I train twice a day 6 days a week. Sometimes (with increasing regularity), some massive bloke (Mr X) has been attending as well. Because I train in Muay Thai, usually I'm training alone, on the pads or with the bag, but twice now I've had to spar Mr X.
The first time, was grappling, and he kept kneeing me in the hip, trying to elbow me in the head (you don't do this during grappling sparring at this gym), and in the fourth round he kept pushing me away with kicks and wouldn't let me grab and spar him properly.
The second time he were meant to spar 'light contact' which he obviously never heard before. He hit me so hard he almost broke my nose. By the end of the first round I was spitting up blood, by the end of the second he'd managed to cut my head open. The trainer stepped in and reminded him it was light contact during round 3, but he kneed me so hard I couldn't continue. I'm not some kind of *****. I can spar hard when I need to, but that was not light contact. He kept telling me to go 'faster faster' but it was supposed to be light contact, and he obviously has little control.
During round one, I went for an outside thigh kick but he half stepped back (to switch from southpaw to regular stance) and while my shin missed, my foot collided with his groin. He did this twice before I realised why it was happening, so I didn't kick throw any more kicks to his thigh after this because I don't think he was aware of why it kept happening. He complained about this though I just apologized. Because he's been training longer than me he thinks he knows it all.
I'm really starting to hate this guy and his superiority issues. He has been training longer than me, but his technique is terrible. My trainer saw the whole thing. He's given me this afternoon off training, but I'm getting ready for a fight next month so I can't rest too much. I have full confidence in my trainer, if he thought I couldn't handle myself then he would have stopped it. Also, I do train in Thailand currently, so I'm prepared for the occassional beating. But it got me thinking...how am I going to continue training with this guy now I have a stong dislike for him? What mental strategys can I use to overcome this? The gym I train at is open to all and I enjoy the current atmosphere, I don't want to hate someone who I train with.
Thoughts/advice please?
The first time, was grappling, and he kept kneeing me in the hip, trying to elbow me in the head (you don't do this during grappling sparring at this gym), and in the fourth round he kept pushing me away with kicks and wouldn't let me grab and spar him properly.
The second time he were meant to spar 'light contact' which he obviously never heard before. He hit me so hard he almost broke my nose. By the end of the first round I was spitting up blood, by the end of the second he'd managed to cut my head open. The trainer stepped in and reminded him it was light contact during round 3, but he kneed me so hard I couldn't continue. I'm not some kind of *****. I can spar hard when I need to, but that was not light contact. He kept telling me to go 'faster faster' but it was supposed to be light contact, and he obviously has little control.
During round one, I went for an outside thigh kick but he half stepped back (to switch from southpaw to regular stance) and while my shin missed, my foot collided with his groin. He did this twice before I realised why it was happening, so I didn't kick throw any more kicks to his thigh after this because I don't think he was aware of why it kept happening. He complained about this though I just apologized. Because he's been training longer than me he thinks he knows it all.
I'm really starting to hate this guy and his superiority issues. He has been training longer than me, but his technique is terrible. My trainer saw the whole thing. He's given me this afternoon off training, but I'm getting ready for a fight next month so I can't rest too much. I have full confidence in my trainer, if he thought I couldn't handle myself then he would have stopped it. Also, I do train in Thailand currently, so I'm prepared for the occassional beating. But it got me thinking...how am I going to continue training with this guy now I have a stong dislike for him? What mental strategys can I use to overcome this? The gym I train at is open to all and I enjoy the current atmosphere, I don't want to hate someone who I train with.
Thoughts/advice please?