MMA and me; day 118

Wow, long lay off from the gym. One of our coaches pulled me out of boxing last Thursday to help prep one of his big guys for a grappling tournament. (Which he won!) Congrats to all the competitors, you guys are awesome!

Anyways, onto boxing yesterday, which was full of new stuff. We started off with a new sequence, and a new addition to our arsenal. It began with a straight, which we rolled off of, and then threw a straight-hook. From there we went to what I believe is called a slip/stop. As you slip a punch, you throw the same punch to the body, stopping your opponent from moving forward and pressuring you. So following the 3-2, it went straight slip/stop-jab slip/stop. Off the second slip/stop, we rolled twice, right into a 2-3-2. After that, we added the Guzman slip sequence, and off the last straight into a 2-3 then roll into a 3-2, pivot and restart. I really liked this sequence, as it forces you to be economical with your movements, and also very fluid and smooth. The final sequence ends up looking like this 2-roll-2-3-2 slip/stop-1-slip/stop-roll-roll -2-3-2-slip 1-6-2-3-2-slip 2-body 3-3-2-roll-2-3-roll-3-2. We finished off with flutter kicks, scissor kicks, and planks, then it was time to grapple.

We worked drills for the first half of class with stretching, shoulder rolls, turtle backs, and then we worked some technique. We mostly focused on arm bars; first the snap arm bar from side control. Pushing on their elbow that is away from you creates space so you can under hook their other arm with your head side arm, making sure to get as deep as you can. From there, flick your leg side foot up to their head, keeping your weight over their abdomen, and sweeping your head side leg around their head, and pinching your knees together as you lean back into the arm bar. Second was an arm bar from S-mount. From mount, keep chest pressure, and let it up for just a second, so you can pass their arm across their chest, and pressure back, trapping the arm. Next, slide your knee on the same side as their trapped arm up just above their head, and point your other leg straight out to 3 o'clock, pressing on their chest with your hamstring. From there, under hook their trapped arm with your outside arm, and reach your other arm as far across their body as you can, which then lets you rock back into the arm bar. Making sure you are elbow pit deep, pinching your knees together, and pulling their arm towards your head, instead of your chest, and you will get the tap. Thanks to Coach Troy and Coach Wise for their help! I'm getting better everyday because of you guys!