So I had my very first sparring session yesterday, my coach told us to use our jabs only, and he assured myself and to the other guy it would be a light spar.

So I fought. I felt pretty good, I got the shit beat out of me but I landed a few shots, I need to work on my defense and slipping. Then the other guy jabs me in the face and my nose starts bleeding. The punches weren’t so hard that I could have gotten knocked out, but they were heavy enough that my nose bled. I could feel the hit if that makes sense. I’m not sure what to think about this, as I thought “light” spar meant like little to no power at all, just technical sparring working on our skills.

Is a nose bleeding like this normal in a light spar? Or should I stress to my coach and my opponent that we should go lighter.