a huge puss, but it was intimidating. I want to spar and get better, not get knocked out to pad someone's ego.

I don't act like I did someone huge favor if I wrestle with them and don't hurt them. Yeah, you're so lucky I didn't finish that sub... uh. I don't think they're lucky that I didn't break their arm or vice versa. That's just common courtesy.

My old coach used to go pretty light when we would spar, so I could get used to it. A couple times I boxed with his star student, who was supposedly going light, but alwaysrang my bell and I'd get dazed because he was just too good and strong even going light. That was back before I owned any kind of safety sparring gear though (I have everything now except good gloves)

I've always been wary of beatings while trying to get better at martial arts. I can't get better if I'm getting hurt, but there's another part of me that feels frustrated because I want to spar with guys that are going to go hard because I want to get better.

I guess my question is, how long did you guys train before sparring? What were your first sparring experiences like? Do you talk to your partner beforehand about the sparring session and how light or hard to go? Are you looked at as being weak if you ask a better fighter to go easy on you and not knock you out? Are you cheating yourself from a training standpoint if you're asking guys to hold back?

 

[Robocok]

I was just reading this and it helps

s not surprising your head would hurt a bit after getting hit multiple times. The lack of sleep certainly doesn’t help. But since this is your first time sparring, I would assume your body is adjusting as well. I remember the first time I ever sparred, it was against a professional fighter who hit me with light jabs the whole time but my head was aching the next day. After a while, my headaches weren’t bad even after hard sparring sessions. Why this is, I don’t know. Maybe it’s psychological or maybe I have less brain cells to damage now. If you did have a concussion, it is a good thing you didn’t go to bed early. At least that’s what they always told me.

A doctor’s check-up could be good, but doctors also tend to blow things out of proportion in my opinion. Some would tell you to stop boxing all together instead of giving you useful advice. I had doctors tell me to simply stop working out, period.

Hard sparring is useful especially if you plan to compete. I recommend having hard sessions once in a while to get used to the intensity a real match would bring. A real opponent is going to be trying to take your head off, and the psychological factor that level of intensity brings is a huge element of a match. You need hard sparring to get used to it. Pro boxers spar with the intensity of actual fights when in camp; they just don’t finish off their sparring partners should they get hurt.

 

[n.diazismylife1999]

I'm doing my workout this tall athletic guy is talking to his friends about how he pulls his punches when he spars because he has "power to crack jaws and break ribs." He kept talking about his power and fucking shit up for a few minutes while I trained. Not to sound like a huge puss, but it was intimidating.

Sounds like he achieved exactly what he set out to achieve, then. People who can actually do those things don't need to brag about it and tell everyone around them, one, because they know they can and aren't insecure, and two, because their fighting skills speak for themselves.

 

[Robocok]

Sounds like he achieved exactly what he set out to achieve, then. People who can actually do those things don't need to brag about it and tell everyone around them, one, because they know they can and aren't insecure, and two, because their fighting skills speak for themselves.

Yeah, one of my goals is to be able to hit hard, so I am trying to achieve this power as well.

I've always been paranoid about getting injured because I've had a couple injury set backs in the past and it's really frustrating to not be able to train and move how I want.

Anyways, not complaining. I will be back to train there and I eventually want to spar with him.