4 hours of training today. My mile run time sucked, it was hot outside, and I did not want to do it. But I did it anyway. I was/am really tired.
I ran the mile for warm up. It was by far my worst mile. 14 minute mile, and it was hot. 85 degrees F out is not fun to run in.
I then did 12 rounds training. 8 rounds bag work, and 4 rounds of distance management and teeping.
Conditioning Training
Training:
1 mile run
1 x 3 minute round on bag
30 second burn out Makatune, #6 elbow, and then knees till time out, then double kick.
1 x 3 minute round on bag
30 second burn out Makatune, #6 elbow, and then knees till time out, then double kick.
1 x 3 minute round on bag
30 second burn out Makatune, #6 elbow, and then knees till time out, then double kick.
1 x 3 minute round on bag
30 second burn out Makatune, #6 elbow, and then knees till time out, then double kick.
1 x 3 minute round , cross, jab, teep
15 second rest
1 x 3 minute round , cross, jab, teep
15 second rest
1 x 3 minute round , cross, jab, teep
15 second rest
1 x 3 minute round , cross, jab, teep
15 second rest
1 x 3 minute round on bag
30 second burn out Makatune, #6 elbow, and then knees till time out, then double kick.
1 x 3 minute round on bag
30 second burn out Makatune, #6 elbow, and then knees till time out, then double kick.
1 x 3 minute round on bag
30 second burn out Makatune, #6 elbow, and then knees till time out, then double kick.
1 x 3 minute round on bag
30 second burn out Makatune, #6 elbow, and then knees till time out, then double kick.
Muay Thai Class
We worked on elbows today. We did a line drill where we all line up and split up working on technique. I love doing line drills and it was perfect when we were first starting to learn new things. We have a number of new students and it is great review for us.
The drill we worked on was:
L horizontal elbow
R Downward Diagonal elbow
Lead spinning backward upward elbow
Upward elbow
Spearing elbow
These were great and I felt good doing them. Kru Kristen gave me a compliment saying you have been working on these in Ajarn Chai’s seminar right? I said yes. She said, your elbows look good. Yay!
Then the newer students paired off for clench work, and we green arm bands and up, went to sparr with J. He is training for fight coming up, and I am training for Muay Thai camp.
I dropped my hands a few times, and got punched cause of it. But over all I would say kept my hands up, blocking the punches coming at my face. I was able to get some torso shots in, and some kicks in. I was even able to knock his glove down and put one right in his kisser. What I did not do is shield very many kicks. I sucked at that today.
So yeah today was a… I don’t really want to do this today but I did it… kind of training day. Sparring at the end was fun and worth it. First day in the 8 so far that has been lack luster for me.
I have a early morning training day tomorrow. 6 am… weeeeee… so I am going to get to bed.
Thanks for reading. I know that not all days are going to be great, and not all days are going to be the ones that are looked forward to, and that some days are going to be meh. But I just gotta keep working at it. Have a great night/day/morning where ever you are, and keep working to be the best you that you can be.
1.5 hours of Conditioning training. I got there at 6 am, went for a run, and then did my training. I ran a mile and then did 12 rounds. I had to stop because the gym was closing in the morning.
Listening to the advice of my trainer/teacher, Kru Krysta, I am going to be going with two different styles/pairs of running shoes to Muay Thai camp. So I went out to the outlets and got a new pair. I usually use the Nike Free Run shoes, but I got a different model as well.
She recommends having two different types of shoes so if you get blisters from one set, you have a different pair that wear differently so that you don’t have your foot rubbed the same way. So I tried the Nike Run Swift style. I must say I like them. They are light weight has great support and seems to help propel me. Different from my Nike Free Runs, that feel like almost nothing on my foot. And of course on their maiden voyage, it was raining today. So I am breaking them in for the next few weeks.
Today I did a 1 mile run. It was 13 minutes so not great but not terrible I guess. I then worked on rounds on the bag.
