MMA and me; day 235

As I got to the gym, I jumped right into class and we started working on kicks, and combos using kicks with the taekwondo pads. We began by throwing low 9s and 10s, going back and forth,  then we started with a simple spinning back fist into a superman punch. We then began stacking kicks in front of the combo, starting with a low 10, into the punches. Next we doubled up on the low 10 (staying in place), and finished with the punches. We then worked on throwing hooks from a bent at the waist off to the side position, and then throwing a kick to the head of mid section from the exact same position. The purpose here is to disguise the strike so your opponent doesn't know which is coming. Begin both from the same position, and hide what you are doing until the last possible second. We then moved on to a butterfly kick, where you start off at an angle, step your rear leg forward, back spin while bringing your other leg up and around like a pitcher in baseball, opening your hips and almost leaping into a low 10. You land in a position off to an angle on the other side of their body, where you can go right into a low 9. Excellent class, and we jumped right into the next!

Fighter training was a whole lot of grappling. We first had a few sparring rounds, and I coached Hannah, and Alvin, and they did quite well. We then had many grappling matches, and I was very proud of all of my teammates. I did pretty good, until an accidental knee to the ribcage ended my night. Nothing hurt, just flared up an old injury, but I am feeling good today, and can't wait to get back to it tonight! Last week before the tournament, lets put that work in!