When should you be LIGHT Sparring?

Coach John explains its okay to light spar in certain situations!

[MsAnonomys]

“We’re gonna get some cte and brain damage done” is what I heard.

[mikeywilson]

No offense but, nonsense mate.
Just because you're light sparring, doesn't mean you're not getting work done.
You don't have to go home with a headache every night. 😂

[sollybear]

I believe in medium sparring. You aren't trying to KO eachother, but you aren't playing pattycakes either. There might be a little bloody nose here and there. It's good for ya as a fighter.

[fonem_]

I disagree man the point is to not have any injuries hard sparring often is just gonna shorten your career as a fighter it’s alright every once an awhile but pulling back at the end of kicks knees punches while sparring and not really hurting your opponent is key especially if your on a fight camp cause I mean you wanna be as prepared as possible not have a headache

[SophisticatedDogCat]

I have a professional career and I can’t afford to show up on a Friday morning to our project management meeting with fog-brain and leaky nose.

[CarlosMartinez-zlu]

Thai fighters do light sparring there whole life which enables them to have a long healthy career.
It’s good to pick it up from time to time but injury prevention is #1

[lukavujosevic]

Depends, sparing normally yeah, but going for the kill fuck no.

[brandonvillatuya]

You don't need to hard spar all the time. But hard sparring is a problem when only the offense is hard, but the defense is light

[ice_gang]

honestly you should only rly be light sparring hard sparring is eh u can still keep up the speed u would in a hard spar and use good technique and combinations with good foot work all you do is take away the power and you can still learn sm just as much as hard sparring its very unnecessary to be going hard in sparring ur not fighting for a belt and some ppl dont want brain damage

[dios]

People make sparring too complicated with all the talk about “light” vs “hard.” Sparring is sparring — it’s about learning and control, not going 1% or swinging for a KO. You can throw hard, but with purpose: body shots, defense, gloves.

The real damage comes when someone keeps hitting a hurt partner — something that wouldn’t even happen in amateur fights, where refs step in with standing counts. In gyms, ego often gets in the way, and that’s where brain damage really happens.

Hard sparring sessions definitely have their place, but they need to be well controlled and supervised by a good coach — no beatdowns or ugly KOs. Just watch the sparring from Nagoya, Nowwe, or Canelo to see how it should be done

[Rickles]

2 boxers on my hockey team once. End of season 24 boxers lol I was knocked out 3 times, 22 stitches, 126 penalty min 11 game suspensions as a goalie 😂

[ScarsAndMarkets]

That's 💯 bro I agree. Now that I e been in fight camp and been training for 3 years. I only hard spar because it is the only way I can improve using my full speed and about 80% of my power. Great video 💯💯

[raulvega]

Limit hard sparring but hard sparring is the way to go. Soft sparring creates bitchassness

[clarity]

Alright, tell every Muay Thai fighter in Thailand to not light spar & go compete 200+ fights

[rosemarietolentino]

Sounds good you fight like you train. Stay Awesome!

[SunnyS]

Wrong. Doesn’t matter if you expert or beginner, light sparring and movement can correct the movement patterns that help you avoid shot and be in a position to counter, practice baiting shots etc, it definitely has its place across the whole spectrum of experience. Peace.

[Fightfan-rjub]

Way too many people talking about CTE and this and that. Sure the damage is real and you should be monitoring it as best as possible. But Most of you aren’t even fighters😂 you’re online nerds talking about the fight game to a coach. If you’re about that life you know you need to get some quality sparring in or else you’ll pay for it in the ring. Not that hard to understand. You have to conditioning the mind and body to be used to the feeling of having someone come swing at you. NFL players, Muay Thai guys in Thailand, and hockey players don’t need to train every single day leading up to competition because they compete so often. Maybe some boxers compete a lot as amateurs but at the pro level it’s 2, 3, maybe 4 if you’re lucky fights per year. Your body needs to get used to the intensity, and no I’m not saying go get punched in the face all the time… but to have that fight feeling replicated in the gym plays a huge role in the confidence of a fighter leading up to the gym. It’s a case by case scenario for some fighters.