Si: Found we were both hitting much harder as turning heels through and likely because I have been doing a lot of puts and runs and my strength is up. This meant that it was quite intimidating lunging in to work in the pocket. Instead working jabs and long lead left hooks to set each other up and the right hand was far more effective a la Adam Spelling. To ensure a safe entry on Simon I sped up my rhythm and locked my eyes on him just prior to attack to get him thinking defense rather than offense.
Dan: Sparring Danny was harder than Si, this was probably because I used a similar method that I did against Si, fast and aggressive which played straight into Danny rhythm! When I kept a long and slow rhythm and went for clinical single shots or 2 shot combos rather than agression I faired far better.
Summary: It occurred to me after that the key is getting you opponent out of his rhythm and into yours. Si likes it slow so he can see things. Speeding it up so fast that he is not able to process shots allows a safe entry for your own. Danny likes a faster rhythm because his concentration span is slim, so slowing him down makes him lose it and affords you easier entries.
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