MMA and me; day 154

Boxing was a defensive day. We first worked on parrying a jab, then countering with a straight, hook, straight. On the parry, don't throw the hand down too far. All you need to do is knock the punch off line, and then quickly counter. Next, we worked catching a straight on the shoulder, and firing back with the counter. Don't turn your head away from the incoming punch, but instead tuck your chin behind your shoulder as you roll it so you can see what might follow. We then defended the hook, by bringing the right hand up to the side of the head to catch the punch, then countered. You don't need to bring the hand up too far, because it leaves your mid section open to getting attacked. lastly, we worked on catching and countering incoming punches and combos without our partner telling us what was coming. I had a very tough time with this, but was starting to get it as I realized that I didn't have to catch each punch perfectly, but just stop the punches and then throw the counter. I need to work on it some more, but I will get it!

For jiu jitsu, I started off by rolling with one of our fighters for about half an hour. I got tapped frequently, but I was feeling pretty comfortable the whole time. Fought off some tough chokes for a long while, and managed to stay out of big trouble. Finished off the day by working a little stationary bike, flow grappled for a bit, and then rolled with Coach Wise for a little bit as well. A good day of classes, and I feel more and more confident every day!