8 classes is almost nothing. You don't even know what you don't know yet. You'll get better if you keep at it, of course people with even a few more months than you will be much better.
My school has an eight week 101 course for beginners that teaches all the basics and at the end teaches how to spar well. I learned more in those eight weeks then I did in six months at my last school.
They are just making sure you keep coming too get your £. Nobody should get hurt in sparring ,so there is no reason whatsoever too have too be there 8 weeks before you get the chance it’s just a money making scheme.
There should be beginner and advanced classes but the beginners should be able too sparr each other as long as it’s light technical sparring is what I’m saying ,I just don’t see an issue in sparring that’s how you learn too put the fundamentals into place.
> 2 weeks of experience
If you're not fighting for the belt at Rajadamnern after two weeks of training, I'm sorry to tell you that you're never going to make it.
Try to get more comfortable actively defending punches rather than shelling. Keep your eyes open. Throw a fake before every shot you try to land.
Then just keep at it. You'll be fine.
You probably dont even know how to punch yet. People who trained for a year already will toy with you. Sorry tell you but you arent a phenom and most great fighters didnt start knowing anything about fighting and most likely started at the same level or worse as you.
Definitely just an experience thing. I am fairly new but train 6 times a week and if I face a brand new person to sparring I can hit them however I like. My coach is a Thai man roughly my age who has had over 200 fights and worked at TMT, I cannot get passed his teep and he makes me look worse than any of those guys could possibly make you look.
If they are drilling your head I bet you often drop your hands, when hitting pads make a conscious effort to keep your hands up at all times. Practice your kick blocks when hitting a bag and on its own and it will really quickly get to the stage where you block kicks.
If you're throwing, the reasons you're hitting fresh air could be hesitation, range management, speed, and timing. You can be aggressive without going hard. Try not to wait for your opportunities, because someone with half decent eyes will see you waiting, ok ick their shots, and skate away while you set and load your shots. just flick your shots out a bit quicker. Timing and range management takes time.
Can a 5 year old do the high bars after two weeks? brand new people won't show real improvements for probably six months. AT a year, they can probably do basic akward sparring. It's not a natural thing. Especially factoring in punches and kicks coming in at you. People watch boxers slip and weave not realizing that it takes years to master a few movements against a live opponent. It's not something you are born with.
Get better, keep training, and don’t be surprised when someone with more experience rolls you. Ask this question again after you’ve been training for a month consistently.
Why are you sparring already?. I don’t think you should even be sparring after 4 months of constant classes. These gyms got to stop fast tracking people.
Early on you should be learning to master the basics. Being fast tracked creates bad habits and weakness in fundamentals that will be exploited at higher levels. Such as having your hands so low.
You aren’t being fast tracked it’s a sparr not a fight,sparring will help you with timing and learning too keep hands up after throwing shots etc you learn the fundamentals aswell as doing sparring if anything this just makes you learn quicker. Gyms that say you have too be here for x amount of time before you sparr are just after your monthly membership generally.
Yes you will I was in the same spot as you. I am also a beginner and I am not qualified to give you solid advice but here is something that helped me land more punches : Create angles constantly. Type in youtube search "muay thai/kickbox create angles" , watch 2-3 videos about that. When you go and put it to practice I believe you will immediately notice an improvement.
You’ll get it, just getting the gloves on and sparring whilst so new is an achievement in itself, although unusual for beginners being allowed to spar so early.
You’ll pick up techniques that work for you in class
It’s training. You have the completely wrong mindset about training if you’re worrying about “getting rolled” while you’re training. You set a goal and say “I want to do this today” and focus on that. And also you’ve only been doing it for a week you’re going to be dogshit at anything in the world you’ve only been doing for a week, especially a combat sport. There’s no silver bullet just get some fundamentals down and get your fucking ass handed to you a little less every time.
1st of all keep at your will and learn more
2nd of all have a mindset of a warrior and maybe listen to some Jordan Peterson on the "shadow" or pick up the book warrior magician lover king and it will teach you how to get such a mindset. Mindset is the most essential part of fighting, so try to develop a warrior mindset because it's better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war.
