Ring IQ·advanced·August 11, 2024
I Am Ahead on Points and I Stop Fighting
01 · The Situation
You are winning going into the last round. Something in you relaxes without permission. You stop imposing. Your opponent comes back. You do not know how to hold what you have.
02 · Your Turn
In your next sparring, start the round as if you are already winning by a wide margin. Notice what that does to your approach in the first thirty seconds. Do you press or protect? Come back when you have noticed the difference between sparring like you are behind versus sparring like you are comfortably ahead.