Onyx MMA: 5 Annoying Muay Thai Sparring Partners

[@vincenzodimeglio2975]

I hate when the coach says "it's a warm up so I only want 20%" but your partner heard "I don't care what you have to do, I want to see bodies on the mat."

[@markmcallan973]

Hell yeah I know what your saying! But most of the people I met who do that get there ass kicked in the ring! I even saw one of those guys crying in the changeroom before his fight! Another one collapsed on the ring floor when the bell went for the 1st round!

[@sunnytaco7704]

50% to the head, 80% to the body and legs and those fuckers go 100% everywhere 😆

[@kennybrown8674]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@devinodriscoll]

They’re a bad teammate and you should call them out, point blank. You make injuries in the ring, not the gym.

[@bunklypeppz]

Honestly any time people agree on a certain "percent" it can be a problem because sometimes there's that douche who just hits as hard as they want and insists "that's my 20%" or "that's why 50%". Like sure maybe if you stood in front of a bag and got a running head start with a wind up you can hit more than twice as hard, but that's not the point of going light. What a lot of people fail to realize is that even in a real fight you shouldn't be punching with 100% power most of the time because it will leave you open to counters and gas you out quickly. So even "100% sparring" doesn't mean constantly throwing your hardest punches, yet some people will practically do that in what they claim is 50% sparring or whatever and justify it, even though realistically most people have no remotely accurate way of calibrating the actual percentage of power they put into a shot, especially since some of the most effective punches in a real fight have very little effort behind them; light sparring vs hard sparring is not about whether or not you are TRYING to hurt you partners but rather about whether or not you are trying to AVOID hurting them. Often times the best way to hurt someone with strikes is not really about throwing with "bad intentions" as is often stated, but instead to throw crisp, precise shots without regard for impact against the target itself.

[@TravisBickle0312]

There's nothing like getting battered by a fighter much better than yourself whilst he's doing "The Celebrator" I've been there.

[@taugrim]

Or she... That was hilarious.

[@Tarnie495]

We train so one day we can be the celebrator lording it over newbies

[@pepehorhae]

Pakorn hahahaha

[@Will-xl7xp]

It’s good mental warfare gotta say. Saenchai does it a lot

[@bunklypeppz]

I find that more often it's the less skilled person doing that, because they get too excited when they actually land something and often also want to make an excuse to disengage and celebrate for a moment to run out the clock.

[@MyCommentsRMaturelol]

Lol TKD got me chicken legging

[@amberharmsen2497]

We call it leg fencing it’s fucking annoying

[@neobliss2120]

Yeah lol I was like heeeeeeeeey not nice. I was waiting for an axe kick

[@yagzyalcntas553]

@@neobliss2120 thats a perfect oportunity for chicken legger, he will just teep you and make you fall. You rather need to eat a kick while getting close and start punching, they are not it a good position to box plus chicken kicks are not even hard at all... or catch the leg and sweep but the first is more punishing

[@davidturner1641]

It was kinda cool

[@waylander7777]

People who are good at it as well as Muay thai kicks are exceedingly dangerous. Poorly executed its just annoying but if its integrated into decent Thai its extremely effective and great to watch.

[@Anon-s5h]

How bout the guy that always catches your kicks and sweeps you even tho you’re going light

[@Beast12]

That always used to piss me off it’s like dude I’m going light af u don’t need to catch my kick like ur good it’s not hard catching a kick with like 5 percent power

[@TheMidnightMaroon]

Facts, one of my biggest pet peeves bro

[@dextergarner1286]

Just catch and sweep’em back. “We working on sweeps, bro?” 🙂

[@TheMidnightMaroon]

@@dextergarner1286 haha right "we doing sweeps right? "

[@MahoneyBadger]

That’s my favorite, as someone who did traditional martial arts as a kid I have control of my head kicks and I’ll lightly place one one someone’s shoulder.... then bam sweep. But I don’t care cuz that person just got knocked out. 😂

[@LVSkinny]

OOO WEEEE!

