MMA and me; day 269

Got into the gym on a wednesday, and was treated to a couple classes I don't normally get to participate in. Kickboxing was first, and after jumping rope, a round of skippies, and a couple rounds of knees and low kicks on kick shields. We moved on to combos on the thai pads, first keeping things simple, then moving on to hitting the ones coach called out that were more elaborate. We did several rounds of that, then moved on to bump drills. We finished with boxer sit ups (and these things kicked my ass!) I tried to keep things simple and light during these drills. Not hitting hard, but trying to be accurate, and consistent. Also, don't get kicked by Corby, it doesn't feel good... :)

In jiu jitsu, we worked on some grappling drills. Some old favorites like the S mount arm bar, positioning drills, and the key lock/straight arm lock/kimura flow. We worked on a very cool version of the S mount drill. We had two people lay 4-5 feet apart face up on the mat, and I would hit the S mount arm bar on one of them, and finish the arm bar on the side that the other person was laying on, then back roll and land in mount on the other person. From there, I hit the S mount arm bar again, but reverse of before, because I had to roll back in the opposite direction to make it back to the first person. I liked this drill a lot, mostly because it forced me to think about where I was in relation to my partners were at all times, and was very helpful in recognizing space.

A good day of hard work in the gym, looking forward to another one tonight!