Concerns on moving down a weight class

[highlighter]

Hey guys, I'm new here and I would like to ask about moving down a weight class. I do Sanshou and my weight is 70kg. So in competitions I would be fighting at the 65kg to 70kg category. However being just 5 feet 6 , I'm smaller than most of the guys in my weight class. Most of them are taller than me and I feel i have to move down to 60-65kg. Any suggestions on how I can lose this weight (I'm quite pudgy) w/o reducing much of my muscle mass and power?
Thanks!

[LI GUY 1]

Do you do any exercise/diet right now? If you are "quite pudgy" you should be dieting, I really don't know what else you would want to hear.

Do you lift? Do you keep a log? What are your lifts? Your diet? Your lifting scheme/strategy?

[highlighter]

Currently, I'm not on any diet yet. I have no intention for diets like Low carb ones. And currently i'm lifting for strength so I decided to stop and lose tht 5 kg of fats first. What I meant by pudgy is that I have fats at my mid section to lose. So what do you think I should do? Continue lifting or stop or some other combination?
Thanks =)

[Kintanon]

Umm, just determine your caloric requirements based on weight and activity level. Eat fewer calories than that. You will magically lose weight.

[LI GUY 1]

Keep lifting, you said you want to keep your strength, losing fat and lifting are not mutually exclusive by far, and you didn't answer any of the questions posted.

[1point2]

A) What does your coach/teacher think?

B) How long do you have to do this?

[madwoody]

hey, keep lifting but start doing loads of cardio

if your dieting then drink loads of water and get lots of sleep.