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Short answer:Get hit. Long answer: expect to get hit, if you do, don't worry, and just get in a position you comfortable with...

Shane Fazen (FightTips) Vs Jeff Chan (MMAShredded) in friendly sparring. LIKE if you agree.

Jeff is a gem in the combat sports community; sharing knowledge for the improvement of others. Thank you, sir!

Light and technical sparring is the best tool to improve your sparring. Also help your sparring partners improve. By helping your Sparring partners become better you make it more challenging for yourself. No one improves in their comfort zone. One person I spar with was so used to hitting pads that they’d punch my gloves in the same pattern we’d hit pads while sparring. If I opened my guard their punches would follow my gloves. I had to encourage them to aim for my face or body. They have since improved substantially and if I drop my guard they are quick to slip a punch past my guard to remind me to get my hands up. Their offence has improved so in turn my defence has improved.

Sparring has easily become one of my favorite activities now when I go to the gym. I've been doing Muay thai for almost 8 years and I felt like I hit a wall years ago and I became unenjoyable fighting guys who are younger and faster. After watching your videos and emulating different styles of fighters in my sparring I become much more confident and more able to hold my own against some of the better fighters at my gym.

It took me a long long time to get over flinching. Personally what worked was more sparring and realising the punch coming doesnt really hurt and by bracing myself i can take it. Once i got over the fear i was landing so many more headshots and my sparring improved alot.

This entire video is the truth. My first fight went EXACTLY like you just explained. I got hit, instant broken nose and I couldn't even settle down enough to throw punches. I only landed a few left hooks and one head kick that breifly rocked my opponent I had to adjust and figure it out mid fight, so by the time I started to get off and land my combos it was already too late and I got KO'd. Great advice Jeff #MMASHREDDED

My bro, you have got to be THE best martial arts coach ever. I definitely got to get my hands on the new course.

i love the way jeff moves his head, just from watching his videos alone i realize how much better i've become at dodging punches just by emulating the way he slips out to the side right after throwing a strike

You are a beast I appreciate what you do for the community of MMA and Mauy Thai sharing all that knowledge and wisdom God bless 🙏

sick quality jeff! your material is hands down the most valuable on whole youtube regarding striking

In my experience getting over flinching or the fear of getting hit is just reps. The more you spar the more you become less afraid of getting hit for me. Also another thing that has helped my sparring is using my heavy bag. I do a 10 minutes session pretending my heavy bag is my opponent. It probably sounds goofy but it has worked like crazy for me in terms of my performance during sparring.

Absolutely incredible stuff as always Jeff! Thank you

Great video Jeff! Thank you for always putting out high quality, useful information.

I love your videos! Never seen tutorial videos for mma like this one. We see the application of your techniques during sparring sessions and even your fights.. - your fan from the Philippines!💪

Always on point! I've learned allot from watching your videos. Keep up the good work, can't wait to see you fight for a big organization!

Quick short and direct to the real stuff man, you are a walking enciclopedia of combact thanks a lot from Dominican republic

I am lucky to have found a great boxing gym with a great coach, whenever I watch videos online, I notice most things that are said I already heard from my coach. Not everyone is so lucky so I am infinitely grateful for people like you, helping everyone without necessarily asking something back

Been watching Jeff's videos for about a year now and each episode helps me improve on something

Again, amazing content. Everything was pinpoint, and simple. Thank you for your sharing cause' it will help me in my training. Hands down to you bro!!!

Jeff been watching ur tips since day one from the old videos to when u would spar other arts and ur a hell of a coach and active fighter and I'm a boxer the product knowledge u provide is good

These channels help me improve so well

great video, so helpful and very clear too

Great advice! Thank you

You help a lot of people with video's dude!!....God bless you!

Very sharp Jeff. Good stuff.

Once again great stuff thank you 👊🥊🤼🥋.

You're incredible, thanks for the video!

Excellent video sir thanks

Very informative video man

Your content has helped me so much over the past year and a half and made me a better martial artist. Funny because today is my sparring day lol. Keep it up man

Love your channel bro. Keep it up and God bless you.

Great video!!!!

The most basic principles of combat that are almost always overlooked! Definitely solid advice for the novice and even for all of those so-called experts who feel like there’s nothing else for them to learn! Great 👍 video Bruh.

nice video! thanks you jeff!

Nice to see your vid again!

I dont usually comment but I have to on this one. Your a great teacher/coach. Thank you for taking time to share the knowledge you have learned in your journey of martial arts. Thank you

Fantastic content thank you 👍🏾

The most underrated mma channel on YT. U r a legend Jeff!

