How to Win Every Round of Sparring or Rolling | A Beginner's Guide
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hard2hurt when I started kickboxing I got smashed everytime we sparred but I wanted to get better I wanted to grind for it and my coaches and everyone saw the improvement how my technique got a lot better how I didn’t turn away or freak out every time I got punched or kicked
What if your sparring partner treats every spar as a actual match
"he's proving himself instead of IMproving himself." -Icy Mike 2020
Great quote
Had a blast my friend 🙏 can’t wait til the world isn’t on lockdown so you can punch me in the face again 😂
Sensei Seth This MMA UA-cam community is gonna kick off and sooner or later y’all are gonna be the next Logan Paul vs KSI (but better fighters haha). It’ll take some work, but trust me, I am mastered in the art of pointless predictions on how everyone but me will be successful
@@ryanliu6694 So whats your prediction for me? Successful?
Home gyms. Corona free and available 24/7/365 try to stay alive dont take a dive if you try youll really thrive thank me on that beehive
Jim Morris depends what’s in your fortune cookie
@@ryanliu6694 I guess I better start cracking some cookies till I get one I like.
"Improve yourself instead of proving yourself." .. Okay man you're ready to start giving self improvement seminars.
That's one of the smartest thing I've ever heard.
When he said "What is the one thing you gonna do to make yourself better even at the expense of getting hurt" i didnt know if i am watching fight videos or life coaching lessons haha
I’m a Boxer but I don’t wanna make one of my coaches whom I spar with afraid of me, I wanna be able to motivate them to help me (if that will ever happen meaning that I’m just delusional). I want the ones I hate more than I love to be afraid of me, to teach them a lesson for affecting the people and children who actually need the help; people including children actually committed suicide for that exact reason, for being bullied and being down. I love everyone and hate them at the same time. 😇
I’m a little late, but this advice is paramount to progression. Great stuff 👍
Thanks man
Yo Coach! Love ya content!
Thank you for getting me into boxing without you knowing, you’ve helped me long-term in one of the best ways possible in my life. 🔥
"I'm here to IMPROVE myself, not PROVE myself"
Love it
You are absolutely correct. I am 72 and sparred a few weeks ago with guys less than half my age, who are still in their prime. My goal was to stand in there and force them to be defensive as often as I could. The pleasure I got from being able to hang in there and not get run off the mat was immense.
I agree. I'm near the end of my 60s, virtually the same age as you. To me in addition to everything else it's saying no to aging and decay. That there's still more fun to had and that the life force still runs strong in me. I look at the other guys my age and it's like looking at another generation.
Every time I go into sparring I give myself two goals to focus on. I love this. It kinda made me look at what I’ve been doing a bit different. Now if the covid19 could go away and the dojo reopen.
Before watching, 'be successful' means to me three things. 1) don't get injured or injure your valuable sparring partner. 2) Learn something and grow 3) apply your training, IOW, don't work randomly but with purpose as much as possible.
Aye you said it you need purpose. This helped alot
Honestly, this is one of the smartest videos to show to any growing martial artist.
when I first started to watch the video I thought either you were joking or it was clic bait. But then watching the whole video I understood what you meant by "winning every round". Yes it makes sense and is a really smart approach to a sparring session against stronger, faster, younger and more experienced sparring partners: setting a goal and try to accomplish little progress. I´ll definetly try it by next sparring session.
Mmy sensai said the key to sparring (for a begginer) is move forward when every cell in your body is telling you to back up. So for me a win is if I block and counter more than backing up
That spinning back kick though 👀
CLIFF IS THE MAN! From expierence, his controlled and well timed kicks feel like light poles hitting you. Can't imagine them at 100%
Love this! Outside of specific techniques, i’ve always liked making it a mini-goal to practice general behaviors. Like “don’t get pressured and backed up this whole round” and “don’t get dropped by a body shot this round”.
End me rightly? I get it now. To win every round of sparring you just need to unscrew to pommel.
Skallagrim guy here
Nice
I'm glad we can share this moment
I didn't know you where a man of culture as well
Good video man. I have been doing something similar based on Jeff from MMA Shredded. I pick one technique session and my goal is to land this on everyone I spar with. if I land it, I have won (in my head). it really helps you to focus on specific things
I love this. I'm new at sparring, and I'm getting killed almost every time. I love the idea of moving the goal posts. Like I had a round with my coach, and I landed an awesome counter against a hook to the body. I felt like a million dollars. Just one really good counter made me feel like I won sparing. Was so proud that that counter was just 100% solid.
In my case it's doing more combos and moving forward during a sparring match. My problem is usually that I'm so focused on not getting hit that I throw one, maybe two strikes when I'm in range and then back up or I'm not sure what to do next everytime, which ends up in me getting cornered a lot.
