{"product_id":"the-sparring-playbook","title":"The Sparring Playbook","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;background:#0b0b0c;color:#efe7d6;border:1px solid rgba(176,121,58,0.20);border-radius:16px;overflow:hidden;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.65;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:26px 20px 22px;text-align:center;background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(176,121,58,0.10) 0%,#0b0b0c 100%);\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:inline-block;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#c08a4a;border:1px solid rgba(176,121,58,0.30);padding:6px 12px;border-radius:999px;margin-bottom:16px;\"\u003eFighter's Toolkit No. 2\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"margin:0 0 12px;font-size:27px;line-height:1.25;color:#efe7d6;font-weight:700;\"\u003eYou finished sparring. What did you actually learn?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:17px;color:rgba(239,231,214,0.82);\"\u003eSession plans, round objectives, partner checklists, and review sheets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:14px 0 0;font-size:14px;color:#c08a4a;letter-spacing:0.5px;\"\u003ePrintable PDF. Instant download.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:4px 20px 0;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#141416;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.06);border-radius:14px;padding:20px;margin-bottom:18px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px;font-size:17px;\"\u003eMost people leave sparring with a story about who got the better of whom. Few leave with a clear idea of what they practised.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px;font-size:17px;\"\u003eWhen nobody agrees what a round is for, it turns into a contest by default. Pace creeps up. Ego joins in. You remember the shot you took and forget the rest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px;font-size:17px;margin-bottom:0;color:rgba(239,231,214,0.80);\"\u003eThis playbook gives every session a plan and every round a job.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:8px 20px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 12px;font-size:20px;color:#c08a4a;\"\u003eWhat this actually is\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px;font-size:17px;\"\u003eA simple system for planning, running, and reviewing your sparring, built around conversations with your partner and your coach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px;font-size:17px;\"\u003eAgree the pace before you glove up. Give each round one clear objective. Review it the same day. Track the problem that keeps coming back until you can describe it precisely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:4px 20px 0;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#17171a;border:1px solid rgba(176,121,58,0.20);border-radius:14px;padding:20px;margin-bottom:18px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 6px;font-size:18px;font-weight:600;color:#c08a4a;\"\u003eWhat is inside\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:15px;color:rgba(239,231,214,0.70);\"\u003e13 pages. Every worksheet is built to be printed and written on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.06);font-size:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#efe7d6;\"\u003eBefore You Glove Up\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgba(239,231,214,0.72);\"\u003eA partner checklist for pace, contact, targets, and the stop signal.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.06);font-size:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#efe7d6;\"\u003eYou Both Said Light\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgba(239,231,214,0.72);\"\u003eBuild a shared contact scale with your coach so the words mean the same thing.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.06);font-size:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#efe7d6;\"\u003eSession Plan and Round Objectives\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgba(239,231,214,0.72);\"\u003eVague versus clear objectives, plus six cut out objective cards.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.06);font-size:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#efe7d6;\"\u003e7 Types Of Sparring Partner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgba(239,231,214,0.72);\"\u003eThe Speed Upper, The Statue, The Tank and more, with what to say to each.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.06);font-size:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#efe7d6;\"\u003eRound By Round Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgba(239,231,214,0.72);\"\u003eWhat you set out to do, what kept happening, what surprised you.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:11px 0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.06);font-size:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#efe7d6;\"\u003eSame Partner. Same Problem.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgba(239,231,214,0.72);\"\u003eA tracker for the situation that repeats every week.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:11px 0;font-size:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"color:#efe7d6;\"\u003eCoach Questions and Session Card\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgba(239,231,214,0.72);\"\u003eTurn vague questions into precise ones. One page to take into every session.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:0 20px;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#17171a;border:1px solid rgba(176,121,58,0.20);border-radius:14px;padding:20px;margin-bottom:18px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 14px;font-size:18px;font-weight:600;color:#c08a4a;\"\u003eThis is for you if\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:20px;font-size:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:11px;\"\u003eYour light rounds keep turning into fights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:11px;\"\u003eYou spar regularly but cannot say what is improving\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:11px;\"\u003eThe same partner catches you with the same thing every week\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:0px;\"\u003eYou want more out of the sparring you already do\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:0 20px;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"border-left:3px solid #8c2320;background:rgba(140,35,32,0.08);padding:16px 18px;border-radius:0 12px 12px 0;margin-bottom:18px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:16px;color:rgba(239,231,214,0.88);\"\u003eYour coach decides how hard, how often, and with whom. This playbook helps you get more out of every round you are given.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:0 20px;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#141416;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.06);border-radius:14px;padding:20px;margin-bottom:18px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-size:18px;font-weight:600;color:#c08a4a;\"\u003eHow it works\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:20px;font-size:16px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:11px;\"\u003eInstant download. The link is emailed the moment you order.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:11px;\"\u003eUS Letter PDF. Print the pages you need, as many times as you need.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:11px;\"\u003eOr write on it in any PDF app that lets you annotate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom:0px;\"\u003eUse it with your coach. It is built to make those conversations sharper.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:0 20px;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#141416;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.06);border-radius:14px;padding:20px;margin-bottom:18px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-size:18px;font-weight:600;color:#c08a4a;\"\u003eWho made it\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-size:16px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAidan Michael Gorman.\u003c\/strong\u003e Professional Muay Thai fighter, living and training full time in Thailand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:16px;color:rgba(239,231,214,0.78);\"\u003eAuthor of The Daily Martial Artist and The 50 Laws of Combat. This toolkit is the practical side. Less reading. More doing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:0 20px;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"background:#141416;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.06);border-radius:14px;padding:20px;margin-bottom:18px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 6px;font-size:18px;font-weight:600;color:#c08a4a;\"\u003eThe other Fighter's Toolkits\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 14px;font-size:15px;color:rgba(239,231,214,0.70);\"\u003eFour toolkits. Each one solves one problem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-size:16px;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-composure-code\" style=\"color:#c08a4a;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;\"\u003eThe Composure Code\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgba(239,231,214,0.72);\"\u003e  For the moments pressure takes over.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-size:16px;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-fight-iq-workbook\" style=\"color:#c08a4a;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;\"\u003eThe Fight IQ Workbook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgba(239,231,214,0.72);\"\u003e  Watch a fight with a question in mind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-size:16px;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-fighters-discipline-system\" style=\"color:#c08a4a;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;\"\u003eThe Fighter's Discipline System\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgba(239,231,214,0.72);\"\u003e  Build a training week you can review.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:0 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 14px;font-size:20px;color:#c08a4a;\"\u003eBefore you buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 5px;font-size:16px;font-weight:600;\"\u003eIs this a technique guide?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:16px;color:rgba(239,231,214,0.78);\"\u003eNo. There are no combinations or drills in here. It helps you think, review, and ask better questions. Technique comes from your coach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 5px;font-size:16px;font-weight:600;\"\u003eI am a beginner. Is this for me?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:16px;color:rgba(239,231,214,0.78);\"\u003eYes. The earlier you build the habit of reviewing your training, the more every session is worth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 5px;font-size:16px;font-weight:600;\"\u003eIs anything physical shipped?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:16px;color:rgba(239,231,214,0.78);\"\u003eNo. It is a digital PDF. Nothing ships. 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