Obviously, stop with the high kicks.
However, I realize that this is unrealistic in your art when you are limited to sparring in high kicks.
What part of your foot hit is elbow?
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As far as a realistic answer for you, feint high and go low or vice versa.
I don't kick high and my chubby legs won't get up there. However, my low kicks pack a lot of pepper.
Spanky