Why You're Still Hesitant To Attack During Sparring

Being hesitant or nervous to open up your offense is completely normal. I had a major issue being gun shy with attacks when I was younger and making the transition from karate to kickboxing. Fortunately I got over it and you can too with today's video and tips.

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:25 Tip 1
2:26 Tip 2
4:00 Tip 3
6:01 Tip 4
7:10 Tip 5
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[thisismychannel]

Punches per round on the bag: 90
Punches per round sparring: 7

[TheShadow]

As someone whos had this problem in the near past a big solution that helped me was training to keep my eyes on my opponent, so practicing keeping my eyes open while receiving strikes + keeping my head up during head movement helped a ton.

[raccoonmyroom]

My training skyrocketed after I got better about asking people to go lighter. This is such a great message and love your content.

[alexkehoepwj]

The balled up sock thing is brilliant, thank you

[Theo-vbyw]

Thank you Gabriel, every time you post a video, you 're helping a lot of young fighters 🇮🇹🔥

[miclarry]

Never heard this angle addressed with such a clear and attainable direction. Perfect guidance in my opinion 👌

[fynn]

Really needed this right now. I do Muay Thai for about half a year and learnt a good amount of techniques but I am way to passive with attacking. My defence and counters are quite good but I almost never dare to throw a combination first. Thank you!

[anzerupnik]

I had a fear of punching my training partner. It really helped when we tried to play with intensity. Start slow by touching. Then slowly go up by 10% up to about 50% before speeding up and starting to spar.

[quickfeed]

All great tips, I'd add feinting to the list, as well. A lot of the time, new guys are so unknowlingly obvious about when they're going to strike, to the point that it's like child's play to people that have sparred/fought a lot. Developing feints is not only something most experienced people don't even do well/often, it's something that makes your opponent second guess both your, and their own, attacks.

[josephjoestar]

Best advice ever since I’ve started MT - honestly I couldn’t relate more to every point

[stelo]

This video literally specified all of my problems inś sparing. Wow man, thanks!

[SBL]

You have no idea how much you helped me become better in such a short time!

[cesarepozzoli]

Man, I must admit that I'm a big Valtellini fan and I mostly watch his channel, but after stumbling to yours here on yt I have now watched some of your tutorials and they also are very helpful and very well explained! You are both accomplished pro fighters that go deep in explaining to us amateurs the basics (and also stuff for more advanced guys) and how to actually implement them during our practices. It's still unbelivable to me that nowdays you can find on line such good tutoring for free. I'm subscribed to your channel too, keep up the great work.

[larkop]

Used to have this problem when sparring, was always afraid of hurting my opponent. Was light middle weight and they always made me spar with heavyweight guys. I only had a months training, sparred with a heavyweight with 6 years experience, stepped outside his jab and hit him with a right hook and broke his jaw. Prior to that he had been laying into me like a punchbag. I loved sparring but some people think they are in their own film and you are just a prop. Give respect and hopefully receive the same, if not put manners on people.

[Thisisclaudiawang]

This is pure gold content as I’m thinking to enter my first amateur fight and I’ve been sparring a lot lately and always looking for ways to improve my game. This is definitely one of my weak spots that need development.

Thank you for your amazing videos!

[Kuroiraven]

Last one is complete true on my end, I have a base of wrestling, I am aggressive and trust my technique, but I am still green on kickboxing. I have been told that I have a heavy hand, but I can't just go into the offensive like that, the mind says go, but instinct says back off lol. Needed this to know that is normal, Thanks man.

[geowa]

I’ve been in a situation where I asked somebody to calm down and go lighter, but they didn’t. So I turned up the intensity and ended up getting them. But that always sticks out of my mind because I’ve heard that multiple times tell your partner to go lighter but in the one time that I did asksomeone to go lighter, they didn’t.

[AlexN]

there is also the simple fact that most people aren't used to getting hit. So when you're just starting, you pay too much attention to getting hit. Instead of a trivial event, getting hit becomes this dramatic thing.

So get your mind conditioned to getting hit. Pick a partner that you can trust to go light. And for the whole round, force yourself to stay in continuous exchange. You can be passively defensive - tuck the chin in, keep the other hand high - but keep throwing continuously and don't let yourself break distance. Notice when your gaze slips too low and get it back on your opponent's chest.

[kritsonthebeat]

Thank you Gabriel 🙌 I had my first 2 kickboxing fights yesterday, light con and I felt all of these ways at times during the rounds. I am 6, 2 and came up against an opponent even taller and heavier so I was hesitant to engage when close. Lots to learn, thank you for all the advice brother, have a blessed day 🙏

[lsk]

I laughed when I saw the one about getting hit anytime you enter striking range. That was a good impression of me against some higher level guys I sparred in the past