MMA and me; day 39

After a nice weekend, it felt good to get back in the gym. Like the last boxing class I had, kickboxing was all basics, and we worked leg kicks. First 10s with the rear leg, which I'm getting better at. I need to open my hips more and really drive my shin down into the thigh, but at least I didn't end up with a sore foot. We worked on 9s with the lead leg after that, and I'm really starting to like that kick. You don't put as much oomph behind it, but it can still sting just as much. After kicking the pads, we switched to bump drills, and even though I'm sure that it could have been much, much worse, I'm not achy, and it was really fun working on that with several different partners. We finished up with plank position, and then leg lifts, gotta love those core workouts.

Jiu jitsu was all about working on passing your opponents guard. First, you keep your hands off the mat, and either post them on the arms, or stomach of your opponent. From there, put one knee right behind their butt, and lean back on the other knee, sliding it back a bit. Then you post both hands on the hip bones, and drive your elbows down into the inner thigh, this does not feel good if you're on the receiving end. Once you've broken the guard, you push the leg opposite the side your knee under them is on, to the mat, and slide your far knee over that leg, and keep posting your hand on their hip. From there, you slide over into a high judo position, rib cage to ribcage, and secure a far side underhook. You walk your hips up next to their head, and transition to side control, from which we learned a submission. From side control, reach over with the arm on the side of their head, and reach under their neck, grabbing your own shorts. Sprawl out to a north south position, and after releasing your shorts, get your hands in a monkey grip, and slowly bring your elbows to your ribcage. It's called a reverse arm triangle, or a wrap, and it's awesome!