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darrianation · 10-31-2003, 01:18 PM

Ok I think that becoming a good sparer (is that a word?) there are three main phases. There is a pre phase this is someone with no training.

Phase 1: Learning to recognize openings and weaknesses in opponent/partners defense. However in this phase you may not be able to take full advantage of this opportunities or openings.

Phase 2: You can recognize the opening/weaknesses and are able to take advantage of these on a relatively consistent bases.

Phase 3: You can consistently take advantage of the openings/weaknesses, but now your techniques and combinations flow easily from technique to technique, and combo to combo in a smooth rhythmic fashion.

For some people they may have the knack for it and pick it up pretty fast. For others like the most of us it comes more slowly after doing lots of training, partner drills, and sparring. You should be at Phase three if you are a black belt or when you start competing seriously in armature boxing, KB, MT, etc.

The only way to obtain phase three is to practice, practice, practice, spar, spar, spar. A good coach/instructor goes a long way too.

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darrianation Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 2,161 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Ok I think that becoming a good sparer (is that a word?) there are three main phases. There is a pre phase this is someone with no training. Phase 1: Learning to recognize openings and weaknesses in opponent/partners defense. However in this phase you may not be able to take full advantage of this opportunities or openings. Phase 2: You can recognize the opening/weaknesses and are able to take advantage of these on a relatively consistent bases. Phase 3: You can consistently take advantage of the openings/weaknesses, but now your techniques and combinations flow easily from technique to technique, and combo to combo in a smooth rhythmic fashion. For some people they may have the knack for it and pick it up pretty fast. For others like the most of us it comes more slowly after doing lots of training, partner drills, and sparring. You should be at Phase three if you are a black belt or when you start competing seriously in armature boxing, KB, MT, etc. The only way to obtain phase three is to practice, practice, practice, spar, spar, spar. A good coach/instructor goes a long way too. __________________ The law of tyranny: 1. Any power that can be abused will be abused 2. Abuse always expands to fill the limits of resistance to it. 3. If people don't resist the abuses of others, they will have no one to resist the abuses of themselves, and tyranny will prevail. Welcome to the Socialist States of Amerika . Coming soon Jan 20th 2009!