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0 pointsnatmaka4y ago0 comments

> The person who drills 90% of the time and spars 10% will pretty much always beat the reverse person

IMO this is true for beginners, then more and more the other way around.

> Sparring is for practicing skills under real conditions. If you don't have those skills, there's nothing to practice

I agree, and wrote "sparring becomes more and more determinant as technical flaws become more rare".

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blindmute4y ago· 1 in thread

Kind of true, but for pros, sparring is also a drill. Normally a sparring session focuses on a specific thing they'd like to work on, because they've mastered everything they can outside of the ring. They aren't doing a full "performance" during sparring.

natmakaOP4y ago

Indeed, "thematic sparring", usually focusing on some weakness or simulating an ordeal (being cornered, being unable to use an arm/leg...), and the "don't spar to win" rule are key. There is IMHO no known way "to get better at fighting without fighting".

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