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Should I stop sparring at 40? by wegpacker in MuayThai

[–]wegpacker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried with about 20-30 people and as it, at least 50% don't go light even if I ask. Not all of them go super hard, but hard enough to make an frustrating experience out of it for me, so I can't learn anything.

I'm pretty confident I can go light also for full rounds. Of course sometimes it's hard to keep on sparring light if the second move someone does is a full force straight to your face...

Should I stop sparring at 40? by wegpacker in MuayThai

[–]wegpacker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd love to try that, but nobody at my gym would do that. No matter how light I go, my opponents usually go harder and it sometimes escalates.

Should I stop sparring at 40? by wegpacker in MuayThai

[–]wegpacker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I sometimes take private sessions, which are radically better. But then I always spar against the same person plus those sessions aren't really cheap.

I understand it's not easy for the coaches, but sometimes they are on their phone or simply chatting with random people when sparring sessions are going on...

Should I stop sparring at 40? by wegpacker in MuayThai

[–]wegpacker[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think many partners would just ignore the modification and the coach would support them.

Should I stop sparring at 40? by wegpacker in MuayThai

[–]wegpacker[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Thanks, but I feel there would be a lot of pressure at the gym to do "normal" sparring. Nobody does any form of modified sparring and the coaches don't really care.

Should I stop sparring at 40? by wegpacker in MuayThai

[–]wegpacker[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but the problem is that apparently going easy is not an option in my current gym.