MMA and me, day 146

A couple days late, but I had to redo the boxing we worked because it was kinda tough for my brain to process. We worked four combos, that all began, and ended the same. Everything started with a low/high combo, and they all ended with a left turn double hook, straight, right turn, jab jab. First, we followed the opening with a catch of a left body hook into a rear uppercut, straight, hook, straight, jab slip, counter. Second, was a right body hook catch, lead uppercut, hook, straight, roll, counter. Next was pull, counter, jab slip, straight slip, body hook, hook, straight. The last combo was right body hook catch, left body hook catch, rear uppercut, lead uppercut, hook, straight, high catch, counter. They all looked like this

1) low 1-1-2-catch body 3-6-2-3-2-jab slip -counter-left turn-3-3-2-right turn-1-1
2) low 1-1-2 catch body 4-5-3-2-roll counter-left turn-3-3-2-right turn-1-1
3) low 1-1-2-pull counter-jab slip-straight slip-body 3-3-2-left turn-3-3-2-right turn-1-1
4) low 1-1-2-catch body 4-catch body 3-6-5-3-2-high catch counter-left turn-3-3-2-right turn-1-1

We finished with partner leg throw downs, and moved on to grappling. Thanks Coach Troy for a great class. Btw, listening to GnR right now, love that shit!

We worked some more on chokes using the gi. First we did the clock choke from mount, and then the loop choke from side control that we covered Tuesday and Thursday last week, plus the baseball choke, and the belt grab choke we covered on Thursday.We then added in two new chokes from new positions. From the side of an opponent on all fours (also known as four quarters), reach your near side arm over their head, and reach under their neck to grab their near lapel with your thumb. Next, paddle grip their near arm by snaking your far arm inside theirs over the wrist and securing it to prevent them from turning into you. From there, walk your hips around behind them, and slip your outside lat muscle (which is now on the inside) onto the side of their neck, and keeping your hips perpendicular to the mat, walk around their head until they tap out. This is the clock choke #2. Next, from the same position, reach your far arm under their neck, and grab their far lapel, with your thumb out. Slide your near leg behind them, and bring your far leg up their side, so your crouching on the near knee, and the far leg is on it's foot, with the knee in their shoulder. Next, step over as though you're going to take their back, and instead S pass your leg all they way around their head, and roll to your back, then with your free arm, snake in a half nelson, pull the lapel, and they'll either tap, or go to sleep. Thanks Coach Aric for another great class. More to come on these chokes later......