MMA and me; day 112

Boxing was another day of slowed cadence, with a few new wrinkles. We started with the 2-3-2 into the catch 4, then the high/low counter. From there, we worked on pivoting into restarting the combo, where you step forward with your lead leg, and pivot to the side of your rear leg as you bring it around. Next we added on a body catch-body catch counter (6-2-3-2)-slip-slip-roll counter, then pivot and restart. The final stack was a catch 4 off the previous roll, and then one more roll counter, pivot and restart. The final combo looked like this; 2-3-2-catch 4-high/low counter-body catch-body catch counter-slip-slip-roll counter-catch 4-roll counter-pivot restart. It's total of 39 punches, and there's no stopping. The nice thing is that we were going at half speed, and it really makes you focus on flowing everything together, and making notice of the little mistakes you make. We finished with Reagan's core exercises, which I really dig, and then it was time for jiu jitsu.

We opened with the usual stretching and grappling drills, then moved onto working rolling in and out of guard across our shoulders. Next was the run and roll drill, which is helpful to help getting out of back-side control, and into guard. Lastly, we worked on the entangled arm submission, which really hammers home why you should never post your arm on the mat. If your opponent is in your guard, and you have an under hook, they will usually pummel for an under hook of their own. This is great, and it lets you entangle the arm by overhooking the arm, and getting your hand as close to your opposite shoulder as you can. From there, shrimp up to the hip opposite the entangled arm, and try to shift their elbow from the outside of your body, to the inside. From here, use your free arm to control their free arm, and lock your clinching hand on your other wrist. Slide your hips back in to finish the submission until they tap, and you've just completed an entangled arm. It hurts like heck, and is really quick when you can nail all the little parts.