u/Some-Wall-5777

Similar to how in chess theirs stock fish? (In short knows the best possible moves)

On free trial we were allowed to do MMA sparring, and I heard typically that allowing beginners to spar is a big red flag

*for kickboxing class*

So I'm asking here to see if in this specific context it applies aswell, I don't have experience or no much so I figured I'd ask here

Me and 2 others beginners were here aswell and coach said we could spar, he was watching us and said to just work on the combos we taught and only boxing no kicking, also light jabs and crosses etc nothing morelike taps.

Does the red flag "sparring" apply to this scenario or no?

FYI theirs active ufc fighters in my gym and coaches have lots of experience ​

I'm never seen other people do this but I have a folder of the ugliest photos of me, so when I am doing something normal or am happy I look at the photos as a constant reminder how bad I look.

I myself do as insecurity and low self esteem, to remind myself how bad I look and justify negative views of myself on why people don't like me or why in past people have gave me dirty looks or made fun of appearance.

Curious to if anyone else does this, I never heard of this before and when I tried searching up for similar results nothing came up.