u/Far-Impression-398

I'm currently young, so let me know what I should be doing right now so that I won't need to regret it later on.

Just today, I was sparring against someone who came from a boxing club into our Muay Thai class. Now I try my best to go light during sparing, but the only issue is my kicks, which, if I go too slow with them, would be easy to catch. So when I do kick, I only flick it, and I don't go 100% with the kicks.

Anyways, while I was sparing this guy, he slipped to his right side, then I threw a left kick to his head, and he instantly dropped down. From that moment, I got extremely worried, and I got down, and he was completely out. Then I shouted to my coach, and he ran over and asked what happened and stuff. Luckily, the person whom I just knocked out got back up, but not in the best condition. He was trying to talk, but everything he was saying didn't make sense.

After that incident, I was constantly apologising to him, saying how it was my mistake for going too hard or just stupid. My coach said to me, " Stuff like this happens", and my dad was there and saw the incident and pretty much said the same thing.

The only issue tho is now I have a target on my back from all the other members of the class, which is making me consider quitting completely or moving clubs. Once again, stuff like this happens, but if it happens in a beginner class. Then I should change clubs, since there are no regulations on weight and who you can spar with, from what I can tell.

(If anyone's gonna ask, yes, the person I was sparing with was kicking as well and not just boxing)

Edit: For those wondering why I feel like I have a target on my back, I mentioned it in this reply here: https://www.reddit.com/r/martialarts/comments/1t7icpk/comment/okpcd46/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

If someone trains every day vs the person who goes once a week. The person who trains every day is gonna get better. But if that person who went once a week trains outside of classes, would they then catch up to the level of someone who goes to every class?