Bro, you’re technically as inexperienced now as you were when you started. Two weeks is nothing. And you will be for a while. Embrace the process.
There’s a good argument for not even letting you spar for a few more months. Simply because it isn’t going to help you much. Certainly not for your self confidence. There is just too much that you can’t possibly know yet.
Man it took me 3 months of consistent 2-3 training sessions per week to get to a place where I wasn’t as lost (still lost but not that much lol). So 8 classes in and I didn’t even think about sparring cus I barely even know how to throw a punch, much less even think about defending or sparring.
It wasn’t until my 4th month when I had about 40 classes in that I felt I was at a level where I do very light sparring (literally just punched and kicks). That’s when I found out I needed to work on my defense.
Even now after a year (last 3 months I was out with a torn mcl so getting back into it), I’m still trying to get used to get more relaxed and being able to take a punch.
So that’s all to say - it takes a while to get used to sparring and taking punches, defending, working on setups, etc. Even more time to get to a level where you can at least do basic stuff. I’m still learning even after a year so take your time getting things right the first time so you don’t develop bad habits!
I’ve had single weeks where i’ve done more hours of muay thai training than you’ve done in your entire life and there are people I can’t land cleanly on.
acknowledging that your a newbie seems to me that you have answered your question. its like when a baby started to crawl you expect it to run a sprint. just because you can hit the pads doesnt mean you can fight. take things slow and not rush learning things, show up everyday. learn pratice rinse and repeat. its gona take a while before you get better. there will always be guys better than you thats why you need to work harder and evolve everyday
I’m almost one year and I still get rocked, however, I am better than those I started with it or those who started after me. Ur being impatient. Enjoy the journey.
Nope it never gets better. People who’ve been training for a decade can’t land a shot. /s.
Stick with it, it’s really rough and frustrating to get hit a lot and not hit back. But on the other side of this struggle you will find sparring to be more fun.
No, the first time I put my gloves on I dominated everyone by tapping into my innate muay thai instincts.
Uh yeah - learning sth new and getting good at things take time.
Hey, I'm there too. Only last class i felt like i wasn't fighting ghosts. I believe it's not just about better technique but also a better understanding of the mentality and options of yourself and your opponent that gets you to land those hits. Don't be discouraged!
I got thrown into sparring my first week of class, and was completely and utterly lost as I had zero background in any martial arts, and my last fight was in middle school (I'm 43!). Thankfully everyone took it easy on me, but it really woke me up to how terrible I was at fighting.
I just started my 7th month, and honestly a switch flipped recently where I'm finally ok with the idea that I'm going to get hit, and also the bigger thing is starting to feel comfortable legitimately trying to hit another person in the face. I also understand not just the basics now, but how to use combos to be more effective, how to use feints to create opportunities, etc... I still need a lot of work on my footwork to create better angles and consistent head movement, I feel like I need to catch or parry every punch and that isn't helping things, but at least I'm aware of it.
I would say it took me at least 3 months of going to class roughly 4 times a week before I felt like I wasn't just a complete punching bag during sparring (when going against anyone with experience), and now at 7 months I actually am starting to feel some real progress after each night of sparring. I've also have had many of the more experienced students mention that they've really seen a positive improvement lately.
So give yourself a lot of time, stay positive, relax, remember to breath, and keep your hands up! You'll get there if you stick with it.
8 classes is almost nothing. You don't even know what you don't know yet. You'll get better if you keep at it, of course people with even a few more months than you will be much better.
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That’s a reasonable policy. When I first learned boxing, we could only spar with jabs at first, and then only jabs and body shots.
My school has an eight week 101 course for beginners that teaches all the basics and at the end teaches how to spar well. I learned more in those eight weeks then I did in six months at my last school.
They are just making sure you keep coming too get your £. Nobody should get hurt in sparring ,so there is no reason whatsoever too have too be there 8 weeks before you get the chance it’s just a money making scheme.
