Sparring at 50% is more dangerous than sparring at 100%

[@Testeverything521]

"if they are not tapping out because they are too proud or too stupid, let go" That's the best part of the video imo.

[@13buthead]

one big school in jiu jitsu said to do that on white belts. If blue or superior, pressure til they tap/snap or nap.

[@slavaukraine716]

​@@13buthead That's terrible advice... Giving someone a permanent injury doesn't help you get better, but it will prevent them from ever improving again. Even being knocked out by choke holds enough could cause permanent psychological effects. We're talking brain damage, anxiety disorders, PTSD, and for what? A "more realistic" training session? Really it's just stupid, brutish, and more than a tad bit sadistic. The point of training isn't to choke each other into unconsciousness or break a limb, it's to offset the risk of those things happening when you actually need to defend yourself. Honestly, a lot of people only get into martial arts for the exercise. I damn well hope that school gets sued. If it happens on their property because of their "macho" policy, it's only their fault for making themselves liable. I guess they can choke hold a group of cops if they don't like it. (Edit: My grammar was shit and suddenly I can't spell.)

[@13buthead]

@@slavaukraine716 I dont think most people do that. But the thing was to teach them to freaking tap. Personally the only times i remember hurting anyone was because they were trying to do the same so i just acted aggressively. If got a submisssion and he doesnt submit, i would think its because im doing it wrong. Maybe apply more force or change posture. Unless its someone new. To be fair if someone has some experience you expect them to be able to give up.

[@Barbarianz1000]

It's the best part of the video for u because youre a Conor fanboy

[@a.morais1186]

@@13buthead Typically Gracie Advice.

[@hughgrection7246]

"Hit me as hard as you want to be hit" is always good sparring advise.

[@EVENINGWOLF666]

Even that can be problematic when you have someone that can take a LOT of punishment and wants to push their limits to the edge facing off against someone that either can't take as much, or doesn't want to push that hard that day.

[@jamashulios7497]

Alex Hunter completely true. I was about to reply basically the same thing but couldn't have put it better myself. I have an extremely high pain tolerance, so telling me that would be problematic, as Idc how hard I get hit 😂. I chopped the tips of my fingers off with a wood planer and laughed. It was bad, but I didn't even feel it. It surprises even me when I look back at the photos of it, cuz I look at my fingers and think,"damn that looks painful!" Haha and I'm the one it happened to.

[@supremelemon6934]

oh boy youre tuff

[@flyinghole]

Jamas, I think that's called shock dude. ;)

[@brodiemagee8857]

@@flyinghole or horrid nerve damage

[@ThePlatinumMatt]

Thought this was dumb until I realised it wasn't about striking lol

[@offeringsoffire]

same lmfao

[@theamazingrobin927]

"Stop trying to hit me and hit me!" -Ramsey "Morpheus" Dewey

[@studentsofmartialarts6247]

Best quote. “Don’t break your training partner, I won’t give you another one” Just brilliant haha.

[@pedroamedro]

I feel you should read audio books for a living dude

[@emilgoubasarian9822]

@Patrik VV. haahahah

[@Schizohandlers]

He's too busy being a badass coach 😂

[@pedroamedro]

@Schizohandlers 5 years later and your still right 🤣🤣

[@kidnamedcaine3179]

Being a seasoned boxer for years, when NEW people in the gym start to spar, my coach tells me to always spar with them at their own level, and over time as they get used to sparring, they will start to get better, so again I up the voltage a little bit to match them at their own new pace. until they're used to that level of sparring and so on so forth until they can naturally "fight" without hesitations in the ring. Depending on their style, and what were trying to teach them, sometimes my coach might tell me to be a little faster than them, maybe a little more powerful on them and maybe put a little more pressure on them, to let them not get so comfortable so they can experience the simple truth that "someone is always stronger and faster, so what are u gonna do to make yourself better" it's always good to spar with another person on their own level to help them get better and more experienced. If coaches just let seasoned fighters beat the shit outta the new guys in the gym, those new guys can get hurt, and even lose moral about themselves and quit because they paid a gym their own money so they can be a punching bag.

[@JesusOfTheJungle]

If you're seasoned and still have the insecurities to beat up a new guy, you shouldn't be sparring anyone

[@skotiskiller]

Kid named Caine Well saiid!

[@Not2Be0utDone]

Sounds like you have a wonderful coach and an encouraging training environment

[@fipsilorenzo687]

@@JesusOfTheJungle Wtf So if u go to a Boxing Training u want to get beat up?

