MMA and me; day 5

Okay, I didn't go for four hours yesterday, but I did go for three. Did two hours of boxing, and an hour of jiu jitsu. The first hour of boxing was combos involving tilting the shoulders off center and throwing punches from different angles. I liked that drill quite a bit. I think its the idea of digging a hook into someones ribcage that appeals to me. Not the act itself, I'm not looking to crack people in the ribs everyh chance I get. Instead, it's body shots in general. It seems fighters are always looking for the home run, and trying to knock people out. It's much easier to take somebody's will to fight away, if you've drastically altered their ability to breath.

The second hour was all footwork, and let me tell you, that exposed a lot of holes. Don't get me wrong, I had no misconceptions about being the next heavyweight champ of the world, but when we were working forward, backward, and lateral movement, it showed me that I'm still VERY new at this.

In jiu jitsu, we drilled leg locks, just like Monday. This time, we incorporated the heel hook, where on Monday, we just briefly touched on it. This move is responsible for a lot of torn up knees, and broken ankles, so you can imagine how slowly we went through it.

All in all, it was a solid day, and my weight is starting to come down. When I get started on the weight training program a buddy at work is throwing together for me, it should all start to come together even better.

Man this is fun!