Sparring is a fun game - good to test your reflexes, training, and spirit.
Don't make the mistake of thinking that it will prepare you for a real fight.
Relax, and just try to extend your awareness toward your opponent. When the moment comes to strike, feel aggressive and 'savage' at the same time, and pull your techniques in a way that, should you have chosen to, you could have extended them to cause great injury in your opponent. None of those stupid ass back-fists to the top of the head things. I HATE those.
I've done tournament point sparring for 10 years, and many many harder contact sparring matches with training partners outside of tournaments. As I said, fun to do, but make sure you are not teaching yourself habits and tricks that would be useless in the street, because your body will remember what it is used to doing. Spar like it is for real, but pull your techniques so as not to destroy your opponent. In the street, use the same techniques, but don't pull them.
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