[@JesusOfTheJungle]

@@fipsilorenzo687 I'm not sure you fully understood my comment. I don't know why you would ask that question, in relation to what I said

[@SirDehumanized]

This guy talks like agent smith from the matrix.

[@jehansher]

Sir Dehumanized misssterrrrr anderrrrsonnnnn

[@r.matthews594]

Yes, that's it! I've been trying to remember who his voice reminds me of.

[@tyranneous9693]

He talks like a White guy who hangs around too many Asians.

[@ryneagheilim9782]

He's Agent 47

[@enzopied3015]

He actually reminds me more of Morpheus, the inflection is closer to him

[@foodtrainmike2921]

I truly believe this man is the best martial arts teacher there is right now

[@tyranneous9693]

you must enjoy long-winded instructors who never stops talking, and when they do....you're all cold and sweaty and need to warm-up again.

[@TzionBarlev]

LOL Tyran gets it!! Some of the "logic" he brings up is anything but logic and common sense. :/ I'm sorry but this isn't even called Theory on Paper. A lot of his videos seem so backwards, and to be honest i thought he was trolling the MA community until i saw he was a fighter and really does have a training dojo. :o

[@TzionBarlev]

When he says "I hate it when people say let's go 30% or 50% while drilling or sparring". I thought he was going to go on a rant about egotistical douchebags who give it their all, claiming it's 50% power or whatever, but nope he went off the deep end, and tried to devalue the idea of "let's light sparr" into a retarded idea that if anyone else did they would be hurt. There's a rule in sparring. If they hit you too hard you warn them 2 times and the 3rd is a hard hit. Period. People who can't control their punches and kicks and especially grappling will be the idiots giving it all strength. There's that old saying a white belt is more dangerous in drilling and sparring than a black belt. Because the white belt has absolutely no control. Which is what this guy was pushing for.... :/ If i spar and tell someone "let's do 40% and he hits me super hard" I'm going to knock him out and not stop because he's being a dick. Sparring is about a mutual training program, it isn't about who can beat whom.

[@tyranneous9693]

Sparring, to me is a competition. I really am, trying to beat the other guy/girl, regardless of their levels....but I go at the agreed upon power level but usually lighter. If someone is much, much lower in skills & experience & strength, I still spar to beat them badly but usually with just light tapping while they can go at the agreed power, up to full power. Because if I go down to match their level, then I'm not getting my training in....more like babysitting. And this is very dangerous, for me, because their shots are real. I can get hurt or KO'ed if they land.

[@TzionBarlev]

When someone says "let's do light sparring" or "Let's spar at 30% power" you should have common sense to know not to do hard hits and not to attempt to break the other guys bones and neck. if someone says "let's spar to see how good you are?" Then yes it's fine to go almost full force. I don't because i don't want to hurt someone. It's beyond stupid to spar with anyone in your school at full force. You only hurt yourself when you hurt them.

[@doctorj7112]

He isnt afraid to let the video breathe. He embraces the silence and avoids jump cuts. Too bad other YTers dont get this. Great video

[@oystercatcher695]

He has one of the best radio voices I have ever listened to.

[@Beastmaster8698]

True ​@@oystercatcher695

[@Pebblewhiteface]

He just emits calm and collectedness (if that's a word), bet it would be amazing to be coached by him.

[@ashchaya7676]

It's so nice to listen to someone who can speak clearly and properly. Note the video didn't start with "heywussuguizblahblahblah". Subbed!

[@williammessick5571]

As a 3rd degree black belt in BJJ, I agree that grappling at a % level is difficult to measure. However, always grappling at full power is a mistake too. I like to grapple in 3 modes. Full speed, flowing and matching partners strength. Flowing through involves a relaxed state where you are focusing on transitions, sequences and cardio. It helps develop muscle memory as neither partner is focused in submission but rather moving. On matching partners strength this is when a more experienced person is going with a lower belt or weaker opponent. If I'm training with a girl that is 80 pounds lighter than me I will meet her strength and focus on my technique. This gives me a workout and forces me to practice escapes using technique rather than force.

[@SuperKamiGuruu]

3rd degree??

[@daniel-zh9nj6yn6y]

Your voice is second only to Morgan Freeman's.(I'm not being sarcastic). You could probably make a good living as a voice actor.