I struggle with the exact same thing man. It's been 4 years though, what did you do to fix it?
This has made me think about sparring differently and honestly seems easier
Love this. Training for my first ring fight at age 43; and things started to turn around for me when I started to make smaller little goals- go an extra round, never drop the guard, keep closing distance, etc
2:16 was that a Skallagrim reference?
The almighty pommel!!!
I need to know too!
OMG I had to pause the video and see if anyone else got it too
@@VovoDoMetal I see you people are of culture as well :D
Damnit I just commented this! XD
Great advice! I often struggle with wanting to “win” in sparring and it’s a hard switch sometimes. But when I focus more on technique and self improvement, I have way more fun. This is a great video. Also, Cliff is definitely a smooth operator in the pocket.
This man is so underrated. He deserves to have a million, atleast of subscribers. Very straight forward.
Thank you brother.
Man, I love how controlled you guys spar. Its difficult to find someone who is that controlled, although you both can clearly go harder if you like.
i watched this when i was sucked in sparring before quarantine hit and now im gonna apply this idea to my other hobbies
"Improve yourself not prove yourself"
I like how you guys spare, lightly not egotistical trying to hurt each other . All mma gyms I've been to when sparring either I have to end the fight or defend myself against a bigger guy trying to know me out and try to sneak in good shots .
One secret for you bro is when your facing an opponent with an opposite lead(if you fight orthodox and your opponent is south paw) if you keep your foot on the outside of his, it's really easy to land left hooks. You can use it to row in and go for right straights as well
The control and flow with you and Cliff was tight to see ! Dope videos , appreciate the content 💪🏽
Never learned a punch to the leg but i liked seeing one, refreshing insight gonna try that coming spar training
okay sometimes on this channel i see things I agree or disagree with, but the idea of setting a goal in sparring to let yourself feel like you're improving, that's a slice of fried gold right there.
I am working on keeping my hands up, and you have taught me to throw kicks with every combo. Thanks Mike!
daaaaaaaaammmmmnnnnnnnn. So true... My coach/instructor always says all you have to do is be 1% better than yesterday.
I can relate to a lot of this coming from weightlifting since my teens and being a beginner in MMA since February 2020 a lot of useful information in this guys videos. Thanks for the tips. I try to get better in 1 thing every sparing session as there is so much to learn! I treat it like my weight training small improvements every session. Starting this sport at 41 only 10 months in but loving it I’m converted.💪🏼👍
Set Goals like I will not look away is brilliant. I needed that Advice thanks man.
Cool video Mike, assuming I ever get to go back to training with other people, I will definitely try this out 😆
HAH! that, exactly
This not only applies to sparring but pretty much everything we do in our lives.
Good advice, I’m 49 and started training about 5 months ago. Had my first sparring session with my instructor about a month ago, before the world went to shit, and my only goal was to not freak out when he hit me in the face. He did and I didn’t. I touched him maybe once but for me that was a win because I met my goal. Now I can set a new goal for the next session and keep building of those experiences. Keep up the good work man. I know it’s tough for small business owners right now especially for one whose married to a nurse but hopefully we’ll all get through this and come out stronger on the other side.
"But guess what, you were already getting your ass kicked" priceless
As a mature (51) late starter this is great advice and I’ve been using in sparring all the time now. If nothing else it makes it enjoyable even against a talented competitor. Now I look forward to sparring rather than worrying about it etc.. Thank You. Enjoy all you videos. 👍🏻
this really helped me. I'm getting back into bjj after over 2 years and I was a bit anxious about it. thank you
I am currently in the UK for university studies. I havent sparred since September. Once I get back to Greece in 2 weeks, I will spar with my friends FINALLY. I am planning to try some new faints and more strikes inside the pocket and the clinch.
I simultaneously love and hate this video because i didn't want to agree with you on winning in sparring, but you're right.
Thank you for this video. This is spot on. I regularly compete in Kickboxing (in a small league , IKF PKB) and sometimes get my hand raised, most of the time, I do not. However, It is a lot of fun for me. At 54 years old, I am still constantly learning. I appreciate this wisdom.
For me, “Learning/Survival/Having Fun = Winning.”
I admit the title almost had me, but as an amateur fighter I agree that what you said was one of the most important lessons I learned when I started competing. My coach told me "Don't just spar just to spar." That really made me be a lot more deliberate with training. Little things like using my jab more during rounds, making sure I'm breathing on shots, sometimes spending rounds at a time working one combo on the heavy bag, etc. I'm sure other people have said similar things to me prior, but that was the time it really stuck.
Now I see how Zelenoff got his undefeated record...
11:12 I've been waiting for someone to say that to Seth for years! Icymike pulling out the Dad discipline hahaha
Seth is much bigger and has great speed, reach and flexibility for his size, but you’re the better kickboxer I’d say. Good message and good framing of it for drawing engagement.
