Sparring Styles

[camotheman]

Happy Tuesday everyone, I wanted to start off my week with a good question here. 

What is your favorite “style” of sparring? Meaning, what are your favorite techniques to throw, what are some of your favorite ways to set up techniques? Any favorite traps, feints, or throws?

Anything you use in sparring can be discussed. I’m looking to change up the way I spar a bit and I figured I could steal some of your guys favorite techniques!

Thanks!!

[bushido_man96]

My favorite "style" is just sparring in class, continuously, not breaking for points and just keeping track between the two of us.  I like to just go and do stuff.  My favorite technique to throw is the spin heel kick.

My other favorite is just rolling at BJJ class, especially in warmups.  When doing warmup rounds, I just focus on positional improvement and transitions.  I don't worry about submissions.

[sensei8]

I spar in a resistive way!! I don’t play pat-a-cake because it serves no purpose, imho. 

Our style lives off on the setup. Our primary tools for the setup is kicking the base to death while engaging my hands closeup.

 

[Revario]

My favorite is closing the distance and hit in the clinch to then throw or finish there. 

I absolutely like to distract high and attack low or the reverse. 

One trick that almost never fails me against jabs is uchi uke followed by shuto or uraken if being nice from the same hand, its so fast people rarely see it coming. A personal favorite. 

I like to remove limbs from my way in order to get close. If the opening is not there, I create it.  

I really like to be up close and personal and get out. 

[camotheman]

Whoops, I meant to follow up with my own little tricks / favorites in sparring in the original post. 

One of my own favorites techniques is to feint a jab until I can get a good read on their reaction, once I have that reaction locked down I grab their gi at the wrist, or just their wrist, and pull their hand down, then come over the top with a reverse punch to the face. This relies on feinting heavily, as well as hand speed. 

Edited 7 hours ago by camotheman
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