After sparring for a certain amount of time, or a certain number of rounds, you WILL eventually get tired. Weather its after 9 minutes or 90 it will happen. This is one of the best times that you can learn and become a more wiser fighter. When you get tired, you become sloppy. Your guard drops, legs straighten, your mouth opens to breath more, showing a sign of weakness to your opponent, and every technique is performed slower than you ever thought was possible. If your a big guy who can bench press 200 kilos ten times, that wont matter because you wont have any energy to use that strength. This is where a fighter learns to rely on SKILL. Because you cant move fast, and each thrown technique is a great challenge, you must pick certain times to attack. You start to look for openings in your opponents guard, weaknesses in his/her defence, specific times when to release your very scarce energy. When you were fresh you were probably attacking combination after combination hoping that one blow may strike, but not anymore. Your stamina is gone. The only things you can rely on is timing, judgement, correct distance and opportunity. And this is the time when you look for these the most. It is the time when a fighter truly betters his technical performance!! A very common interpretation is that a fighter gets better as he gets older. This may be because as a person gets older he starts to lose strength and speed, forcing him/her to rely on other opportunities to win. This is what makes a true martial artist.
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hehe if only i wasn't outa breath befor 9 rounds , just thort I'd mention when you are tired dont try to hold your breathe and breath in and out of your nose dont wanna get choght with your mouth open ,always breath out when you strike, and was woundering if, I'm about to take a hit i can see it coming should i breath out to stop getting winded i think i heard it from a friend not sure if its right thou. Speeddemon
Well when sparring its always best to breath out your nose, if your mouth is open and you get hit on your chin 1) if your toungue is resting on your teeth you could bite it prety hard, 2) its more likely that you will get knocked out if your jaw is left sagging. Of course when striking it is best to breath out on the strike, when taking the hit breathing out can reduce the shock of getting hit, but its best to learn to take hits without even flinching as if you get hit unexpectedly you wont have time to breath out.
Ha-ha the day i get in a fight with out flinching or takeing a hit i will pay you good money.
So true. After the summer, I feel like I've gotten a lot more stamina, i.e. I don't crash after karate and nap. So when I fight now, I feel like I can get off more combos, and because the fights are so short, I have time to recover in-between them sorta. But I also feel like my sensei is gonna grab me one of these days and throw that saying at me - that I'm throwing shit at the wall and waiting to see what sticks. Anyone who's going all out crazy in a fight could get in a lucky hit, but I agree with you that once you're tired, you really have to rely on technique.
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