[@zombiewolf3244]

Ya he reminds me of Might guy from Naruto lol

[@krassergamerLP]

ZombieWolf nah might guy would be hyped as fuck

[@jamashulios7497]

daniel280456 no lie, I feel like he'd be some great anime characters

[@fergalkidd91]

RaccoonEggs is better

[@jonasandersson7367]

He is kindof

[@NY-Dani]

For beginners, I agree with light sparring and then as they progress to a decent level, they will automatically "up it" a touch as they improve without having the mental pressure of "oh go full out ". Starting full on encourages bad technique as the red mist comes down for inexperienced people who don't know how to control the action. Then they swing with bad technique not understanding the power of countering. So they then walk onto something and possibly get put off forever. Gyms that employed these old techniques on novices to fish out the toughest early on may have ruined great potential talent that may have been developed properly.

[@Win94ae]

Your fighting nickname wouldn't be , 'Ramsey "The Rational" Dewey,' would it?

[@helmeteye]

I've wondered if Ramsey is named after Ramses.

[@thaistomp]

Most people in mma gyms do not understand this concept. Most of them are narcissistic scumbags as well. Makes it tough for the real martial artists.

[@kineticmc7743]

Instead of going for submissions right away I've been seeking dominant positions. I'll control my training partner and make them work. Expend energy. Once theyre cooked then ill go for the submission. If they are too proud to tap ill let go of the sub but keep that dominant position and cook them again. Eventually they'll accept submission for a reset. 🥋🤼‍♂️

[@CybertroninfiniteOfficial]

smart idea

[@Vorador47]

i do something similar, where i will get an armbar or leg lock, but apply pressure, watch them spaz around trying to get out and either wait 15 seconds or so, then tap them, or they just tap before then because they know they are stuck. that way i get to make sure my subs are tight, they get to try their escapes and learn that sometimes it better to just tap when you know you have been caught.

[@CybertroninfiniteOfficial]

how

[@slavaukraine716]

@Fernando Jose Or very straight. They could be a BDSM couple after all. Dirty minds think alike! 😘

[@yoboyback9911]

These words of wisdom are my new bedtime stories

[@nandy9285]

Deven Webster I'm literally doing that right now lol

[@directentertainmentaplacef8630]

That last part. We have a guy that doesn't tap out when he should. I was tempted by his attitude at one time to take it further, but I realized he already lost by refusing to learn. I would've lost by giving in to his antics. I should've considered it. It just pissed me off. I appreciate this and my coach has literally said the same thing. Follow simple rules and sparr your best. Defend yourself and respect the other person's health.

[@saparapatepete]

True. There's no need to break an arm to give a lesson, no matter how stubborn the person is.

[@tactrix1h]

This is the best ASMR about martial arts ever.

[@ninjaknight4486]

Sometimes while rolling with with my training partner, I ask mid roll when I don’t know what to do “what do I do in this position” they are always more than glad to talk me through a potential escape or submission. Here to learn not win.

[@vaskr524]

What's the third way of sparring? 1. fight 2. light contact 3. ?

[@RamseyDewey]

No contact

[@vaskr524]

As suspected. Thanks

[@windhelmcityguard5122]

Flowing

[@Mharriscreations]

As a striker, when sparring, I just try to focus on landing the technique but not worrying or trying to put any power on it. Rather it's all about refining the technique rather than trying to hurt the person at all. Usually this works, but on the times when there isn't much power but the technique was good and it hurts the sparring partner, I try to let them fight through the pain for just a second before stopping to make sure they're okay before continuing. Like most anything else, you can both end up getting hurt, but unless the person is a complete beginner or someone trying to prove a point, it's been a great method. Against those who don't know how to hold back, well, then I tend to try to focus on my defense more and still hold back and learn to pick my shots better, though I will up my intensity to a point where it forces them to fight a little smarter.

[@saparapatepete]

If the technique can hurt without putting power in it, sounds like it's a really good technique. Some techniques manage to put a lot of momentum, so after a certain level of proficiency the challenge often becomes how to stop it in time to avoid hurting others.

[@arnelgelera242]

Reality is sparring for technique sometimes spirals into gym wars when the other dude tries to take your head off. One day this new guy walked in the gym and was really cocky. Coach put him in the ring with one of the good regulars. Needless to say fng was banged from corner to corner of the ring eating leather. Fng never came back.

[@varanid9]

Damn, I'm 57 years old and have trained in various kinds of martial arts, some of them trained in old, much more combat effective ways, but I would take this guy as my instructor in a heartbeat.

[@muss2055]

oh, this isnt about boxing hahaha, now it makes sense

[@Str8representing]

clickbait title

[@dosidicusgigas1376]

@@Str8representing not really its still sparring whether its grappling or striking

[@breifcase5336]

Have to say, I am enjoying this channel.Its good to hear a fight coach that really thinks things through

[@stubley3432]

With boxing sparring, the rule of the jungle is usually that the more experienced fighter will control the fight and hit you as hard as you hit them and i think that works very well.

