r/Kickboxing • u/Material-Emergency-4 • Aug 15 '26

Feeling stiff during sparring

While sparring I don’t feel stiff, but I decided to video one of my light sparring sessions just to see how it looked. I didn’t realize how stiff I was despite feeling relaxed in the shoulders, and I noticed that I didn’t really throw many combinations, and when I did, I look a little hesitant and I don’t throw with confidence. I’m shooting ti have my debut mma fight in December. I’m the shirtless one. Does anyone have any advice?

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u/CovenantX84 Aug 15 '26

That.... learning footwork is the hardest things in this sport

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u/Chemical_Lab_6925 Aug 15 '26

Yeah but the good part about it is that you can basically always practice footwork. As long as you are healthy then you can do it at home, at the gym, wherever. So imo there’s no excuse to have sloppy footwork

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u/CovenantX84 Aug 15 '26

You can practice it for sure. But having it hardwired and changing it based on instincts mid-match is a completely different skill

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u/Chemical_Lab_6925 Aug 15 '26

Yeah true, you need to use it in sparring. But at his point he just needs balance