MMA and me; day 96

Boxing was a return to basics, and working to solidify the foundation of fundamentals. We started off throwing the jab in either one, two or three punches. I need to remember to sit down on my punches, and keep my weight back. Next we worked the jab-straight, making sure to drive off the back leg as you throw the straight. We followed that with the 1-2-3. The hook is a hard punch to throw, and I need to work on keeping all the punches smooth and fluid, while remembering to pivot on the front foot while allowing the fist to snap back to the guard position, after following the head. Last, we worked on the 1-2-slip-2. This is another combo where I need to work on fluidity and rhythm. Also, I need to make sure I'm not diving out of the way, but instead simply shifting my weight just enough so that the punch barely misses me, and firing back with a straight. We finished with a round apiece of medicine ball drops. For three minutes, your partner stands over you, and drops a medicine ball on your stomach. The key is to control your breathing, and as soon as the ball hits you, bounce it back up to them with your hands so they can do it all over. Tough way to end class, but somehow satisfying.

In wrestling, we worked mostly on single and double legs, with a bit of take down defense as well. First we drilled making our shots faster, by working on dropping our knees to the mat, and sliding through. Next, we drilled a lot of feints, and using hands to keep the opponent off balance by pushing the head or shoulders and then as they react, shooting for the take down. We then drilled defense a bit, working on our sprawls, and finished off with a little iron man drill. A good class, and I even got to grapple afterwards for a little while.