Not a knock at Seth but I think Mike is just a better boxer and that makes up for the kicking advantage.
I asked my Sensei to train with my off hand and leg. Another thing that was hard to learn was keeping my body sideways when sparring.
Great perspective for any new martial Artist. Really enjoyed this!
This is slowly starting to become my favourite channel
What you're talking about is called objective based sparring: both people have an objective in mind while sparring and if they fulfill it, they win. Both do not tell the other what it is and when they do it, they say what they did (or you can wait until the end).
It's even better when you get a middle-man to tell you both an objective that the other doesn't know. Really cool exercise, people did it when I was doing HEMA.
One that my friend did was keep a constant speed pressure on his opponent- he didn't really go for anything he just wanted to press his speed advantage and make the opponent acknowledge it
Tsunzian (sp?) philosophy (the teachings of Tsun Tzu) defines victory not as winning the battle but as accomplishing your objectives, where each battle is a series of victories leading to a desired outcome. Tend to each objective in the battle to become a better fighter and the desired outcome will follow. Sparring, as with any form of training, is a battle where mutual victory is absolutely possible.
My coach loved my kicks from Day one but my boxing was a disaster! Stoped kicking in sparring for 6 months and I got so much better at boxing. Mind you I'm still working on all aspects of the game!
Best advice I've gotten!!! Told myself i was ganna throw jabs and not over exerted myself. 200% did way better then i ever thought i could fighting those intense 30 seconds sparring sessions. Thanks you!!!!
"Move the Goal Post.. Redefine what winning is to you" Thats what's up.
As a boxer this helped me a lot rn what I am working is on defense and combos
As someone who is new to combat sports (boxing) and who is a relatively advanced age to start (38) i found this to be an awesome video! I am also super competitve and love to "win". Finding a way to do that in a sport where almost everyone is younger and more advanced than I am definetly gives me that motivation to keep at it and keep improving despite getting beat up!
Always Stay - Strong and Consistence - In the Fight And Make Them Work! Adapt To Them And Do It! Awesome brother! 💪👊💥
The past few weeks you've created some of the best content there is for fighting on youtube, I hope in the future I get to meet you and step foot in your gym!
Great philosophy! I'm going to apply it during my TKD training.
really agree with you, setting small goals during each round of sparring is what defines if you come out winning or loosing of each session.
I've never had the space for a sidekick, never had the time to execute it correctly, they just don't work and I'm happy to see someone show they don't
I totaly agree with you ! I've practiced with people way better than me, kids, newbies who are afraid, grannys, really big guys, etc. And I always find an opportunity to get better; to learn something.
I'm new at tkd and that's the best advice I've heard
Great content as always. Thank you.
I need to be able to trade in close-quarters instead of shelling up and waiting for them to stop attacking for my opportunity.
James Lee me too bub, me too
2:17 - 'End me rightly' Wait...Is Mike a Skallagrimm fan!? D:
Pommel gang
hahahah i thought exactly the same thing!
If they made a video together, that would be an awesome collaboration.
He is.
It´s a pretty good attitude. Like I say, if you can´t win, then try not to loose. ;)
Not gonna miss that "end me rightly" there at all cost
Im 50 and totally relate to this- good stuff!
Bravo! Just showing up is Not enough! You must make progress.
Jesus Christ, Cliff is a wizard👌 he has crazy speed and agility, especially for someone of his stature
This video is amazing
Needed this being only training MUAY THAI for 7 months and getting my arse kicked. Luckily the guy's I spar with only go 20% and are always giving me advice
this a great way of looking at it, thanks. at first i though you were just going to recommend being defense or smtg but this is a way better way of looking at it.
I recently started boxing. In sparring my only goals for the moment is to keep my guard up and throw one-twos. That's it.
Cliff has amazing kicks what the hell
The most amazing.
A lot of fighter's need to hear this
DAAAYUM your coach is a fucking monster.
I also love how with Seth, you guys were very respectful and barely touched each other....
But with your coach, there was more intensity, and the strikes had a bit more sting on them.
Respect for warriors knowing they can push the limits.
Yes Seth was a guest. My instructor and I know one another very well and can go fairly hard with one another safely.
hard2hurt I know exactly what you mean, me and my coach can go pretty hard on each other as well but with most others I try to be as respectful as possible.
I do boxing with my friend for 6 months now and we are both boxing amateurs and i have only thing in mind, Just go inside and dominate. I try to keep in my mind that i don't allow him any space to breath and dominate him since he's a faster and has longer reach than me. And also one more thing, no matter what happens, always keep your hands up.
This is one of the best video on sparring mindset I have ever watched. Awesome.
