10/07/2022
Sparring. An important part of combat sport / martial art / self defence training. Krav Maga is a BIG system - it covers striking, grappling, weapons, multiple attackers and later on, VIP protection. Taking that into account, we’re never going to have the experience or ‘ring time’ that pure boxers/kick-boxers/Nak Muay have. We’re also never going to match the ‘mat time’ that pure grapplers /BJJ students do. However, a good starting goal should be to be able to hold your own in an inter-club amateur kickboxing bout or against a BJJ blue belt for example. After that, with experience and repetition the level should increase. Remember, sparring for us is more about conditioning students to the reality of fighting. At an early stage with boxing gloves, more intermediate with MMA gloves and later, controlled rounds without gloves or pads.
This clip is all about low power, but high work-rate. Continuous movement and finding the footwork, strikes, combinations and timing to gradually improve. FYI I’ve also cross trained kickboxing and BJJ for a number of years, so my opinion isn’t based on wishful thinking. Just an honest appraisal of the goals new students should set themselves. Any training is better than no training.