[@JordanMendesPrestes]

The Mr. Poopy Butthole partner

[@ianlobo9045]

I was pissed off just by Heard that

[@mellonhead9568]

thats what she said

[@christianjj1988]

The worst offender is not even in this video Its the "I dont know how to go light in sparring" sparring partner

[@grimarcher872]

There's also that one guy that goes a little too hard on begginers

[@bujindork]

Got a gym mate that does that. Went full Muay Thai match on a guy that's been there 2 weeks during just drills. Coach had to tell him to chill.

[@blackiechanx7]

If no one tells me you're a beginner and you just pop up on the gym it's only fair to assume you're a champion from out of town and I need to represent my gym, family and honor, in this next round of sparring.

[@grimarcher872]

@@blackiechanx7 The dude I went against knew I was a straight up noob and had like, 50 lbs on me

[@blackiechanx7]

@@grimarcher872 even better, you can hit them a lil bit harder so they understand why you don't go too hard

[@junaidzaka2365]

HAHHAHAH unfortunately im both the chicken leg and the helicopter

[@JG-dh3ht]

Same

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

@@JG-dh3ht lmao

[@ummacacoqualquer4146]

me too

[@ScileSc]

"What martial art do you do?" "Ballett"

[@HungVu-ec3jk]

Oh no he’s the tkd guy

[@Tarnie495]

How about the partner who is always correcting his shin pads, gloves, getting a drink and generally avoiding it 😂

[@tyrenreese9194]

But they get loose 😂😂

[@presleym5857]

That's low-key me though sometimes. But you right it's a bad habit.

[@DGNT1]

and fixing head gear every time he gets hit. like dude just strap it on tighter

[@bunklypeppz]

I think some of the types mentioned in the vid are sometimes similar, like the "celebrator" and the "teacher", are often just people trying to run out the clock.

[@anon6413]

Nah, those ones are the best to make fun of so it makes up for it lol.

[@ummonk]

The teacher type shows up in every martial art. So annoying, even when they actually know the technique and give sound advice (which isn't a given), it takes away from actually getting sparring experience, which is the goal of sparring.

[@bilalhamurabi3362]

yes they are really annoying

[@IMonYORmum]

There has been times im sparing someone like the 'teacher' and they have pointed out some valid flaws that helped me adjust.. most of the time they just chat shit though 🙄

[@danmackay9959]

@@IMonYORmum Yep same. I try to help others as well but I wait till between rounds. Only downside at that point is I don't have time to catch my breath lol

[@MrBeanVsTrump]

Could not imagine somone doing that in sparing but I appreciate it on pads and drills

[@silentverge3768]

i sometimes do the teacher thing with newer students IF its something that will legit help them that is usually hard to see yourself like "remember keep those hands up" but i dont do it often. dunno if its annoying though lol

[@theomen49]

All im asking is that you guys wear 16 oz gloves and don't try to KO me when I'm going light lol.

[@dominus6224]

I wear 8 oz and try to knock my partners the fuck out usually. I start slow and then throw haymakers and bombs.

[@lucian5389]

@@dominus6224 hey Charlie Zelenoff

[@topg8558]

@@dominus6224 why tho

[@quintoanian]

@@dominus6224 Sparring is meant to help each partner improve not knock each other’s head off.

[@JT-ho6rp]

@@dominus6224 Hope you enjoy moving gyms every month.

[@Z4U3398]

Chicken Leg = TKD practitioners. No Shin Guards = "I want Tong Po!" The Teacher = A jealous sibling. Coz the real teacher doesn't admire him/her enough. The Celebrator = Saenchai? No. Kapchai. Helicopters = Kung Fu movie addicts.

[@oneandonlyminecrafte]

Nr 4 is every happy thaiboxer

[@jamx97]

What about the partner who keeps saying sorry for hitting you.

[@tc1817]

That depends on what happened. I guess if the partner is hitting hard enough that they feel the need to apologize, it isn't the apologizing that is the problem.

[@dextergarner1286]

Plot twist: they’re not really sorry

[@franciscohuber5264]

Yeah I'm that type of person... Working on it!

[@onionknight6855]

@@franciscohuber5264 same, just automaticlly geting scared of my own move to not hurt my parthner

[@mikhailvasiliev6275]

If I land something to your head and I see your head move a little bit, I'm apologizing. I try to just tap.