[@stubley3432]

@Noel Carvajal yeah exactly, they usually have the control to train high intensity but lower impact

[@stubley3432]

Noel Carvajal I think that was a wise and controlled decision to not retaliate. If the coach saw that i’d be questioning why he didn’t reprimand the young man. I don’t think the stiffer jab was necessarily a mature reaction from yourself, however if he legitimately sucker punched you I’d either talk to the coach about what happened or not spar with him again.

[@stubley3432]

Noel Carvajal well if you hit hit with a stiffer jab, you should expect a harder response. That’s not a sucker punch, simply the natural course of escalation. Spar as you want to be sparred with.

[@paulsciria8921]

I agree, when I spare at 50% it always is one person going faster and harder than the other and neither actually learns anything.

[@wiebeh7646]

agent 47

[@unifedgongfu]

i really love the highly intelligent way you talk and deliver the massages on your channel. tyvm🙏

[@jayboxerj]

The most soothing voice that always has a shade of humor . Love all his videos and I can listen to him for days

[@JesusOfTheJungle]

"You already got that little victory, in your mind. Which is the only place it's real anyway", my "like", right there!

[@StrengthScholar0]

Sparring at 100% is called fighting so you are saying sparring is more dangerous than fighting? Edit: i just watched the video and while i think the title is a bit inaccurate for striking specifically, he backed up his assertion's very well. I shouldn't have allowed myself join the ranks of vapid keyboard warriors that condemn before listening to the point being made.

[@StrengthScholar0]

3en6ie 3en6ie you are right i should have watched. i completely agree with him on grappling but if you dont want to break your partner you certainly aren't sparring at 100% when it comes to striking, but he also made good points on that side of things as well. Either way I think the title could have been phrased more accurately.

[@jacoobart]

Good on ya for leaving the comment up and owning your mistake mate 👍

[@JamesDavisakaRemguy]

Nice post. I like the fact that you left your original comment, then came back and admitted your mistake, i.e. that you hadn't watched the whole video yet. It might just help others learn to avoid doing the same thing. Very egoless and considerate. Thank you.

[@youngwarrior9362]

"don't break your training partner or you don't get another one." definitely my favourite part. Kind of funny but so damn true

[@andreasreinhardt5992]

good point and well explained. Please keep the videos comming!

[@andrewtanczyk4009]

Good analysis. It’s having the proper skill sets and being paired up properly. Good video.

[@FrancisMaxino]

When it comes to striking what does 100 per cent refer to, speed, power, penetration ? When we trained light contact the rule of thumb was to control your technique so that you could show your sparring partner that it could have struck and even then accidents would happen if they moved in the direction of your strike.

[@RamseyDewey]

100% in striking is a full contact fight with the intent to damage and KO.

[@XxBlackIrishxX]

Fantastic video. "Win" the sparring match cracked me up. Respect.

[@BrotherB1ackHeartSavage]

I learned more in the first 4 mins of this video than an hour long analysis video from most content creators

[@dabunnyrabbit2620]

I can sum up the whole thing in 5 words. "Spar with control and respect"

[@unnamedchannel2202]

Do never ever break your partner! So true, in any area. This value can not be repeated often enough. You had me at breath and relax. Ok, that was were you finished me off. 😊

[@CallofWar5]

If I'm fighting empty hand then i reach a mutual agreement with my partner about the level of force by hitting each other in the chest. When fencing with swords it is much more difficult. Telling them to relax and focus on form is the best I can come up with

[@ropongi1008]

Iv heard that before. Light sparring always escalates into hard sparring. Thats not always true. In fact, you posted a great video a while back of you doing light MMA sparring with your student, any way it looked like light contact sparring to me done with a lower speed. It also looked like a great sparring session, and I commented and said that I liked it. Anyway, it can be very hard to get beginners or even non beginners to calm down, relax, and not spaz out during sparring, not too mention that there are people who actually try to hurt their training partners deliberately. I believe that asking your partner to try to sparr 50 percent or half speed is a great way to start sparring with beginners even if it is not full proof all of the time.

[@MarkRuslinzski]

Hi Ramsey it's Mark, i wanted to thank you for replying to me and to let you know that your the only one i am subscribed to and have all notifications on for , many years ago when i sparred i was the one who always got hurt so i learned how to take a beaten better than anything but im not so much of a good fighter , im to old now and all i can do is my best and only if i have to

[@Bard2008]

With boxing I sparred with those who also trained hard. When the teacher thought it was too much, he put us against a soft sparring partner. That felt like fighting a girl, so horrible. So this teached me to not spar to hard, but hard enough.

