How Not to Spar (Patreon)

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I don't usually share other people's content because it can be misconstrued as an endorsement, or I agree with their language, jokes, or how they frame everything. So keep that in mind as you watch this video, which I think is a good sparring follow-up to "Levels of Hitting Intensity."

During sparring, people aren't trying to get hurt or prove anything; learning and improving is the point. Sparring shouldn't be about yourself. It should center others and the community along with yourself as a community member. Partners aren't meant to be used to fill your own individualistic ego. Prove yourself in a competition rather than with your precious partners. Sparring is about mutual trust, respect, and reciprocity.

– Sam