MMA and me; day 55

Man, being back in the gym feels freaking awesome. A solid day of boxing, and we worked on some new stuff! First we worked on jabbing while either walking down an opponent, or being walked down, and we did two rounds of that. Next, we worked on a 1-2-3, but it was a whole new 1-2-3. Instead of sliding forward and jabbing, we stepped out with the lead foot at a 45 degree angle, and threw the jab across the chin, instead of directly at it. From there, we threw the straight punch, albeit a bit shorter, then tilted over to the side of the lead hand, and threw an off axis hook to the body. It almost felt like a hybrid hook/uppercut, and though it was short, if dug into the ribs properly, it felt like it could do some damage. To that combo, we added a second hook, only this time, after throwing the first body shot, we switched the tilt of the body to the other side, and brought the hook over and down. I learned a similar combo a while back, but this one had a new entry, and I liked it a lot! We finished up with a round of leg flutters, a round of over unders, and our favorite, a round of plank position. Since I can't grapple for a few more weeks, I'm running a couple miles after striking class, and adding the same amount to my weight training, to compensate for the missed class. Can't wait to get back to jiu jitsu though, that's my favorite!