MMA and me; day 109

A band new week, and right back to kicking bottom in the gym. Kickboxing was low kick day. We worked 10s first, making sure to step across as you throw the kick, pivoting on your front foot, and really opening your hips as your bring it over, and digging it in. Next was the low inside 9, which is thrown a bit differently. First, you have to make sure you step across to the right (left if you're a southie freak :) ) and the majority of the time, you're going to connect with the top of your foot, with more of a slapping than a thudding. This is fine, since the only way you're digging into the inner thigh is if you get in close enough to get punched in the mouth, and I think that's counter productive. Also, make sure to lean back as you throw the kick, to help get more extension with the leg, and create distance between their fists and your head. Our next drill combined the two kicks, and added movement, and throwing the kicks at odd intervals. We started at one end of the gym, and would throw a mid 9, and then our partner would take a step back, while adjusting the pad to the other side and we'd throw a mid 10, readjust mid 9, readjust mid 10, repeat up and down the gym for three minutes, and then switch. We then knocked out a five minute round of skippies, and then a round each of flutter kicks, plank position, and leg raises. Sore abs awaited me, but I had grappling to get to.

It was the same jiu jitsu class that we had the last week, but to go over it again is pretty simple. We grappled for an hour straight. We partnered up, rolled for three minutes, and then switched to a new partner. It was fun, and I managed to not only get a ton of different submissions, but wasn't once submitted myself, though Marcus and Irv had me in a couple of really tight spots. (Shout out!) I really liked this version of grappling for long periods, but I'm jonesin for a shark tank. Maybe next Monday.