[@fireeaglefitnessmartialart935]

this has always been my mindset. partially from my wrestling background. although in wrestling we did do percentages but each percentage was within those three levels you mentioned between drill and sequence. when I trained jujitsu, i always gave my partner a chance to tap cuz I never wanted to be the guy to injure another in training. and I felt the same way in the difference between strike sparring and grapple sparring. I also noticed even though we start light, it escalates quick and not even trying to injure each other but just more intense. but I agree with everything on this video.

[@nativepredator8803]

When I first started BJJ I was rolling with another guy, he was on top of me I was on my hands and knees. Because of my inexperience i left my neck open, my partner then proceeded to go for a guillotine. His "guillotine" was him ramming his forearms into my trachea and arching his back really hard and cranking my neck with everything he had. My neck was in serious pain and it hurt to swallow for a week. I had to go to the doctors and ice my neck. Had to sit out of sparring for two weeks. Never trained with him again and avoid him when we do sparring. On another note I had a partner who was more advanced then me, he put me in submissions and let go after a second and worked for his next one or better position. He even gave me some tips while rolling when I was doing something right and told me how to finish it, then proceeded to reverse me right after but it helped. Spar with him as much as I can now.

[@zoommair]

Such great advice! I'm really glad I found your channel, been enjoying all the videos I've seen so far

[@michaelreeves6441]

Its always been difficult sparring applying timing and speed variables when both fighters are quick. A quick flash and the clash lands with more impact than expected. Even as kids, getting the wind knocked out was common. We were training for competition around the nation. Inhouse competition was strong, but rarely got injured. As an adult and values better sparring practice.

[@josephbedwell3164]

General guideline of any form of wrestling: It takes more power and control not to hurt the person you're working with.

[@dannypstl423]

Bro u just found your videos the other day but now ive watched a few. You are an excellent mixture for a martial arts instructor. I'm impressed by your knowledge base and your ability to explain on a level that most people can comprehend. In addition to that I think the videos that you're showing bring relevant content displayed in a well-thought-out manner so thanks for your videos and I will now subscribe you

[@harrisfrankou2368]

In many ways it is like the way musicians get a balance between practicing scales lead guitar patterns ...chords and theory and just jamming in a band...I like the striking metaphor..tap out a hundred times is fine go to the point of a KO a hundred times ...Brain Damage ..serious brain damage. Great post.

[@kanedalo2822]

I like this guy. Subbed.

[@philpowell9111]

I have rolled with some guys who tried to hurt me and I didn't roll with them no more! So I can definitely relate to what you are saying !!

[@rugerREL07]

I’m approximately 6’3 2twenty something lbs sometimes I roll with women damn near half my size in jiujitsu I get SUPER careful with joint locks but zero fucks with chokes and watch my weight distribution if I land in sidecontrol or more dominate spot so far NO injuries occurred

[@murlocchieftain5176]

Always fun to listen to you, Ramsey. Keep on keeping on

[@JamesDavisakaRemguy]

Can we just limit percentages to 100 or less? Barring certain rare conditions, such as supersaturated air for example, percentages STOP at 100. Please, it's distracting. BTW, "Don't break your training partner or you won't get a new one" is a _great_ gym motto! Love it!

[@Travis-m7r]

Wow man great video. After I realized you were not the ghost of Yul Brynner, I started soaking up some really good information.

[@rm9308]

8:15 I always thought a laceration was a slicing injury. I was wrong: "Laceration, tearing of the skin that results in an irregular wound. Lacerations may be caused by injury with a sharp object or by impact injury from a blunt object or force." - ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA

[@angryktulhu]

I disagree. If you put people with so huge skill/power difference to spar together, it's not a good idea and not a common situation. Then, "light / medium / hard" spar - or described as percents - is the best way to describe things, it's not ideal but there's no better way to describe that. Sparring is super important and it's impossible to become a great boxer but just punching the bag or doing drills. In an ideal world where brain damage doesn't exist, hard spar would be absolute must at least twice a week. But since our brain cells literally dying the harder we get hit, we have to reduce the power behind punches. It may not completely eliminate the damage but it will reduce it significantly. It's a trade off. And if two guys start escalating, well, you are the trainer there - do your job. Stop them and de-escalate the conflict. And always tell your students that if they feel their partner is hitting too hard, it's absolutely fine to tell them to chill.

[@sasizzarrustuta8919]

I know the video is not recent, but I like the content so I had to specify: 3:08 water rolls down a horse's back way easier than a dog's one; more so horses tend not to seek shelter during downpours.

