MMA and me; day 157

Monday was a day for cardio in kickboxing. We started with our usual ten minutes of jump rope, then went into ten minutes of alternating between ten squat hops, and ten lunge hops. Suffice to say, this wore out my quads something fierce. Next, we partnered up and did three rounds each of ten jumping knees from each side, ten with both knees, ten jumping knees with a leg held off the floor on both sides, ten one legged squats from both sides. That also murdered my legs. We then worked on throwing a 1-2-3 combo, where we mirrored the movements of our partner. Next we switched out the hook for slipping the lead hand behind the head to initiate the Thai clinch, and lastly from the clinch we threw a rear knee, lead switch knee, and then brought the lead hand over the neck, and turned while pushing them off to the side to start all over.

In grappling, we worked on a defense if someone is trying to take your back after you they sprawled on a take down attempt. As they spin around behind you, straighten out your inside leg so it doesn't get hooked by your opponent, and suck your outside leg in tight, so you drop to your hip. As you drop to your hip, drive your inside arm up towards their armpit, and roll them over your body while simultaneously sitting up until you have swept them and end in side control. From side control, pinch your leg side knee and elbow together under their legs, and switch to low judo, also switching your elbow under their legs to hook your own leg, bringing their legs up off the mat on top of your knee. Shrimp your butt back, and them swim your arm over their outside leg, and under their inside leg, crossing their legs over each other, gable gripping your hands, and sitting back. From here, all you need to do, is post your free elbow on their top knee, make sure your leg that is away from their head is posted firmly, and while pushing on their knee with your elbow or forearm, drop your arm pit onto the leg you have secured until they tap. It doesn't feel good at all. :) Thanks Coach Vern!