[@nathanbrown19]

The shin guard one made me laugh. I've met many people who think they're to protect the opponent, and not their own shins. Good to spar without them, you learn to kick safely!

[@dragb6281]

Haha this is funny... quite true...

[@LeChieffMedia]

The shin crunch after kicking the elbow tho....

[@Hydro-od2rt]

How about the dude who relentlessly always try’s to get you to check and kick under your block to the standing leg ankle

[@somerled5513]

Yeah - nothing like having your standing leg kicked with weight fully on it.

[@Hydro-od2rt]

@Mark Lucchese this one is different it’s not a Traditional sweep it’s like a low kick or kalf kick then last second it gose under your check unless u take it and hits your ankle it dosnt sweep you it just hurts and sucks especially if you want a nice sparring session it only seems new people do it because there’s much better ways of sweeping when someone’s is checking like useing your front leg to trip when you pick up your left to check the right low bullshit kick they do

[@jawz2005]

@Mark Lucchese it's hilarious. So many people here complaining!

[@ace8099]

@@Hydro-od2rt how is it cheap to counter your defense? They're teaching you not to check when your opponent can tell, it's not safe. You're checking too early, if your opponent can just punch or kick around your guard, it's not effective, your sparring partners aren't supposed to boost you ego, they're showing you flaws in what you're doing.

[@Hydro-od2rt]

@@ace8099 this one in particular move never seems to work and just ends up injuring me not even if they where to do it hard witch they do and is way I get injured, would it actually sweep me there’s better ways of doing exactly what there trying to achieve, but haven’t been taught the proper way yet, or I would of actually went to the ground. never even seen this kick done befor and the better people I spar with never try this. If they just fake with the right see me lift up to check then step in an sweep With the opposite leg it would work

[@YEDxYED]

I’m the talker. That wasn’t mentioned here, but yeah. I talk and joke while beating ass or getting my ass beaten; either way I’m talking. I don’t talk shit, I just joke around. I remember I was sparring this bigger guy in the ring and every time I clinched, he would effortlessly guide me to the ropes and I said “okay, I get it you don’t want me clinching. Let’s make a deal...”

[@DGNT1]

ok but can you not man? its a sparring session, not a debate

[@cesaraul04]

Deadpool vibes intensifies

[@bobbybob6221]

I can't believe people find this annoying. Weird world we live in. I don't mind anyone teaching me anything, they can see what I can't. I also like when people joke, it's not that serious.

[@sohrabxxxful]

honestly @YED thats quite funny hahaha

[@bigruckus8664]

The guy who spars like it’s a death match 🤦‍♂️ like do u wanna lose brain cells

[@NovatusRSGaming]

I’m definitely similar to “the teacher” except if someone is making a crucial mistake I’ll let them know, I certainly wouldn’t want to have any bad habits in my fighting and want people to tell me if I’m doing something wrong

[@trinex333thegeniusandcompa7]

I'm basically I'm all of them. I didn't knew how annoying i was ...🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@alloverdaplace2043]

Ooo wee!, 😂😂😂 the celebrator only saenchai is allowed to do that lol. 🙏

[@SuperPeterok]

rodtang too

[@burayaneyazsambilemedim8442]

Sai bai xD

[@mattaz9805]

"oooooooweeeeeeeee" KAKAKAKAKKAKAKAKAKKAKAKAKKAKA rick and morty like this

[@muneercloete7313]

I once had a guy that was both a good sparring partner and a good teacher, he taught me how to check kicks really well because he saw I struggled with it by first having me watch him check a kick and then throwing a lot of kicks while we sparred so I could get used to reacting to them without moving back

[@jlogan2228]

Yea if they are actually helping the teacher type is a valuable partner

[@MrChrisgabber]

The best is I wear less ounces gloves than you. For example normal is 14 to 16,he comes with 12 or less.

[@PrinceOfMatcha]

The helicopter at the end. I died.

[@ErikShiken]

It's been years since I practiced but those 'teacher' partners still make me mad.

