الوصف
It’s not just no sparring that’s a problem for students who’ve never been around violence, it’s bad sparring. What we mean is either it’s just destructive (going WAY too hard) and/or there’s no clear goal in the session. Emphasis should be on accuracy, timing, and control. Goal-directed sparring is monitored by professional coaches who keep things from being pointless and, indeed, dangerous. If you’re going hard all the time but never truly getting better, it’s because your sparring regimen isn’t run properly.
A good session might be working on countering. Or using footwork to avoid getting cornered. Stuff like that. Another essential drill is to focus on defense. Remember, sparring isn’t fighting but a drill that’s more realistic than hitting the pads or forms. Used properly, it’s an invaluable tool. Used stupidly, it’s an easy way to either gain unwarranted confidence, demoralizing, and even dangerous.
Transcript:
The biggest mistake, I think, for Jeet Kune Do students, you know, and I say Wing Chun and boxing too, but especially for JKD since that's the question coming up, th- is no sparring. They've never sparred. They have no idea. They've never had a punch come and get back at them. They've never actually hit somebody when they're moving, that kind of thing. Um, and the second big one, and one we can talk about right now, is that bad sparring. In other words, they just got there and it was bad sparring. There's... Nobody has a plan. The coaches, the coaches aren't professional. And, and I'll say this, if you're in a place where they're always doing cardio to the point where you're puking at the end of every class, and they're talking about being tough all the time, that's... You're not learning to thrive, you're learning to survive.
For more info:
CornerstoneJKD.com
For online classes:
https://greenville-academy.teachable.com/l/pdp/wing-chun-ongoing-class