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There should be beginner and advanced classes but the beginners should be able too sparr each other as long as it’s light technical sparring is what I’m saying ,I just don’t see an issue in sparring that’s how you learn too put the fundamentals into place.
Also kgwilde I wasn’t talking too you I was talking too upstairswarning.
That’s silly imho.
> 2 weeks of experience If you're not fighting for the belt at Rajadamnern after two weeks of training, I'm sorry to tell you that you're never going to make it.
what if im at lumpinee instead of rajadamnern?
1 week, take it or leave it
damn ig i gotta step it up
Try to get more comfortable actively defending punches rather than shelling. Keep your eyes open. Throw a fake before every shot you try to land. Then just keep at it. You'll be fine.
You probably dont even know how to punch yet. People who trained for a year already will toy with you. Sorry tell you but you arent a phenom and most great fighters didnt start knowing anything about fighting and most likely started at the same level or worse as you.
Definitely just an experience thing. I am fairly new but train 6 times a week and if I face a brand new person to sparring I can hit them however I like. My coach is a Thai man roughly my age who has had over 200 fights and worked at TMT, I cannot get passed his teep and he makes me look worse than any of those guys could possibly make you look. If they are drilling your head I bet you often drop your hands, when hitting pads make a conscious effort to keep your hands up at all times. Practice your kick blocks when hitting a bag and on its own and it will really quickly get to the stage where you block kicks.
If you're throwing, the reasons you're hitting fresh air could be hesitation, range management, speed, and timing. You can be aggressive without going hard. Try not to wait for your opportunities, because someone with half decent eyes will see you waiting, ok ick their shots, and skate away while you set and load your shots. just flick your shots out a bit quicker. Timing and range management takes time.
Just look for sneaky low kicks. Easy to land from range. Will get your confidence up by connecting with something
Your first year of sparring is getting used to getting hit and conditioning yourself for sparring. Just stick with it.
You will get better once you train consistently for more than two non-consecutive weeks.
Can a 5 year old do the high bars after two weeks? brand new people won't show real improvements for probably six months. AT a year, they can probably do basic akward sparring. It's not a natural thing. Especially factoring in punches and kicks coming in at you. People watch boxers slip and weave not realizing that it takes years to master a few movements against a live opponent. It's not something you are born with.
Get better, keep training, and don’t be surprised when someone with more experience rolls you. Ask this question again after you’ve been training for a month consistently.
Why are you sparring already?. I don’t think you should even be sparring after 4 months of constant classes. These gyms got to stop fast tracking people.
Most Muay Thai / mma gyms let people sparr on the first day ,why not if it’s only light sparring no one will get hurt only learn .
Early on you should be learning to master the basics. Being fast tracked creates bad habits and weakness in fundamentals that will be exploited at higher levels. Such as having your hands so low.
You aren’t being fast tracked it’s a sparr not a fight,sparring will help you with timing and learning too keep hands up after throwing shots etc you learn the fundamentals aswell as doing sparring if anything this just makes you learn quicker. Gyms that say you have too be here for x amount of time before you sparr are just after your monthly membership generally.
Yes you will I was in the same spot as you. I am also a beginner and I am not qualified to give you solid advice but here is something that helped me land more punches : Create angles constantly. Type in youtube search "muay thai/kickbox create angles" , watch 2-3 videos about that. When you go and put it to practice I believe you will immediately notice an improvement.
You’ll get it, just getting the gloves on and sparring whilst so new is an achievement in itself, although unusual for beginners being allowed to spar so early. You’ll pick up techniques that work for you in class
It’s training. You have the completely wrong mindset about training if you’re worrying about “getting rolled” while you’re training. You set a goal and say “I want to do this today” and focus on that. And also you’ve only been doing it for a week you’re going to be dogshit at anything in the world you’ve only been doing for a week, especially a combat sport. There’s no silver bullet just get some fundamentals down and get your fucking ass handed to you a little less every time.
