MMA and me; day 107

In kickboxing, we worked on some fun drills. First, we drilled checking a low 10, countering with a lead superman punch, and then ending with a low 10 of our own. It felt very odd, and I kept forgetting to switch my feet, and was throwing the punch with all arm. I finally started to get it, and was turning my punch over with a little more pop. Next was the opposite drill, checking a low 9 into a rear hand superman punch, and throwing a low 9. This felt more natural throwing the superman punch from my power side, and for some reason I am more comfortable throwing 9s than 10s. I'm right handed, but like left kicks more, go figure. We finished with a round of skippies, plank position, and flutter kicks.

Jiu jitsu was guard passes, and then some arm bar options from side control from those guard passes. First was a pry pass, where you posture up in your opponents guard with your hands on their hips, and elbows in their thighs. As their guard opens, push one leg to the ground (either one) and post your same side hand on that knee. Keeping your hips in tight, slide your opposite side knee over their leg, and slide into high judo, keeping your knee tight against their head. From hear, switch your hips, and transition to side control. Next was another pry pass, but this one utilized stepping over with your near side knee, posting on the far side of the mat with the same side arm as the leg you stepped over with, and rolling to low judo. As you roll backwards to low judo, make cure you clear your other leg from theirs, or you'll get stuck in half guard. From both of these positions we worked snap arm bars. First was a near side arm bar, where you reach around their arm, slip your hip side foot up near their head, sweep your top side leg over their head, and pull back for the arm bar. For the far side arm bar, if they get up to a hip, and you still have a far side under hook, transition around their head, and get the arm bar from the far side. Key to this one, is keeping chest pressure on their arm, and not going too fast or too slow.

Okay, I'm tired, and a lot of this feels rushed, but if there's anyone out there reading this with questions, hit me up. Or just come in to our gym. Our coaches are great, and everyone at the gym is very cool. Good night!