MMA and me; day 36

So I didn't go to class on Monday, wanted a slightly longer weekend, and needed to spend more time with my wife. That being said, I was really itching to get back into class yesterday, and I worked my ass off. In boxing, we worked on uppercut to hook combinations, or as Coach Troy called it "popping them up, and knocking them down". First was a 1-2-slip-6, which is the standard jab, straight, followed by a slip and a rear hand uppercut. I had a little trouble with my balance at first, but I started to come around and find out my footwork. We then added the 3, or hook, to the combo. This felt really natural, but I need to keep my eyes forward, and on my opponent at all times. I was trailing my head off to the side, and I'm guessing that gets people knocked out. After those, we switched to a 1-2-roll-5, which is similar, but instead of slipping the punch after the straight, you roll under it, and throw a front hand uppercut. It's more of a timing thing, and it feels really awkward, but by the end of the round I was starting to get it. Just like before, we added a hook to the mix, but this time it felt really strange, because the uppercut and hook are being thrown from the same side. I had all sorts of problems with this one; dropping my hands, not keeping my eyes to the front, didn't care for this one as much. All in all, it was a fun boxing class, and I got a great workout in to boot!

Jiu jitsu was tough, but fun. We worked more jumping guard drills, and I felt bad for my partner, who I outweighed by almost 50 pounds! He was tough though, and made me work for every last submission that I got. First we each jumped guard 10 times, and then we threw in a submission with an entangled arm. First was an entangled arm lock, which Frank Mir used to tap out Pete Williams in Mir's UFC debut. (look it up, it's pretty sweet), and then from the same position, we threw on a triangle choke. Both of these submissions are tight, but I need to work on the entangled arm lock. I had trouble getting the elbow down far enough to make it a tight submission, but when I did, done! Before we free grappled, we worked on rolling from an opponents side backmount into a triangle, and I really liked that one! Dropping to the shoulder that is on the same side as your opponent, rolling across your shoulders, and sweeping your leg around their head while grabbing wrist control, and then going down the checklist to lock it in tight! If I can remember wrist control, I think this one is something that I can and will use a lot.