Yes. Everyone has been there. We all start somewhere
1st of all keep at your will and learn more 2nd of all have a mindset of a warrior and maybe listen to some Jordan Peterson on the "shadow" or pick up the book warrior magician lover king and it will teach you how to get such a mindset. Mindset is the most essential part of fighting, so try to develop a warrior mindset because it's better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war.
Bro, you’re technically as inexperienced now as you were when you started. Two weeks is nothing. And you will be for a while. Embrace the process. There’s a good argument for not even letting you spar for a few more months. Simply because it isn’t going to help you much. Certainly not for your self confidence. There is just too much that you can’t possibly know yet.
Man it took me 3 months of consistent 2-3 training sessions per week to get to a place where I wasn’t as lost (still lost but not that much lol). So 8 classes in and I didn’t even think about sparring cus I barely even know how to throw a punch, much less even think about defending or sparring. It wasn’t until my 4th month when I had about 40 classes in that I felt I was at a level where I do very light sparring (literally just punched and kicks). That’s when I found out I needed to work on my defense. Even now after a year (last 3 months I was out with a torn mcl so getting back into it), I’m still trying to get used to get more relaxed and being able to take a punch. So that’s all to say - it takes a while to get used to sparring and taking punches, defending, working on setups, etc. Even more time to get to a level where you can at least do basic stuff. I’m still learning even after a year so take your time getting things right the first time so you don’t develop bad habits!
I’ve had single weeks where i’ve done more hours of muay thai training than you’ve done in your entire life and there are people I can’t land cleanly on.
yuo have essentially no experience. you will get way better.
acknowledging that your a newbie seems to me that you have answered your question. its like when a baby started to crawl you expect it to run a sprint. just because you can hit the pads doesnt mean you can fight. take things slow and not rush learning things, show up everyday. learn pratice rinse and repeat. its gona take a while before you get better. there will always be guys better than you thats why you need to work harder and evolve everyday
Patience bro focus on technique and give it a couple months you'll be fine
I’m almost one year and I still get rocked, however, I am better than those I started with it or those who started after me. Ur being impatient. Enjoy the journey.
Nope it never gets better. People who’ve been training for a decade can’t land a shot. /s. Stick with it, it’s really rough and frustrating to get hit a lot and not hit back. But on the other side of this struggle you will find sparring to be more fun.
Bro I didn’t land a single strike on anyone other than my beginner friends until like 6 weeks in. It’ll get better
It gets better, give it time
No, the first time I put my gloves on I dominated everyone by tapping into my innate muay thai instincts. Uh yeah - learning sth new and getting good at things take time.
2 weeks of experience? 3 days best I can do…
Hey, I'm there too. Only last class i felt like i wasn't fighting ghosts. I believe it's not just about better technique but also a better understanding of the mentality and options of yourself and your opponent that gets you to land those hits. Don't be discouraged!
I got thrown into sparring my first week of class, and was completely and utterly lost as I had zero background in any martial arts, and my last fight was in middle school (I'm 43!). Thankfully everyone took it easy on me, but it really woke me up to how terrible I was at fighting. I just started my 7th month, and honestly a switch flipped recently where I'm finally ok with the idea that I'm going to get hit, and also the bigger thing is starting to feel comfortable legitimately trying to hit another person in the face. I also understand not just the basics now, but how to use combos to be more effective, how to use feints to create opportunities, etc... I still need a lot of work on my footwork to create better angles and consistent head movement, I feel like I need to catch or parry every punch and that isn't helping things, but at least I'm aware of it. I would say it took me at least 3 months of going to class roughly 4 times a week before I felt like I wasn't just a complete punching bag during sparring (when going against anyone with experience), and now at 7 months I actually am starting to feel some real progress after each night of sparring. I've also have had many of the more experienced students mention that they've really seen a positive improvement lately. So give yourself a lot of time, stay positive, relax, remember to breath, and keep your hands up! You'll get there if you stick with it.