[@baqikenny]

number 4 is saenchai wannabe lol

[@leonfn2003]

LMAO

[@danilocatania5700]

There's also the sweater, the guy that is so sweaty that you kick him once, connect with the sole of your foot on his shirt, and your foot returns drenched in sweat, let's say it turns into a boxing only match really quick

[@dominus6224]

💀

[@irasac1]

I think i'm that guy

[@kidddogbites]

Sorry man. I cant help how much i sweat.

[@ericqhochuli6004]

I need the guy who catches all my kicks even though we are throwing light.

[@danilocatania5700]

here I am, being doing Sanda for most my life, cant help it, I see the kick I grab, I am sorry

[@TR3YLovinEm]

Drop kick him

[@waylander7777]

Catching kicks is fine at low speed power. 'But' then they need to just let it go after and not sweep your friggin leg out.

[@ericqhochuli6004]

@@waylander7777 I just think people need to recognize that catching a kick is not a risk-free defense.

[@mixck]

I died at the helicopter sound 😂

[@johnrocker2943]

Oh, no...I think I'm "The Teacher".

[@SantiagoPortanova]

the second is so real

[@MMASimplified]

The shin pad one was so accurate.

[@thetruth1859]

Holt shit.. I'm the helicopter hahahha😂

[@JimmyNaraineOfficial]

“The Celebrator” got me laughing out loud

[@CombatPIG0311]

Not sure about #3. If your partner is getting pieced-up by way of simple mistakes, you should show them the correct technique...or you're a bully.

[@Thaumaturge2251]

Usually in my club it's like an unspoken rule that you pick people up on stuff after the round rather than during. Even then it's the sifu/whatever your instructors job to help them not another student.

[@anorourke8682]

A lot of times the ‘teacher’ is some out-of-shape guy trying to run out the clock.

[@miyu_myu21]

1:28 this pretty much almost all point sparring karateka that just started doing muay Thai or just started doing normal sparring they be like "aha got ya" how do I know I used to be one of em lol

[@andreyandreiko8553]

the teacher is the absolute worst

[@ilian0002]

We have this old geezer in our boxing gym, he just randomly decides to interupt people. "Your jab isnt strong enough", "You need to rotate more", "Why you slip on this side". Teacher wannabes are the worst.

[@88Spint]

I'm amazed that you guys don't wear sunglasses in there. It's so bright!

[@DarrenAngJh]

OMG! the no shinguard stuff really happened at NORD last week. told him the shinguard is to protect me too not just you. Feel so good to see his face changed when he kicked my elbow

[@yurlordnsavior3961]

Lmaooo I’m definitely the helicopter 🤣 or “spinning guy”

[@lohwingphang8862]

Helicopter combo with chicken legs seems invincible.

[@riceboybebop7018]

Saenchai defo the celebrator but its ok since he is a legend and funny af lol

[@captaingeengeen7260]

That celebrator lol😭

[@malestyazaz4757]

Such a Great Video! :( needs more views

[@cfoe1212]

The celebrator got me man 🤦🏽‍♂️🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jahigains9201]

Helicopter Teacher: Watch out for the Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!

[@Champeion]

The Teacher is the woooorst

[@captaingeengeen7260]

Straight jab

[@ZENIGMATV]

Hate when you agree to go at 60-70 percent and your partner is trying to knock you out.

[@nyquilsleepah]

Celebrator had me bustin up 😂 thats me in any kind of sport or game

[@LILHAWK123]

I'm the chicken legger at times. Lmaooooo we got a teacher too, shit is annoying. But what's more annoying are the people who always want to go hard and say "This is how you fight in the street." Hate that shit. Lol

[@luc9162]

1:24 didn't know mr poopybutthole did muay thai xD

[@l01gck]

Nothing more annoying then people that spam kicks

[@justalurker3489]

We call the helicopter guy the tornado because he would occasionally nail someone with a back kick or something real hard

[@juoninjewsus]

This is too funny. The chicken leg though!!!

[@mrbest1981]

The fat guy is hilarious 😂

[@itiswhatisis8174]

Just listening to the "OHH WEE" makes my blood boil

[@deiwis34]

I met this “teacher”. He was way less experienced then I, he thought he was teaching me.. ughhh. He even started first to spar hard. I ko’ed him.

