Question for women: do you prefer men spar with you at the same level they spar with another man?

[cr200111]

Sometimes I feel like I’m instinctively sparring less intense when paired with a woman.

 

[drop bear]

Is she a lot smaller than you?

 

[cr200111]

Is she a lot smaller than you?

Yes she is, that’s what makes it even more awkward getting paired with her, or most women.

 

[skribs]

Generally if the other person is smaller, you match their intensity. It's a good opportunity to work on technique instead of brute forcing wins.

 

[Prince_Alarming]

Sensei always says to help your partner. It's an opportunity for you both to learn. And teaching, even teaching from peer to peer, consolidates what you already know.

 

[Simfers]

Generally if the other person is smaller, you match their intensity. It's a good opportunity to work on technique instead of brute forcing wins.

I was trying to think of a way to say this and you nailed it. Yes, this. Adjust based on size and strength, not gender.

 

[skribs]

I was trying to think of a way to say this and you nailed it. Yes, this. Adjust based on size and strength, not gender.

Gender and age do play into a bit. For example, if you're 25 and going against a 15- or a 45-year-old, you're probably not going to go 100% either.

 

[Buka]

Gender and age do play into a bit. For example, if you're 25 and going against a 15- or a 45-year-old, you're probably not going to go 100% either.

Depends on the place, the circumstances and the experience, though. Where we were, if you’re an experienced 45 year old sparring with a 25 year old, unless that 25 year old has a lot of competition experience in the ring, (golden gloves, kickboxing etc) you’ll spar him like he’s a kid. Because he is.

 

[Buka]

As for women, the same applies, especially based on weight.

 

[Simfers]

Gender and age do play into a bit. For example, if you're 25 and going against a 15- or a 45-year-old, you're probably not going to go 100% either.

I agreed, but I chuckled since I AM the 45-year old in your scenario and I tell ya, they're not giving me an inch. To be fair, I'm not either. Dang kids.

 

[skribs]

Depends on the place, the circumstances and the experience, though. Where we were, if you’re an experienced 45 year old sparring with a 25 year old, unless that 25 year old has a lot of competition experience in the ring, (golden gloves, kickboxing etc) you’ll spar him like he’s a kid. Because he is.

In my experience, white belts in their mid-20s are the most dangerous, so you gotta be on your game.

 

[drop bear]

Generally if the other person is smaller, you match their intensity. It's a good opportunity to work on technique instead of brute forcing wins.

Less intensity.

If 50kg is banging at 90% 120kg doesn't get to banging at 90%

 

[skribs]

Less intensity.

If 50kg is banging at 90% 120kg doesn't get to banging at 90%

Absolute intensity, not relative intensity. 50 kg banging at 90%, 120 kg gets to bang at 37.5% (both equal out to 45 intensity units).

 

[Prince_Alarming]

also, to be fair, one of the young ladies in the junior class fought for the Welsh team, and she regularly serves much larger and stronger people's arses to them as a starter. Including mine.

 

[Buka]

In my experience, white belts in their mid-20s are the most dangerous, so you gotta be on your game.

I wholeheartedly agree. White belts are more dangerous than rattle snakes.

Pains in the ashes, all of them. But we have to have them.

 

[Prince_Alarming]

Now, if only we had any women we could find out

 

[Fungus]

Generally if the other person is smaller, you match their intensity. It's a good opportunity to work on technique instead of brute forcing wins.

We have som mixed fighting classes, both kids and women. We adapt the power/force to opponent. Sometimes the weight difference is more than 100%, and you don't run your partner over. The good part is that you can take the chance to train different fighters. We also have several female black belts in our club.
I think the benefit from meeting a bigger stronger opponent is that you are allowed to really put your harder strikes to test, as you know they can take it, and they don't hit back their strongest just because the smaller person does. That's friendly sparring.

For me the main difference is that avoid hard strikes to the chest as it feels wrong to hit in certain places even if they have protective cups, and I don't throw as heavy hooks as I do on the biggest persons, that I know can take it.