Training:
1 mile run
1 x 3 minute round on the bag
30 second burn out, Makatune, #6 elbow, knees till time runs out, double kick, 30 second rest
1 x 3 minute round on the bag
30 second burn out, Makatune, #6 elbow, knees till time runs out, double kick, 30 second rest
1 x 3 minute round on the bag
30 second burn out, Makatune, #6 elbow, knees till time runs out, double kick, 30 second rest
Shadow boxing round 3 minutes
30 second burn out, Makatune, #6 elbow, knees till time runs out, double kick, 30 second rest
Shadow boxing round 3 minutes
30 second burn out, Makatune, #6 elbow, knees till time runs out, double kick, 30 second rest
Shadow boxing round 3 minutes
30 second burn out, Makatune, #6 elbow, knees till time runs out, double kick , 30 second rest
1 x 3 minute round on the bag
30 second burn out, Makatune, #6 elbow, knees till time runs out, double kick, 30 second rest
1 x 3 minute round on the bag
30 second burn out, Makatune, #6 elbow, knees till time runs out, double kick, 30 second rest
1 x 3 minute round on the bag
30 second burn out, Makatune, #6 elbow, knees till time runs out, double kick, 30 second rest
Body builder 8 counts x 10
Some people wonder what I do for my supplements. I take a pre workout that has BCAA’s and enough caffeine to that of a cup of coffee. I take a post workout recovery drink that replaces the glycogen levels.
But that is day 7, and I am steadily moving along. I hope to be ready come Muay Thai camp.
Thank you for reading, keep being awesome, and keep working to be the best you that you can be.
Just a quick update. Today is day 6 of conditioning for Muay Thai camp. I slept, rested, relaxed, and had family time. It was good for the soul and good for my body. I am feeling good and am not very sore from yesterday’s 5 hour workout. Yay! I will take that as I am doing what is right for my body.
For the coming week I plan on doing the following workout:
Monday: 6:30 am to 7:30 am for Run and for bag work
Tuesday: 5:15/5:30 pm for run and bag work/pads
Wednesday: 6:30 am to 7:30 am for Run and for bag work
Thursday: 5:15/5:30 pm for run and bag work/pads
Friday: Rest
Saturday:??? (maybe go early to gym before BJJ seminar, or go to park and and pad rounds)
Sunday: Rest
Hope you all are having a great day. Thank you for reading.
Conditioning Day 5. I was warned by Kru Krysta that we were going to hit it hard today. We did! I ran a mile in the morning at about 8:45 am my time. My mile is normally 12.5 minutes but today, it was humid and hot, and my mile was terrible. It was 13.5.
We did the same workout we did on Thursday. Its awesome knowing you went through the workout before. Because then you don’t have that worry that you won’t make it through. However, you also have that knowledge of how bad it is going to get. I am and was so proud that I got through it. But it is hard. This is hard. I put in a great day of training. Hopefully I will be ready when Muay Thai camp comes around.
So I pushed through, and just did it. Focusing on form and pushing myself.
Training: 1 mile run and 16 3 minute rounds
Bag work–
1 round of bag work for 3 minutes (Do any combo you want, just keep it the same.)
30 second burn out of makatune, #6 elbow, knees till 30 seconds is up, double kick
45 second rest
1 round of bag work for 3 minutes (Do any combo you want, just keep it the same.)
30 second burn out of makatune, #6 elbow, knees till 30 seconds is up, double kick
45 second rest
1 round of bag work for 3 minutes (Do any combo you want, just keep it the same.)
30 second burn out of makatune, #6 elbow, knees till 30 seconds is up, double kick
45 second rest
1 round of bag work for 3 minutes (Do any combo you want, just keep it the same.)
30 second burn out of makatune, #6 elbow, knees till 30 seconds is up, double kick
45 second rest
Pad Work-
Hold pads for Kru Krysta for 3 minutes doing as many as you can of this drill. Makatune, Cross, Right knee, Right kick, Teep.
30 second burn out of makatune, #6 elbow, knees till 30 seconds is up, double kick
45 second rest
Hold pads for Kru Krysta for 3 minutes doing as many as you can of this drill. Makatune, Cross, Right knee, Right kick, Teep.
30 second burn out of makatune, #6 elbow, knees till 30 seconds is up, double kick
45 second rest
Kru Krysta holds pads for for 3 minutes doing this drill, Makatune, Cross, Right knee, Right kick, Teep
30 second burn out of makatune, #6 elbow, knees till 30 seconds is up, double kick
45 second rest
Kru Krysta holds pads for for 3 minutes doing this drill, Makatune, Cross, Right knee, Right kick, Teep
30 second burn out of makatune, #6 elbow, knees till 30 seconds is up, double kick
45 second rest
Bag Work-
1 round of bag work for 3 minutes (Do any combo you want, just keep it the same.)
30 second burn out of makatune, #6 elbow, knees till 30 seconds is up, double kick
45 second rest
1 round of bag work for 3 minutes (Do any combo you want, just keep it the same.)
