MMA and me; day 27

Well, I only went to boxing yesterday, partially because I wanted to spend some more time with my wife, and partially because I was a little banged up after class. In any event, it was one of the more intense boxing classes, so I still got a good workout in. One round of rapid 1-2 combos on focus mitts was the first thing after warmups, and let me tell you, that is quite tiring. For the next two rounds, we did a 1-2-body 3-head 3 combo, and it was here that my left arm started to get a little sore. I'm not popping back the focus mitt enough on the head 3, and it's affecting my elbow and shoulder. After that, we went to a longer combo; 1-2-roll-roll- body 3-head 3-2-head 3. This was a little tougher to get down, and the fact that it was a much longer combo, forced me to pace myself so that I didn't burn out mid way through. We finished with our usual plank position, and leg raises, and I was a sweaty mess. For one hour, I don't think I've sweat that much in quite some time.

Like I said, I passed on grappling for a couple reasons, which was hard because I really like the submissions, and ground game in general. I wanted to give my body a rest though, and I'll be back to the regular schedule on Monday.

If there's anyone that wants to come out and see some of the guys I train with fight, tomorrow night at Edmonds Community College, Ax Fighting Championship is putting on an event, and four of our guys are fighting. These fights are really fun, and if you're interested, let me know, and I'll give you the pertinent details.