[@with_outany_videos6182]

That feel when you watch this and realize that you are the helicopter😆

[@MrHydyr]

One thing I learned from this video is to avoid this gym. İt's the worst that can happen to you.

[@cptndedpool5956]

Lol. I think we have all of those but the celebrator at my gym. And shin guards. Very rarely does someone come without.

[@TheFearlessFew]

you guys crack me up every time lol!

[@Sk-lj2qf]

Half if the guys i spar with are helicopters, i just kinda end up standing with an occasional step back the entire spar session which sucks

[@micklepickle2445]

the helicopter smhmh my mate looking real sus right now

[@thenicolascage4355]

I don‘t even practice Muay Thai and am already annoyed.

[@jayw8306]

I am the helicopter guilty as charged

[@ChasingMusashi]

Hahaha Senchai , I guessed is a celebrator. Lol

[@wahoo31151]

Short, sweet, and funny .

[@jasonz1771]

You forgot the turtle. The one that is scared to get hit and turtles up every strike.

[@m_js5709]

Jokes on me because I do wear shin guards but I still jam my big toe on my sparring partners elbow while throwing a teep kick 😂

[@johnnynemonic1]

OMG can't stop watching this video with the Celebrator can't stop laughing

[@jean-carlosbaez8389]

I thought "the celebrator" was an impersonation of Saenchai

[@hr4f774]

the funny part about the helicopter guys is that 99% of them cant even throw the fucking technique right, i had guys like that who throw the first kick and telegraph the turn kick so hard i just step back and wait like 3 seconds while they struggle to turn in time almost knocking themselves off balance with their poor flexibility and then find themselves in a shitty stance and have to make a stupid hop to get back in stance, meanwhile in just sitting there thinking if this was a real match my shin would've already kissed their lips ...

[@gostodj]

Lol the celebrator is awesome though hahahahaha... makes the game fun

[@jonvilla1159]

That chubby guy has better balance than I do

[@elirollins1547]

My coach does the chicken leg 😂

[@brotherxela5085]

Nah the "teacher" is the best!!! Helped my game times a million...

[@THIS---GUY]

I always seek out black belts or pros for advice

[@elvicho6876]

The teacher is the worst

[@yungsami6181]

i think the worst sparing partner is that guy who thinks its a to die fight and tryhard so much when im giving 30% of my abilities. But when i see tryharder then i also get to power up and after fight he said why i play so hard

[@СергейЯненко-ъ3у]

I actually like "teachers", sometimes they say very useful things

[@alex3wielki]

Good to know this isn't only in my country ;D

[@THIS---GUY]

I don't mind shin on shin or shin on elbow/knee but omg hitting your instep hurts so bad 😭

[@noisejunkie8159]

first one’s the taekwondo fighter that’s trying muaythai

[@peacebewu]

as for #1 well don't judge they just might have a big hitbox so they actually deal damage to each other

[@dimitriskalimeris4086]

You forgot the only defense man with blind hits which sucks

[@Omniaest_nihil.Nihilest_omnia]

I'm helicopter 😂👍🏻

[@jlogan2228]

My favorites the ones who always end up throwing harder and harder til finally youre just like nope screw it not working with you, then they complain that you "cant be afraid of getting hit" like dude im going 50% youre going 75%

[@ianjones9078]

Haven't even started yet and I already planned on being a celebrator lol noted

[@angelaarcenal1071]

OMG I'm actually the celebrator HAHAHAHA

[@Anothergoogleaccount1]

This is why when you see someone with shitty ass form or just doing shit plain wrong you shouldn’t correct them.

[@toddramsey457]

Damn I’m the chicken leg

[@stipocic197]

The one that always runs around so you have to chase him

[@yip2454]

man the 3rd one is annoying as hell especailly if that person been in the gym longer lol

[@thenefariouspyro809]

That helicopter tho

[@cloutn9ne157]

why the big guys always got the chicken leg tho lol

[@unknownentity8256]

big boi got some good balance