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Muay Thai Sparring Tips & Etiquette

Sparring is a key component of training for Muay Thai. It allows you to put into practice the techniques and combinations you have learnt.

 

While accumulating soft experience against fighters of different styles. Sparring regularly helps to improve a martial art practitioner’s reflexes and perform under pressure. Even if you don’t eventually participate in an actual fight, sparring is a fun experience and makes for a great recreational workout.

Sparring Tips & Etiquette

For those about to spar or have started sparring, here are just some tips and things to take note of:

Relax

Many beginners to sparring get nervous or excited that they tense up easily. Making conscious effort to breathe and relax can minimise fatigue or gassing out too quickly. Most importantly, sparring is not a contest and meant to be an enjoyable process. In Thai, “Sabai” (relax) and “Sanook” (to have fun) are the guiding principles that summarise their approach to life, and in sparring.

Choose an Area to Focus On

Defining an objective provides structure to training. For example, you can choose to focus on a few select techniques, or reflex and defense, or learning to read your opponent’s moves. This will help to hone those specific skills over time.

 

Read the full article at: muaythaiuk

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