[@MisterVolts]

Hmm... I learned that “drills” are repetitious, singular training \ sparring exercises. For instance, jab drills - where the only strikes thrown are jabs (coupled with the simultaneous jab-block á lá amateur style). I am listening as type this - all good stuff man. My former Hapkido instructor used to say “Don’t kill pahtnah!” ... I agree. Sparring should be taken seriously in terms of safety. I could never bring myself to throw uppercuts during a spar, even when I had the opportunity, as that could really injure your gym-mate. Thanks.

[@LitGaming999]

Had a jerk from Duke rufus's camp in my sparring session hit me with a liver shot in sparring. I told him hey, check liver shots. We don't do that here. He caught me again. I said hey what did I just say? He hit me with a third and I walked off. Had me hurt for like 2 weeks.

[@austiny6539]

I’m a bit of a bigger guy so I usually apply a rule I call the 30-60-80 rule, I go at 30% power for little guys 60% for people my size and 80% for bigger people, I had issues where I’d spaz like hell all the time so I had to control my power in grappling and striking, in both if I have an aggressive partner I use volume and cardio Instead of power to wear em down. Worst case it’s a bigger guy I can always use my strength but I think getting em tired with pressure is better than trying to knock their head off or break em. Just my thoughts from my experience

[@gamingbraaa7698]

This guy is like what u get when u mix a sensei a teacher and a dad

[@davejohnson-yi2rk]

He could make a good living not only doing Voice-overs but also modeling for men's fashions.

[@RamseyDewey]

Hahaha... I don't know about that, but thanks.

[@Belnick6666]

what is 50% ? where is 40% or 60% how do you determine? is adaptive sparring a word ? Ive always felt that you sparr in the tempo of your opponent, increasing or decreasing depending on who you are sparring with. with a beginner you leave openings but you force them to work for it, someone your own level you increase it to fit a level both are conferrable with, sparring someone that is much better than me then I can always use my mouth to tell them to slow down a bit. Im talking mma in general, but very important for new guys in bjj or jj to make sure they dont jerk anything, it is not out of malice, but out of ignorance and perhaps they want the tap :P I feel more worried rolling around with a new guy than an experienced guy as the new guy might injure you out of ignorance. about the increase of % more and more while sparring? that is why there should be a trainer who see it and yell at them.

[@domr2010]

I watch your videos at 1.5x and the pauses you take are still really long

[@IlKuchen]

domr2010 they are perfect if you want to learn, but too long if watching for entertainment.

[@BruceLeroyUK]

Methinks you’re trolling.

[@jayvis123111]

Yea that is a good idea tbh

[@karolkrzywinski3819]

My friend. I like to watch your movies. So much wisdom in it, help me to more understand trainning. Thank to You.

[@justoldog]

Thanx for sharing your insights and wisdom. Much appreciated!

[@primordialking8963]

we had a situation in my gym. one guy was like "let's go easy on this". point is: he did. i fought for my life. his 25% where my 150%. he had a chat while he beat me up xD

[@rebal180]

I normally try to go less than 50% but, when someone comes after me with more then I go harder to match my partner.

[@Sol_Badguy_GG]

You didn't watch the video at all, didn't you?

[@rebal180]

@@Sol_Badguy_GG Yes I did watch the video. I understand that he was talking about grappling but, I do striking when I spar. Thus why I made my original comment. I was talking about when I do it. I also heard him say someone else's 50% could be my 100%.

[@jamesdotson599]

Great explanation Ramsey. Wish my training partners and I had understood this when young.

[@zachaklysdefense2274]

I had a dude say something to the instructor one time . He was half my size , and he said that I was hitting him much harder than he was hitting me . The instructor said " his 20% is not your 20% " Then he said " I'd suggest to not get hit " .

[@mccalltrader]

I learn a lot by being punching in the face...got kicked one time and saw stars...I learned to get out the way and block head kicks asap!

[@davidp.7620]

Sequence < drill < sparring < fighting

[@satyaartidicit1018]

The golden rule when sparring striking is just communicating with your partner. If they’re punching too hard, just tell them. If you think you might have hurt them and they don’t tell you, just ask. Good sparring partners adjust to their opponents, if you keep telling them to let up a little and they don’t, they’re just shitty partners

[@argonaut4063]

Ramsey I am 95kg and stronger than most of my sparring partners. Often they are more skilled than me. If I however use all my power I can overcome them often with my little skill and my strength. I experieneced, that I can learn more by using not all my power, because less interesting situations happen, if I use my strength. Its always the same. So I use less of my strength so I can learn more.

