MMA and me; day 59

Boxing was yesterday, and it was, like on Monday, a day for fundamentals. We worked exclusively on the jab, jab-straight, and the jab-straight-hook, also known as the 1, 1-2, and 1-2-3. When I was working on my jab, I found that I am lunging forward too much, and not keeping my weight back, which is taking a lot away from the punch. I need to remember to push hard with my back leg, and step in with the punch, but then step out. Also, if pressured by my opponent, to step off and around. When throwing the 1-2, I'm not twisting enough on my back leg or through my shoulders as much as I should, which is where most of the power is generated. I should be pivoting on the ball of my back foot, and snapping the straight with a little sting to it. On my 1-2-3, I need to put more emphasis on the hook, and less on the straight. If I hit too hard with the 2, there will be no target for the 3, so I need to sting with the jab, increase a little with the straight, and then really pop the hook. That's the nice thing about working on the basics, you can really start to fine tune your skills, and they can never be to sharp. We worked two man ab drills for the final three minutes, and that was that! After putting in my two miles on the treadmill, I called it a night. Great day of classes.