Depends on how athletic, coordinated, and devoted you are. I need to see someone demonstrate a solid understanding of fundamentals before we let them spar.
We start with drills- 1 jab for 1 jab. Then double jabs back and forth, then 3 jabs. This leads into jab sparring and “any 3 punches” drill sparring. Which leads to lead hand sparring. From there if someone isn’t a total spaz we’ll let them spar.
New guys get thrown in with the vets to make sure no one gets hurt and once they demonstrate some control and defense we’ll turn them lose on each other.
Process takes 6 weeks to 6 months typically.