[@bendiktsperk2527]

Came here to talk shit after I read the title. I didn't like the headgear advise but I think this is pretty muich spot on.

[@risersin7957]

Absolute intelligence.

[@nerdking81]

Love your videos Mr. Dewey, one question though. When two partners (of differing skill level) are sparring and one (the junior student) asks the other to please go easier and the other partner (the senior student) gets defensive and begins to act like "this is as light as they go" , do you stop training with that person or try to get through to them that they're going too hard and need to lighten up? As a follow-on do you keep this information about your sparring partner to yourself or do you report it to the class coach?

[@ottovonbismarck7646]

You also must account for technique. Even if you don't put force behind a punch, if you use proper technique, it's going to have substantial force.

[@Mharriscreations]

Exactly. I try mostly to do light contact sparring, not at a percentage, but rather just trying to land the shot without doing much damage, but every once in a while, I'll get a good technique in as they are rushing or something like that and do a good amount of damage. If the person is of a lower skill level than me, I'll usually tell him to take another punch or two at me just so he can get used to fighting after being hurt, then I'll stop and make sure they're okay before starting again.

[@JorgeParma]

Watch Saenchai when sparring with students. He’s top speed you can see and he never hurts someone even if he makes contact. That’s a gift from God Sir and that’s why I gave up with sparring and any sorts of gyms. Too many peoples are sick in their minds today and totally unbalanced, and they don’t get cured because they are in the gym. I have no patience anymore to change humans.

[@isacknguyen497]

I like his stern look

[@StarKnightZ]

As far as I know percentile sparring is pretty much universal. How do you find a gym that takes your approach?

[@jpmorgain912]

How did that person hurt their knee?

[@4EXFinesser]

Say go lighter while sparring both fighters as you need to and youll be good trust that all you really need

[@tigville]

Relax, keep breathing, be the guy on top, basics wins fights people......R D is a beast...

[@gabedaniel9948]

why does he sound like an old superman kinda person giving a speech

[@FulguroGeek]

I remember fist time i spared when i was 13 years old at the karate dojo, I was a new student like still white belt 2 month into training the sensei put me againt a blue belt because i was a bit bigger but never received a hit in my life he caught me in the stamach and i lost my breath for like 60 second lol i never wanted to spare again after that till i began to do boxing few years after and i undertood that the guy at my karate dojo was trying to hit has he hit in real fight but once i started sparing at boxing gym i know that was sparing and not fight because after 4-5 round of sparing i was not feeling destroyed lol

[@ManvasPachenko]

I don't know anything about MMA training, but as a former boxer, I would never spar at 100% and if anyone tried to with me, then I'd call them out for it. I've seen guys who sparred all out years later, with clear problems. Vacant eyes and slurred speech.

[@tankprimetime313]

Cuban boxer do light boxing most of there training light and our there the most decorated Olympians with the most gold medals and amateur boxing history something to think about?

[@danielhiggins8798]

Armando Hernandez They also train full time. A kid I trained in the late 80s was on a family vacation in Cuba (we’re Canadian) talked his way into training at the local club for a month. He came back with some great stories. He did get into trouble for going a bit to hard in sparring.

[@aurelianspodarec2629]