Great tips thank you

Looking really sharp Jeff!

Thanks for the tips 👍 Sir

Great video.

Great video! I can definitely translate these tips over to boxing sparring!

Your the best Jeff!

This is the best martial arts channel online,never seen better martial arts teacher than him. I also I like the way he doesnt speak too much so he can get his video to be over 10 mins so he can earn more money out of it,he just tell's you the things you're looking for and no more. Love you Jeff

Great info here. One thing that was a HUGE help for me was trainkng with a slip bag. It's just a little 5 to 8 lb bag so it won't hurt if you get hit. But it helps train you to not slip or move too early and also trains you to move your head off the line. Super important in sparring

I agree with everything in the video and would point to the emphasis of starting with a low intensity to get used to getting hit, then slowly amping up the intensity at a comfortable pace.

Yo thank for the tips 👍🍀

You are the best about teaching combat sports on the Internet.

Definitely buying this course no doubt

good tipps, should be tought in all fight gyms

Awesome .. I needed this video as well sometimes I tense up and get clocked good

AWESOMEEE DUDE! 💯🤘🏻

your videos helped me a lot during my trainings i hope i reach close to your level soon

Thank you so much Jeff your awesome I always have an anxiety everytime I had a sparring in boxing.

Very important to see your opponent, i usually crack my front guard to have an eye on them, but this info will definitely help out further!!! Thanks jeff! -Freddy!

This is really good

Cheers Jeff 👍

This is excellent

Jeff chan next video: Hey guys Jeff Chan here now I'll show you how I became an Avenger. B)

I accept u as my teacher many many love and respect for u

Great stuff bud :) One thing I learned early on in a class was about defence, blocking, stepping to the side/back and of course slipping. I think this helps alot of people early on as well to feel better about it all. I never really had a problem with being hit (of course you dont want to get hit)

agreed ENTIRELY man. You know I also had fear of getting hit in the face(the nose especially) when I first joined muay thai, and that feeling didnt wholly leave me until about 2 years in - but even now, whenever I have to spar my coach, I am very VERY careful; when I am do offense I explode and throw fairly short 1-4 shot punch and kick(or knee if the range is right) combinations before immediately returning to neutral stance as fast as possible and also making a preparatory leg check in case a roundhouse kick comes for my leg or body(as it often does against my coach after I finish a combo) and getting back into my full on high guard. Or throwing a jab out there while my right hand and and arm is glued to my face and elbow at my ribs fist at cheek level. I still feel fear sometimes; not against guys who are really good, I feel it before I even go to class; but by the time I get there its totally gone; and its not an intense feeling either(not anymore; it was before I got over it basically) but like you said, the way to get over the fear of getting hit in the face is to HAVE GOOD DEFENSE(ESPECIALLY against shots to the face/head) and to KNOW YOUR OWN DEFENSIVE ABILITIES; and to have faith in your defense and YOURSELF. This sounds obvious but its not. Sparring, and also the attack and defense drill that we do(just what it sounds like; one guy is on full attack, can punch kick knee clinch you, and you must defend against all his shots until the timer sounds, then we switch places and do it again, several sets of this, usually, apiece; we do it right before sparring usually, its very effective as a drill for defense - even for offense because it gets you used to hitting someone, while not having to worry about getting hit back, and good for defense for the same reason, you focus entirely on defense and not attack), made me understand this, over time. Indeed its so simple that many people miss it for just that reason. TRUST in your defense get good at it drill it constantly even outside of class, every single day thats what I do. Solid defense is the key to a good offense. And make sure you have TIGHT and SOLID technique and a TIGHT and SOLID guard(and your muscles remember the position...btw it might be uncomfortable at first, how close you gotta pack your arms and your fists together to form the guard, but you will get used to it within a few weeks), its vital for both offense and defense.

In Muay Thai classes we do technique training with partners and were recommended to keep the gloves as targets close to the head to get used to incoming punches.

