Well, I can give you a few pointers here, and if you want to try sparring I'm happy to help.

[This feels a little like finding a fox with a thorn in its paw, but Firepaw can't help wanting to help everyone around him.]

Let's see... um... when you're new to fighting, you want to keep your back legs on the ground as much as you can. It's much harder to overpower your opponent if you aren't grounded. Focus on lifting a single paw in the air and swiping. Us cats can hit things very fast and disorient each other, but I don't know if your body can do that.

[He demonstrates a quick bap-bap-bap with his forepaw - not completely perfect, his other forepaw lifts a bit while he's doing it.]