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Originally Posted by Pashak  1.- Do you think it would be a good idea to buy a dummy and use it to train some submissions?
Obvioulsy I know that submitting a real person will be 1000000x more difficult than submitting a dummy, but I believe it would not be a bad idea to use it at least to practice over and over again some submission move so when it comes to grappling with a real person I don't have to think stuff like "wait, I should first grab his left arm or right arm? oh fuck...should I turn to my left or to my right?" |
What Dummy did you have in mind. The really good ones cost a lot. The dummy's you'll see the most are for throwing and GNP or some striking, although they fall over too much.
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Originally Posted by Pashak 2.- Sparring sessions. How to be well prepared for a fight if the sparring sessions are always very light? We use only 30 or 40% of our force, that is good to avoid injuries but I am afraid that I will get very used of taking very light punishment and when someone will land a very strong punch or kick in a real fight I will be mentally broken simply because I was not prepared physically or mentally to take punches.
So what is the solution? Using protection gear but going at 90% of force or what can I do?
In a sparring session your opponent goes at 40% of his force and tries to not hurt you, in a real fight the opponent will try to Knock the fuck out of you with every punch he throws. |
Most sparring sessions to focus on technique are done at a lower pace but 30-40% seems low for just about any type of sparring.. Unless you are just starting.
Sparring is the most important part of training, it is where you actually execute your techniques in fight like scenarios on a live opponent.
Get some head gear and big sparring gloves and you can go 100% or close to it. You cant do anything else that will help prepare you more.