Coaches were there but they let it play out...were not boys...nothing wrong with adults sorting it out ourselves and they did say at the end to shake hands - take it easier next time round.
Sparring is about learning, not "sorting it out". Your coach is an idiot if he seen this esculating beyond sparring but allowed it to continue.
Read the thread mate. It was good sparring, just got rough and in hind sight it was my fault...maybe chill out on the name calling - were not 10 year olds you know
I had a similar problem...been sparring for a while and the other day this guy my age/weight decides he wants to do a few rounds with me,(I have never sparred him before) he has had a few fights also....So from the first bell he just loads up shot after shot after shot..after the 1st round I had all corners yelling at me,hands up,slip slip,close the gap etc etc..I just couldnt land/do anything,the experience margin was wide apart...by mid 2nd round I landed a clean counter straight right(cause a nose bleed)..and after that he backed off with his power shots and I began to pick it up.by the end of the 4th round,to be honest it was prob 3 rounds to him and 1 to me if that...but I was getting praised for some reason.."good work mate" "starting to really move nice'' "done good "etc etc...but I feel it was good to spar like that but how can you learn from getting tagged with 4-5 shots then returning with 1-2(that land)?
two points: "protect yourselves at all times" also applies to sparring. if he was truly more experience than you, he should know that sparring could get out of hand. and he should have only raised the level of his game accordingly, not react emotionally to you as he is more experienced you can train with intensity and still have the sparring to be constructive. you did nothing wrong. you sparring partner was immature.
we all get fed to the lions in the gym- baptism by fire. if it didnt make you quit, just shows u are meant to be in the gym.