Another really quality tutorial... learning new ways to be good to one another is a good goal during sparring. Help each other
I just spent 2 weeks in Brazil getting my ass handed to me high level black belts at Ricardo Delariva's school in Copacabana. It was great! Every night I just tried to do better and better. By the last couple of nights I was passing some of their guards, stuffing their passes and I even tapped a Brown Belt for the first time. I kept my focus on small improvements everyday and learn the move of the day. If you don't know Ricardo only teaches one move everyday, that's it. So you really get a chance to learn it and know it by the end of class. If you want to learn some different shit go to Ricardo Delariva's Gym. $177 for an Atama Single Weave Patched up Gi and 2 weeks of classes.
Just found this channel the other day and I really enjoy your videos. Been wanting to start training again and possibly even start fighting for a living, this channel is really help that grow and really inspiring me to seek professional training. Great videos keep them coming.
This is some of the best advice you've given.
I haven't been sparring for at least 3 years, and now that I'm "back" I've seemed to have forgotten everything. My composure sucks, I gas out easily and closing the distance almost seem impossible.
My virgin nose even cracks when getting stung. Its really embarrassing, but at the same time motivating.
I have done that before. Last time I rolled with one of the brownbelts in our gym, my goal was to not get sweept the same way that he got me in every previous round. I succeeded in that and went home feeling like I won.
Great advice! I love picking one "secret" thing to practice, opponent does that same. Afterwards we try to figure out what the other guys thing was.
Great video, a good mantra which is basically the same concept that I teach my students is that there are no "winners" but the only loser is the one that leaves the mat who doesn't learn anything. Those small goals you are explaining are great! Like when i first started bjj i started telling myself ok instead of saying oim not going to tap, my goal was gain a good position any position. Once i got better i started being more specific, ok im going to get the mount, and i would keep fighting until o got the mount from various situations and positions.
That was an epic message bro. Thank you for all that you teach.
Wtf this worked. Thanks man! I kicked assssss today
I really LOVE this thank you!
Sometimes you are not making progress with a move or against a person because you are stucked within your head.
I remember the training session where I made instant progress. It was after a few weeks of hard work and dealing with some emoitional roller coaster. I went in the dojo and unintentionally did not give a f*ck anymore...and it WORKERD! Instead of being worried against better, more skilled, bigger and/ or more experienced opponents I was not being intimidated anymore and focused on doing the basic things right. After that session I added my own signatures and sooner or later I forced my will on most of the other guys.
Now I will add some other goals too! Thanks Mike!
Ps: we still want more of Mona from the next door ;)
Well I am 13 and done kickboxing now for 1year and 3 months I sparred a 22 years old guy he did muay tai I could not touch him If I did he would give me a front kick or side kick he was the hardest opponent for me it s both especially attacking more I need to punch more and then I can make an opening and attack wherever it lands just of you sparring a good guy that could teach you you learn no matter how old he is you can still learn.
well, of courses there are no winning or losing in sparring, you can only either learn or not. But in this video, you have redirect "winning" to "success", meaning you can do some specific goals in your mind before sparring. That s what we do all the time to make progress. So thumb up !
Didn't realize I had already been doing this, but yeah this video is perfect. It also perfectly aligns with what elite practitioners say how people should train, which is to set goals in each session that you look for rather training with someone better or worse than you (different goals with each, skill level dependent). I had heard that before and I'm now realizing that I've been gravitating towards doing that more and more recently. I'm gonna try to do it on purpose more often, now to refine skills.
I LOVE THIS VIDEO. It's my fave one so far from all your clips! I really miss sparring when I used to train obssessively. It just inspires me to get back into it.
The guy I train with at the boxing gym and who’s also my friend is really good at head movement. I still haven’t hit him him in the head yet. But last time I really wanted to land a straight to the body and I managed to do it off of a double jab and I was happy with that.
Nice Superman jab cross to the body switch kick in there love to see those types of combos
Tripping (or sweeping) is always a win! Nomatter how many times your opponent hits you, if you sweep him once, you can look at him like 'I totally own you'. (Be sure to stop immediately right after the sweep, though! :-)
Sports psychology is the most important part of fighting imo. When has there ever been a great fighter who didn't have an incredible mindset.
This vid is super helpful as a beginner who's hardly touched sparring yet and it's probably the next step. Been binging your channel over isolation. Also damn, would be cool to see Seth and Cliff spar!
Yes it would.
That's the way I've always approached sparring. I just got back into it last year for the first time since I was a kid, so most of the guys I'm up against are much better than I am. A "win" for me is if I did better than the last time. Sometimes I set specific goals in a sparring match. Maybe feel like I need to work on kicks, so all i do is try to create openings to throw kicks. Or maybe I need to work on footwork and slips and counters, so I focus mainly on trying to read my opponent and react to what he's throwing. Even if what I'm attempting is not working, I only feel like I "lost" if I didn't learn anything.