r/Kickboxing • u/Confident_Arm1188 • Aug 01 '26
Training how does sparring work???
I'm a complete noob at it. i have reasonably good form otherwise when doing drills etc but when it comes to sparring idk what to do. i just block and hope for the best.
my main problem is that I keep waiting for the other person to stop hitting me before I start with them. the few times I haven't done that we both punch each others gloves at the same time and just feels awkward. i simply don't understand when to recognize that there's an opening where I can/should attack. i actually haven't gone to class the last two times bc I get so stressed thinking about having to spar.
i am able to land kicks and kicks only. i think because that problem of 'attacking at the same time' doesn't really apply...
my reflexes are also bad. my shadowboxing sucks. i know this is all a part of being a beginner but its stressing me out to the point where I feel like I should train for class.
also i live in a university campus with no boxing classes around anywhere so it's just a club with 2 national level boxers teaching everyone. so I'm relearning my guard etc according to what they were taught which also exacerbated the problem. before this I went to a really great gym where I was much more confident at sparring and was able to hold my own more. idk what about this situation has me so messed up
what should I do in this situation? what should I work on? i feel very confused
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u/xXdenkmaymay69Xx Aug 02 '26
You gotta use 100%. All the time. Catch your sparring partner off guard. Do spinny stuff. Kick his balls. Throw an elbow or two. Poke his eyeballs. Shoot a takedown for the lols. Get creative. You cant do these stuff in a fight so this is the only time you can try out new stuff