Quote Originally Posted by Missy View Post
Some thoughts.

well, have you agreed a hard or light spar? Have you discussed what he is wanting to work on? Is it defence/offence? Combo's what??

If he's a decent sort and not acting like a jerk this would/could/should be arranged before hand. If he's looking for someone to beat up on I wouldn't volunteer to be someones ego boost.

We're all been in with people better and worse than ourselves, and some go out to prove a point (I've either toughed it out, changed tactics or if they're an idiot backpeddeld and asked a question while sparring so they remember they're sparring!! never asked them to back off though, kept it technical)
If he wants to beat me up let him. This is a learning process for me and as we are of similar weight, height and build I'll be gunning back too.
I'm looking forward to it now and hope it becomes a regular fixture.

He's a decent guy, but he wouldn't waste his time if he wasn't going to benefit.
Quote Originally Posted by Sharla View Post
Has it happened already yet? The only thing that comes to mind which may or may not mean something to you is what my trainer reminds me of sometimes especially when I am or just have competed or sparred against someone bigger.

I find it helps if I can do it and it's simple enough.

Back yourself.

That's it. Trust in the skills you have, the balance etc and you'll probably find with your strong boxing background that you have more you can call on to hold your own than you realise.

Letting your awe of him diminish what you're confident in would be a mistake. Maybe that's not something you are prone to but I sometimes assume things that would work won't without trying them against certain people.
Nah it hasn't happened yet!
I'm not really in awe of anyone, I just see them as an opportunity for me to learn. It feels great being considered to spar with this guy, I'm going in to make myself feel even better!!!