Sparring Strategies
- Sparring Strategies
- Sparring and Chess
- Fighter classifications
- Kicker
- Puncher
- Combination Fighter
- Counter Fighters
- Sniper
- Faker
- Shorter Opponent
- Taller Opponent
- Out of Control Opponents
- Bob and Weaver
- Runner
- Persistent Jabber
- Southpaw
- Aggressive Opponent
- Blitzer
- Wait and Counter Fighter
- Very Fast Opponent
- Lightweight vs. Heavyweight Opponents
- Total Package Opponents
- Strategies to use if you are a lead fighter
- Strategies if you are a counter fighter
- Sources
- All Pages
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Strategies if you are a counter fighter
If you are a counter fighter, you want your opponent to attack you. By exposing an area of your body to seem vulnerable, you encourage opponent to attack that area. Sometimes called baiting, this approach may weaken opponent's position by allowing you to know where the opponent will probably attack. A skilled counter fighter causes the opponent to use a specific weapon at a specific time to a specific target. Remember that when you are attacked, you must first make your opponent miss.
- Redirect Attack. This strategy focuses on redirecting your opponent’s energy by either moving his or her weapon off the line of attack using a parry or by moving yourself off the line of attack using a slip, or by using both methods. For example; example, lure your opponent into attempting a punch toward your head, slip it by moving off-line, and the counter to the body.
- Interrupt Attack. This attack interrupts your opponent’s energy by putting a greater amount of energy in direct opposition to it, using a stop-hit technique. For example: as attacker uses a lunging reverse punch delivered with the rear hand, you move into the line of attack and execute a defensive side kick to stop his or her forward movement.
- Absorb Attack. This strategy involves absorbing your opponent’s energy. You do that by using what is called a “target fade,” which refers to using a non-vital part of your body as a shield. For example: as the opponent throws a kick at your body, you fade away from the attack just far enough so the kick touches your shielding arm and then move out of the line of attack using a counter spinning back fist strike.