Great video Jeff. I trained at alot of different schools and I think it also depends om the school atmosphere and sparring partners. Especially for any beginners. When I started I sparrred people who would adjust to your level, sure you might get a smack or two the odd time but you weren't getting clapped. But I also sparred one black belt every Sat in particular and I used to dread going in and freeze up when I even saw him entering the class. Then he battered me haha Even now a decade later, I don't freeze up but confidence tends to diminish when I'm paired with someone who has something to prove and just not a good sparring partner. In my final semester I was fortunate to be asked down to the MMA school, and one of the pro MMA guys was throwing overhand bombs, no headgear, super hard shots. I flat out refused to spar him towards the end, but before that he would go so hard and all my confidence in my feet would go and I would go straight into cover and defensive mode, just wanting the round to end. It fuckin' sucked, no one learned a thing. I wanted to learn from those guys, as MMA is not my style. On the their end it was a chance to spar someone from more of a points/TKD background, so if they ever ended up fighting someone for real from a traditional background it's great to spar that. He was literally only interested in proving one thing.

Nice, will recommend this to a friend of mine when we're going to practice again.

This is what I need!

This man is a genius.

Amazing video man! Abraços do Brasil cara! Quero ver tu lutando em breve! oss

Thanks for you job 👊👌🙏

Khai Wu! And great video, very educational! :)

you would be a really good coach. You really broke this down to a science

Oh man that dart right hand. It's not just the quality of the teaching, it's the quality of the techniques. Becoming a big Jeff Chan fan.

Sparring is essential to understand that your martial arts is implacable in a live fight. Sparring takes time, but key focus should be look at their chest. You will see where their strikes come from. Move your legs, dont be a sitting target. Get used to getting hit (lightly) Bas Rutin had a good drill by holding up the guard and back against the wall and allowing to feel the punches on your guard. You'll gradually stop flinching. Understand kicking range, punching range and in the clinch. Baby steps, also find a partner you can trust, Thai's are pretty good at keeping it light. Jeff's hand parry helped me a bit, I was able to see where punches were coming from, where as before I'd shell up and just be a blind sitting target. Big fan.

🙌 I’ve Sparred Every Day For About 6 Months Now And I Havent Gotten Any Better, But I Will Catch Up My StandUp With My Ground Grappling Game (Jui Jitsu, Lots Of Leg Submissions Mainly Heel Hooks.) No Matter What 🙌

Thx fam need this I do this sometimes

Boa explicação 👏👏👏👏👋👋

Thanks bro

your the best

Nice to see my buddy Mike Ahn in the thumbnail. That guy is very technical and tough!!

Finally I’m waiting for your fights in one

Nearly perfect video. Only thing is adding some BackGround Music, especially that Twitter/msg montage. Which video is the shirtless sparring footage with you both in white trunks from? That's a wild one

I have sayan rash too. She increase 60 in your ki points

Great content as usual! Not sure how I missed this video up until now. I can't wait until covid dies down some more so I can be comfortable enough to get into a gym and start sparring legitimately with someone else. The only downside I have is that my eyesight is terrible and sparring with glasses on is just inviting disaster lol.

My coach does this, but he'll wear mitts or pads and when you do flinch or blink to the point that it becomes a big problem he'll have you hold you arms up and he'll slap you in the gut with the same force hes using in the drill to get you to understand if it does hit it wont hurt. Helped a lot in my sparring and I've even started to be able to slip punches more because I'm not flinching to the point I can't see when to slip lol

This is a good video clip

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ive been doing kickboxing for a while now (i’m brown and white belt) and this flinching when fighting never used to happen to me but it seems to have started pretty recently. i guess it could be due to the lack of sparring when we were in lockdown last year.

First i am a big fan and love your videos. I dont compete anymore but i like to spar and who knows maybe ill compete again. I have a question though how long is your reach compared to your height, for example i feel very confortable with the long guard and sometimes hands a lil down, the problem is i am heavy for my height, and my reach is not that great, i do well against most oponnents who are a little bit taller but when i face really tall lanky dudes its devastating

I was finally seeing improvement in sparring and then I injure my knee and I havent been able to train at all the past 4 days :(

Is there a point at which to begin sparring? I’ve been waiting to make sure I have some technique first but I don’t want to use that as an excuse.

My problems with sparring is I hesitate too much

Thank you Jeff! Are you still with One FC? Any updates?

For me personally to get over the fear and get comfortable was just to keep sparring and eventually it just became natural and I just got use to getting hit witch in turn taught me to move my head. My head movement isn’t very clean tho as I’ve never been taught it. But eventually everything became second nature. But it takes time and a lot of blood sweat and tears I can almost guarantee that all good fighters got there there ass kicked hundreds of times to get to a high level

Great vid. That is what all my teachers say. If you don't hit with intent then I don't need to move. No one is learning!!!

Okay thank you

Jeff chan next video: how to unlock ultra instinct? :P P.s I’ve subscribed, love you content and keep up the good work!!

Going to buy this to train for mma