Tuesday was my first day back to train after vacation. It went well. I stretched my hip as much as I could yet it still hurt by the time we got to KB2/Sparring. Classes were easy. There was little to no intensity and a lot of goofing off by the other people there. These kinds of things frustrate me, mostly because I want to train and get better so I can fight while others are just there for fitness. I take it very seriously but I have to remember that some people don't.
When sparring came around the only person who was available was Titus. He is not a fan of kickboxing, prefers boxing, but he indulged me. I think that's the last time he will do that. He lazily threw a back round kick the same time I threw mine. He is orthodox and I am southpaw so when he threw his kick it hit my knee with his toe, fracturing it he later found out. If he had thrown it correctly and with some power it would have been a more bearable contact and he wouldn't have been hurt. I feel bad cause I convinced him to spar but I know its all good.
Wednesday was MMA Grappling with John Salgado. We pummeled a lot, which I am getting better at. He is going to post the 300 Rep workout so we can chart our progress. We practiced some single underhook techniques and even tried a Tee Pee submission (similar to a triangle). I rolled with Les who trains with John on a regular basis. I really enjoy the grappling, it makes sense to me.
Boxing sparring was a different story. I felt like shit for the first two rounds with Luch. I looked at the video (not worth posting) and noticed that I failed to land most of my punches. My range was off. I joked that next time I take vacation I will just stay home and train rather than travel but that might be the case. I then sparred with Rashawn which was better for my combination.
At the end I sparred for two rounds with Eric (amateur?). He has a lot of really good head movement and he hits hard. I got my ass handed to me the first round, getting it topped off with a body shot with 15 sec left that dropped me. WOW, need to work on my core strength so that doesn't happen again. Sifu gave me some pointers and the second round I actually felt like I won. I landed a bunch of hard crosses (odd) and had good movement around the ring. I covered up and tried to keep my head from staying stationary. Also, I felt very confident in my jab footwork. I was stepping to the right very well which helped me keep my base (worked on on Tuesday) and set up my cross.
I feel like after I get hit I get more aggressive. I don't get mad at the person that hit me, I get mad at myself for getting hit and then promise to be more aggressive. I need to learn to flip that switch on my own and keep in mind the first time I get hit,might be the only one that needs to land, if its a KO.
Improvements:
Core Strength, Head Movement, Aggressiveness, Pummeling
Positives:
Conditioning, NEW GEAR (compliments on the boxing shoes), jab footwork
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