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Jon Vasquez's avatar

That last line is perfect. Awesome post Rick!

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Christin Chong, PhD's avatar

You know, it just occurred to me that when you say sparring, you mean when the coach is holding up the pads and encouraging the boxer

I always imagined two boxers going at it and thought Hrm that doesn’t fit the listening model you taught us 🤣

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Rik's avatar

You're not the only one who had that thought. I guess sparring does sound like that, but I've always thought of it as buddies practicing together playfully vs full-on boxing. Your image is even better though, I'm stealing that ;)

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John Nicholas's avatar

lolll this is great Christin!

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John Nicholas's avatar

Excellent essay, Rik. Can't wait for 5 weeks of sparring gyms.

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Erin Rupp's avatar

Love this! Looking forward to some sparring in this WOP cohort! 💪

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