Don’t Miss Out on These Learning Opportunities

How much do you disengage from your training partner’s offensive attempts in sparring?
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What I mean by “disengaging” here is something like avoiding your opponent’s offensive attempts by actively moving away from your opponent.
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So, instead of trying to “engage” with your opponent’s guard by moving closer to them and actively trying to secure a superior position, you would be avoiding making contact with them more or less.
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It might be tempting to do this, especially against someone more skilled or stronger than you.
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But… I’d discourage it for the most part.
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My main reason is this:
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You will miss out on learning opportunities if you disengage too much & too often.
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By engaging with your training partner, you can improve your skills in solving the problems your partner is presenting you.
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If you just run away from them, you will not learn how to solve them.
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You might be afraid of making mistakes by engaging with your training partner, but it’s exactly why we train – we are there to make mistakes so we won’t make mistakes or will be prepared to recover quickly from errors in a real match.
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Make sure to get the most out of your learning opportunities.