MMA and me; day 75

So today I am incredibly sore, and this is why! In MMA class we started off by jogging for ten minutes, breaking it up with push ups, sit ups, and squat jumps. We then worked on defending while having someone in our guard, and then working on escapes. We worked punches and passes, attempting subs if we could get them. We drilled all of this for about half an hour, and then finished class with flutter kicks and over unders from our back.

In kickboxing, after jumping rope for ten minutes, we went right into skip kick drills. One partner would throw ten mid 10s, then nine, then eight, etc, all the way down to one. Then the other partner would do it. Then we switched to mid 9s, and did the same. Next, we worked bump drills, throwing an outside 10-inside 9-inside 10-outside 9, then the partner would go, the switch back and forth for three minutes. Lastly, we did kick sparring, for five rounds, switching partners each time. Let me tell you, when the last two partners you spar with are the coach and a guy who is a step below a pro fighter, you're asking for sore legs the next day....which I have. We finished up with flutter kicks, to over unders, to leg raises, for five minutes, then it was on to grappling.

Grappling consisted of a lot of mental exercises in thinking several steps ahead in every submission, from multiple positions. We talked about concepts, chaining submissions together, and then just grappled for 45 minutes. To say I was tired afterward, would be an understatement. My technique is getting better, but I need to get better at staying calm when in an undesirable position, and not bailing on holds so soon. Well, until tomorrow's blog, which should be up in about 12 hours.