"Protect your self at all times" - But what If I want to try out and learn Conor McGregor style? lol As soon as I do that they tell me to get my hands up or they will end the fight... But then I'm also a student, I'm not advanced or stuff, so perhaps those were their rules specifically on me, or the way they go with the tournament. It would be good to try something different. At the end if you look at Kyokushin Karate fighting style, you can see on how they are all the same. However get Kyokushin Karate and mix it, and you get a Champion - like they do it in the UFC. No one ever brings one style to 100%, they always adapt it and modify it so it's different and unique. So what does protect your self at all times even mean? People are doing that in different ways. Either learn how to move, or absorb punches, which you won't even be able to absorb punches if the oponent is stornger than you as they will just beat you. But this is an excellent point. When I trained there was this "Hit as hard as you want to get hit" - which uhhhhhhh... come on lol I'm nor a pro, but it would be nice to go 100% from my part, on the guy that can take it, without killing me, so I can learn, right. If I was against you, I can tell you that you could kill me. So if I was sparring with you, and I'm learning, 100% from my side can be good, while you are a lot more gently, right. Because if I hit you as hard as I can hit, and you hit me back as hard, Id' be dead. I tried it a little bit, and it's just too much to take lol but I know I'm not well enough conditioned, although was getting better - but now affraid to take a punch again lol Though I have't trained for like 4years now. And I only trained for 4 years in my life. So not that I'm an expert or anything. Far from even a 'good fighter'. But enough to kick ass lol Believe it or not, I had few real life fights and it served me well. I was always at the disadvantage because of my 6ft skinny frame 140lbs no strenght... but with body manipulation etc... managed to win with this + technique and aggression as well as improvisation. But they always suprized me when that happen. And I was always alone when that happen. I mean... MA deffo helps. And what about people on the street? I'd never get into one, but I can't be 100% sure. If that ever happens MA would dominate 100%. With kinfe... with knife even a highly trained MMA Heavyweight 7ft 400lbs champion can get killed byan average joe with knife - I know that for sure, and I know that stuff like that happen. When you have these 6'5-7" security, and they got attacked by 3 guys with bats, ended in hospital. I mena, it's interesting tho. MA will deffo help you by giving you more chances to survive a weapon attack, but it's not 100%, no matter how good you are. In the pats few months I have been going throw a bit reality check lol and tried stuff my self too. I picked a big knife and started to stab the air full force full speed to see how that is - and it's scary as fuck to be honest, none of the Krav Maga shit would work. You will get sliced for 100%, and the best thing is move back and try to parry, and when you parry you can get cut. Legs to the knee only. Pretty scary. Can't imagine how scary that is for someone that never did MA and has no clue about it, and sees a knife for the first time. One time someone got a steal bar, but I managed to take it over. There was me and a friend, and there were aout 10 of them. My friend got hit with the steal bar and yeah, he pretty much got disabled after that hit and got a massive bruise. THe guy put that steal bar near my neck with a weak ass position, so I took it and started to swing without any technique like you see with boo staff and that shit, I just started to swing ther and here, and they ran away. I don't know. I don't think with what I knew before I'd be able to defent my self against a knife, not even now. I mean, it's never 100%. But I feel a lot more comfortable with a bat, hwoever if they get a momentum, they can break your scull and kill you with that bat too... But I think it's still better go with bat, unless it has a nail in it which makes it a lot harder... the force with piercing stuff uhh. Need to stop it befoer he get's the momentum, or time it well. I mean, shit. If you are with your wife and a kid, and you get a guy like that.. Good Luck. I think having some tactical weapon is beneficial. Something that you can take out easily, like keys... but... specifically made for self defence that you can carry and it's not suspicious. Le'ts be honest, on the street if someone is going to attack you they aren't going to be bare hands, no one is ever bare hands on the street. MA is a good fodunation, but there is a difference between street defence and the training in the dojo, getting the solid stance etc... Too much wriitng lol But I live you videos. A lot to learn from.

[@ahmedkhalid7241]

Aurelian Spodarec its about range, stance, and technique. Conor would put his hands up if he was in defence mode.

[@aurelianspodarec2629]

What are you talking about?

[@vesseswijesinghe9383]

Why did I feel like I was getting told off by a teacher?

[@1fitkbox]

There is a time to spar 50%... At 50% people are more tempted to try techniques they might not at 100%.. My friend who owned a gym in LA ...let Anderson Silva and his team train for a fight there in around 2012 , my mate watched every spar and session they had . he said they never went harder than around 60% contact

[@acsshaw]

But what if you’re shaggy?

[@Belnick6666]

not sure if video is mirrored, but it look like your left shoulder, you have surgery there? or collarbone displacement ? looks similar to my shoulder :P

[@RamseyDewey]

Nope.

[@austinv9964]

It really is all about respect, you are sparing to learn not to "win".

[@JorgeParma]

Hi I don’t really agree ...it’s not about respecting , I respect all my friends ...and it’s just a gift that you have or you have not....it’s about an interior sensitivity related to the balance between your body and your mind . you can spar with your best friend, and you can get knocked out, without intention...Look at saenchai doing it with students at stages...

[@alantaylor6691]

Talking about not injurying your training partner sparks a question. In MMA or grappling matches, do the fighters deliberately hold off from injurying their opponent during some submissions? You say it's possible to break limbs during grappling training, so why doesn't this happen with the vast majority of those kind of submissions during MMA or grappling competition? In competition is there an unspoken gentleman's agreement where this is concerned?

[@RamseyDewey]

Because the vast majority of the time, the guy getting his joint broken taps about before it breaks and the ref stops the fight.

[@palebluedot7435]

I was gonna comment but I realized I wiegh 120 so typically it's others who try to not go 100 with me at my gym we happen to have alot of 200+lb people. But to be fair going against those guys made me really good at being fluid and reading nuance and balence