Heey man,
Following newbie problems I have.
In my last spar I got destroyed constantly for 3 rounds straight. First 3 rounds I was OK but the last 3 I was a punching bag.
These are the problems.
I spar a better SP.
He was dealing with my jab pretty easy in the last rounds and countering it. He suggested I am not bringing my left hand back and this is why. I also got almost KO ed when trying to do a 1-2. iI think my defence and hands are not protecting me well when doing the 1-2 and I am an easy counter. Is there a way to work on that by myself?
Next huge problem. Both of us have this issues but he seems to exploit it better. When I go for 1-1-2 and in general when I step powerfully to my left and get that angle I am able to set up a power right pretty easy and after that I am able to add a small combo for example a 2-1-2. It is great when I do it. However he is able to set this up way more often and it corners me and I need to run away or high guard to defend in which he just starts spamming me with hooks and upper cuts. Sometimes I am able to counter but not often. And I am on his mercy to stop and leave me to recover.
How do I deal with this from a tactical point of view.
Lastly he is always pressuring me and I am on my backfoot. What can be done about it. With orthodox I can spam the jab but with the SP it seems to not be working and I always get pushed back.
Hey man, ill see if I can get you a video but in the meantime let me say a few things.
first, an analogy. Striking is similar to shooting a 3 point shot in basketball, and what I mean by that, is that just because you are using proper technique to shoot the ball, doesnt mean your going to start nailing 3's. So if I said "use more wrist" it may help your technique, but again, it doesnt mean you can nail 3's anywhere on the court.
As far as keeping your hands up....everyone drops their hands........obviously you dont want to, but when we are tired, excited, etc, we drop them. So first thing, make sure you have plenty of stamina, so your not dropping your hands because your tired. 2nd, relax and dont focus on the power...youll find when we get excited, or want to punch someone hard, you will drop your hand, and do a big wind up...this is a natural thing everyone does as well, and its something we dont want to do.
Lastly, a very simple drill for keeping your hands up, work this on the bag and pads. Be in your stance/guard.....you need to "feel" your hands on your face/head......throw a 1/2 and bring your hands back to your head.......
feel them there.
Another way to do it, would again be in your stance/guard, and just throw the jab, making sure to keep your right hand on your head never moving it, and making sure to bring the jab back, and again feel it on your face.
and one more way you might want to try is.......the punches you will be throwing is the jab/cross........aka the 1/2.........however I want you to think of the jab/cros (1/2) as 1234...........the 1/2 is the punch on the bag........the 3/4 is bringing it back to your face.
Hope that helps
