MMA and me; day 106

In boxing we worked on some slightly new concepts, with mostly familiar combos. Instead of keeping a quick cadence, we practiced at a much more measured pace, working on our fluidity of motion. Instead of hitting mitts fast, we hit at quarter to half speed, and got comfortable with setting our punches up, and making sure everything flowed into everything. We started with a base combo, or something to tie everything together. Two hooks followed by a straight, into a rear hand uppercut, straight, hook, straight. We then moved onto a roll counter, but worked only on the roll counter for the whole round. Then we added the catch counter onto the roll counter. Lastly we tied it all together by adding the base combo onto the end, and flowing right back into the beginning. The whole thing looked like this; 2-3-2-roll-2-3-2-catch-2-3-2-3-3-2-6-2-3-2-roll-back to the beginning. It felt odd working at a slower pace at first, but it really helped me loosen my shoulders, and flow from punch to punch.

In jiu jitsu we worked more grappling drills that are intended to just get you more comfortable with your body on the mat, and helps strengthen your core as well. We worked a number of different drills including shoulder rolls, modified Granby rolls, lots of stretching, and quite a few drills that I've never done before. None of it was super technical, but it definitely made me work, and by the end I was feeling better about my ability to remain composed on the mat, and am looking forward to the next grappling class!