30 second burn out of makatune, #6 elbow, knees till 30 seconds is up, double kick
45 second rest
1 round of bag work for 3 minutes (Do any combo you want, just keep it the same.)
30 second burn out of makatune, #6 elbow, knees till 30 seconds is up, double kick
45 second rest
1 round of bag work for 3 minutes (Do any combo you want, just keep it the same.)
30 second burn out of makatune, #6 elbow, knees till 30 seconds is up, double kick
45 second rest
Pad Work-
Hold pads for Kru Krysta for 3 minutes doing as many as you can of this drill. Makatune, Cross, Right knee, Right kick, Teep.
30 second burn out of makatune, #6 elbow, knees till 30 seconds is up, double kick
45 second rest
Hold pads for Kru Krysta for 3 minutes doing as many as you can of this drill. Makatune, Cross, Right knee, Right kick, Teep.
30 second burn out of makatune, #6 elbow, knees till 30 seconds is up, double kick
45 second rest
Kru Krysta holds pads for for 3 minutes doing this drill, Makatune, Cross, Right knee, Right kick, Teep
30 second burn out of makatune, #6 elbow, knees till 30 seconds is up, double kick
45 second rest
Kru Krysta holds pads for for 3 minutes doing this drill, Makatune, Cross, Right knee, Right kick, Teep
30 second burn out of makatune, #6 elbow, knees till 30 seconds is up, double kick
45 second rest
As I was getting tired I was told to keep my hands up especially when tired. Because we will revert to our worst habit when we are tired. So in training when exhausted if we focus on our form and keeping our hands up, you will train your body to do the right thing when tired. It takes so much mental concentration to force your body to do that thing it does not want to do. =) But it is so worth it. I noticed and asked Kru Krysta if I was correct. I was keeping my hands up much better as I was getting tired. I also have been correcting, working on my knees. Kru Krysta said I am doing so much better. Like night and day from my knees when I was tired on Thursday.
This was all training before my classes today. So my classes were the following:
Bo Staff class:
We worked on a drill (first with stick then with staves)
Forehand strike
Redondo around head high forehand strike
Redondo around head low forehand strike
Redondo around head high forehand strike
Back hand low
Back hand high
At this point my shoulders were telling me they were tired.
Then we worked on doing the same thing with staves. This is harder cause it forces you to move, when swing the staff. It is not as easy as with stick. There is much more of the weapon to move around.
We worked this High Box drill next – (first with stick then with staves)
#15 strike to the head
Roof Block
pass off opponents hand
Return a #1
Inside deflect on the #1
Return a #2
I was exhausted at this time but kept going.
Striking class:
We did these drills, I would hold for a student, then they would hold for me. 3 minute rounds with knee burn out.
Jab
Cross
Right knee
Right Kick
Teep
Burn out 25 skip knees
Jab
Left Elbow
Left Knee
Left Kick
Teep
Burn out 25 skip knees
Makatune
Cross
Body Hook
Rear Knee
Rear Kick
Burn out 25 skip knees
At this point in the day, I was exhausted. My muscles were not firing the way I wanted to. I had only eaten in the morning. Took a pre workout before the run, and one recovery drink after the first conditioning training (run/16 rounds).
Muscle Fatigue:
Muscle Fatigue is a decline in the ability for the muscle to put out energy.
Muscle energy is described as ATP. “The source of energy that is used to power the movement of contraction in working muscles is adenosine triphosphate (ATP) – the body’s biochemical way to store and transport energy. ”
For me muscle fatigue shows up with these symptoms:
Twitching Muscles
Weakness
Soreness
You can combat this with proper nutrition (minerals, vitamins), drinking plenty of water, stretching, rolling your muscles/or massage, sleeping, and making sure you get enough calories in.
Today I made breakfast for the family. I made Eggwhite Pita sandwiches, which I will put a recipe up for you later.
For lunch at about 2 pm today, I went to a burger place, and was able to get an yellowfin tuna burger. It was delicious. I asked for them to keep the mayo off the sandwich. But I did allow myself to have some tater tots. This was delicious and much needed meal.
Today was a great day. I am exhausted and my muscles do not feel like they could do anything else. I may take a nap now. I did it again. I was able to get through Conditioning Training, and through two other classes today. Woot!
I hope you are having a great weekend. Thank you for reading, and keep being awesome. Let me know if you have any questions.
