MMA and me; day 44

Ahhh boxing. Why is it when it's more of a technique or defensive class, I always get a much more intense sweat going than in classes where it's more offensive? Anyways, yesterday was all footwork, and it kicked my behind. After a couple rounds of shadow boxing, we switched up and with a partner, worked on throwing punches to the focus mitts while walking towards them, and being walked down as well. First was just a 1-2 combo, then a 1-2-slip-2. We did the second combo for two rounds of walking up and down the mat, it killed my shoulders, and got a heavy sweat going. We finished up with footwork drills, and the usual plank and then leg flutters. Solid class, and I need A LOT of work on my footwork, so you can bet I'll be practicing.

Jiu jitsu was a couple of submissions from top mount. First was a near side arm triangle, where you swim your hand across the opponents neck, posting a fist on the mat, and leaning on the neck. As they try and push the arm off, push that elbow across their neck, and pin it in place with your chest. Reach under their head, and grab their wrist, while posting the opposite side foot, and pulling the hand out that initiated the neck pressure. After pulling the hand out, swim that same hand back around the neck, and under the elbow that should still be pressed across their neck with your chest, and grab a monkey grip with your other hand. Kick both legs to the side opposite the arm wrapped around the neck, and keep the opponents elbow pinned in place across the throat with your head, and bring your elbows in while slowly compressing inwards to finish the choke. Second, we learned a top side arm bar from S-Mount, and it starts from the same position as the arm triangle. From the position of having their arm and elbow pinned across their neck with your chest, pull the knee opposite that side up by their ear, and unfold the opposite leg out to an S-Mount. Keeping the pressure on their chest with your butt, swap grips under their near side arm from your far arm, to the near arm, pull the straight leg side foot in to their shoulder, and rock forward onto the far arm, then go through the arm bar checklist, and lean back for the submission. Quite technical, and it helps to be flexible, but very cool.