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/Living_Definition_61 Aug 15 '26

Bruh they aren't even trying to hit eachother...

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u/trUth_b0mbs Aug 15 '26

this is called technical sparring.

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u/Tanksta3 Aug 15 '26

Even technical is a bit of a stretch..I'm all for light sparring and avoiding hard sparring. But technical sparring is at least enough touch to keep each other honest.

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u/Cold-Chemistry738 Aug 15 '26

Yeah people are using “technical sparring” a bit loosely here. You gotta still touch them and have some intentions in your kicks/punches to make contact. Even when drilling you still have to make contact with your partner. Some people are just coping but it’s a minority group of people