I usually spar with the same partner as we are both fairly new to sparring but have been training for ~1.5 years. He is about the same height but has almost 50lbs on me. He tends to just walk me down when hes attacking whereas I try to move in and out when I'm on offence. We spar very light but he has very heavy limbs so I still feel it, obviously. Thing is, I have no idea how to defend except for moving backwards. So when we spar I'm kind of just running away every time he's attacking. When I try to move out to the side I can't shift my weight quick enough and he still catches me with whatever he was planning. If I try to just block and drop all my weight down on my rear foot he continues moving forward until he is in knee range and I start eating knees. What can I do in this situation? Is my only option to learn how to move to the side and circle out? What's a good way to learn to do this? I feel like I'm not doing it effectively at all and would love to see a slow-mo or some drills or something.
The other thing I've been trying is teeps but I keep hitting his elbows which just destroys my toes, if I teep any lower I hit him in the groin or very close. Also, again, timing is super tough but this will just take practice. The toe breaking is more of the issue here.
The other thing I've been trying is teeps but I keep hitting his elbows which just destroys my toes, if I teep any lower I hit him in the groin or very close. Also, again, timing is super tough but this will just take practice. The toe breaking is more of the issue here.