Thoughts after Sparring Today
So a couple takeaways This is after reviewing myself in footage: Feet Got Flat Head Movement Non Existent Overextended gates Control Game Mediocre Took Too many Hits Hands down more then needed Wouldn’t be Exhausted after what is technically only 6 rounds Defense: D Jabs: D+ Gates: C- Key Combos: D NOW THIS IS TRUE! BUT IM SURE MY STUDENTS WOULD THINK OTHERWISE! Based on their performance in relation to me! So here is the issue! COMPARISON BECOMES A CRUEL MISTRESS or THE SPECIAL SAUCE TO GETTING BETTER! COMPARE YOURSELF TO OTHERS…you lose…COMPARE YOURSELF to yourself IMPROVEMENT If this become your psyche your run the risk of destroying yourself everytime you face someone with more skills then you. BUT IF YOU ask yourself did I do better then last me you WILL IMPROVE! Now check this out with comparing myself to myself Caught myself Being More Flat Footed. Work On Gates Remind yourself to move your head to get hit less When working on Gates make them simple Work on Controls during shadowboxing Improve defense by increasing rounds of working on defense Drill high hand coverages Increase Cardio Let’s Get All C’s on Report Card This Week Notice the difference, same critic but one is under the lens of improvement not tearing down! Keep this with you and you will always grow in this sport!