A few weeks ago, I encountered a problem with a fellow classmate. When I fight, I fight men the same way I fight other girls, meaning that I don't put gender in as an issue when I fight.
Awhile ago, I was matched with this seemingly nice guy about 3 times my size, length and width. I'm excellent with reading people and he gives me this smirk. He had to have been thinking something along the lines of, "Alright, it's just this little girl, this is gonna be easy." I ended up winning the fight with ease, being that he was a green belt and I'm a black belt. After I fought him some more, I noticed him sparing harder with me which wasn't a problem until it got to the point where we weren't practicing anymore, we were actually fighting and trying to hurt each other. Last week I pushed myself into an Asthma attack because of it, but with him, I can tell that he isn't fighting so hard because he wants to be good, or beat me because I'm skilled with sparring. He feels insecure losing to a girl. The last time we sparred, I noticed he started out really hard just to prove his point so I asked, "You're trying to proove your manly-ness tonight aren't you?" He gives me this look, confirming it, and was really trying to hurt me.
Now I know damn well that the point of sparring is to fight and learn how to defend. I fight guys ALL the time, some just as big and far more skilled and we get along just fine. We fight hard with each other and challenge each other. It's purely about skill, not gender. There's a huge difference between a girl and a guy fighting and a guy trying to put the girl in her place. What do you think?
I can't give any proof other than I can read people and sense their intentions but that's not exactly easy to proove. Also his body language and facial expressions gave it away. Since my instucters are sexist pigs, telling them about it did absolutely nothing so I don't really know how to approach the situation, especially if Master Mignogna ignores my request and matches me with him again.
Also, if anyone else here has faced the same problem, let me know.
Awhile ago, I was matched with this seemingly nice guy about 3 times my size, length and width. I'm excellent with reading people and he gives me this smirk. He had to have been thinking something along the lines of, "Alright, it's just this little girl, this is gonna be easy." I ended up winning the fight with ease, being that he was a green belt and I'm a black belt. After I fought him some more, I noticed him sparing harder with me which wasn't a problem until it got to the point where we weren't practicing anymore, we were actually fighting and trying to hurt each other. Last week I pushed myself into an Asthma attack because of it, but with him, I can tell that he isn't fighting so hard because he wants to be good, or beat me because I'm skilled with sparring. He feels insecure losing to a girl. The last time we sparred, I noticed he started out really hard just to prove his point so I asked, "You're trying to proove your manly-ness tonight aren't you?" He gives me this look, confirming it, and was really trying to hurt me.
Now I know damn well that the point of sparring is to fight and learn how to defend. I fight guys ALL the time, some just as big and far more skilled and we get along just fine. We fight hard with each other and challenge each other. It's purely about skill, not gender. There's a huge difference between a girl and a guy fighting and a guy trying to put the girl in her place. What do you think?
I can't give any proof other than I can read people and sense their intentions but that's not exactly easy to proove. Also his body language and facial expressions gave it away. Since my instucters are sexist pigs, telling them about it did absolutely nothing so I don't really know how to approach the situation, especially if Master Mignogna ignores my request and matches me with him again.
Also, if anyone else here has faced the same problem, let me know.
