MaartenSFS wrote:That was a good quote, David. Don't know why you took it off!
Didn't want to jam your thread....
It fits with my own outlook over the yrs although I did take some time off to do some research...
sounds like JW
24. Training
Training has two objectives:
(1) to condition your body for fighting,
(2) to improve your workmanship as a fighter.
Although some exercises help condition and others speed improvement, there's one all-important activity that assists both.
That activity is sparring.
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR SPARRING. You must spar regularly and often to become a well-rounded scrapper, regardless of what other exercises you may take.
Sparring not only improves your skill, but it also conditions your body for fighting by forcing your muscles to become accustomed to the violent, broken movements that distinguish fighting from any other activity.
http://bmsi.ru/issueview/50fc5c79-9b3d- ... ghting.pdf