So yesterday was a intense day. Kru Krysta mentioned yesterday that I should take a rest day, and so I did. She did not want me to get an overuse injury right before we travel to the camp. I did not do a workout today, and just did a 10 minute yoga routine. It felt good to stretch out my hamstrings. They were tight from the kicks. My lower back was tight from the knees. So it felt good to just open up my joints slowly and let them relax.
I did just a 10 minute yoga routine, just to open my hips, back, shoulders and legs up. Doing the warrior one, and reverse warrior pose just shown me how tight my shoulders are as well. =)
Tomorrow is another intense day of conditioning training for my up coming Muay Thai camp.
Thank you for reading, keep being the best you that you can be.
2 hours and 45 minutes conditioning training for Muay Thai camp. Whew I had the honor to work with Kru Krysta at an empty gym today. 4th of July they have no classes so we had the gym to ourselves. Thank you One Spirit Martial Arts for letting us train.
We started out with a 1 mile run. I ran it in 12 minutes 35 seconds. I feel slow with my run. But hoping to get it at or under 12 minutes. This is a warm up.
Then we worked on 16 x 3 minute rounds.
We started with working the bag 4 rounds of 3 minutes. Choosing a 4 count and just working solidly through 3 minutes. 30 seconds of burn out makatune, #6 elbow, skip knees, and double kick at the end.
Then I held 2 x 3 minute rounds for Kru Krysta, Makatune, Cross, Right knee, right kick, teep. 30 seconds of burn out makatune, #6 elbow, skip knees, and double kick at the end.
Then she held pads/fed pads, 2 x 3 minute rounds, Makatune, Cross, Right knee, right kick, teep. 30 seconds of burn out makatune, #6 elbow, skip knees, and double kick at the end.
We started with working the bag 4 rounds of 3 minutes. Choosing a 4 count and just working solidly through 3 minutes. 30 seconds of burn out makatune, #6 elbow, skip knees, and double kick at the end.
Then H held 2 x 3 minute rounds for Kru Krysta, Makatune, Cross, Right knee, right kick, teep. 30 seconds of burn out makatune, #6 elbow, skip knees, and double kick at the end.
Then H held pads/fed pads for me, 2 x 3 minute rounds, Makatune, Cross, Right knee, right kick, teep. 30 seconds of burn out makatune, #6 elbow, skip knees, and double kick at the end.
Stretch
I did it, I made it through. I am tired and my muscles have given everything they could, however, I made it through. I worked on my form toward the end as my muscles were screaming. So I slowed down and made sure to try to make my form correct. The last round of pad work/conditioning, I fisnished strong. As Kru Krysta says, “last round, best round.”
After training, I drank my recovery drink, and we went to have lunch at Mezeh. So tasty. Look at that rainbow of food. I often eat in a more vegetarian vein, as my body responds better to that food. I have been burning about 3600 calories each day. Woot!
Yay so it was a great training day. I need to shower, and possibly soak in the tub.
Thank you for reading. 19 days left for conditioning and training before camp. Keep being the best you that you can be, and keep striving to be better.
1 hour and 30 minutes of conditioning training. I started with a 2 mile run. Then we worked the pads, in 3 minute rounds. I have to say conditioning after a 2 mile run is hard right now. I am hoping here in three weeks it is easier.
Each day I am going to try to make my run faster and longer. I am going to try to get rounds in on the pad or on the bag.
I rand 2 miles in 25 minutes. That makes them 12.5 minute miles. I hate running. Running is a means to an end, and it is to get my cardio up and great for running away from predators. *grins* Serpentine, serpentine!
Then we worked the pads for 1 hour and 35 minutes.
We did:
10 minute stretch
4 x 3 minute rounds of kicks to knees, not super hard warm up the joints =) (1 minute rest between each)
1 x 3 minute round hold 2, kick 2 (1 minute rest)
2 x 3 minute rounds standard conditioning rounds. 3 kicks right, 3 kicks left, 4 knees (1 minute rest between each round)
2 minute rest to talk about the clenching
3 x 3 rounds off balancing
2 minute rest
10 minute stretch
Kicking after having run 2 miles is so very hard. My legs did not want to cooperate. You will also notice I drop my hands the more tired I get. I was also “cheer leading” with my hands and some of my kicks. Lets see what else I did wrong. I was tired, my knees were crap, and I forgot to point toes, my off balances were less technique and more force. Dropping my guard was the biggest problem, but oh man is there a lot of crap to work on.
Anyhow I had a great day of training, even if my form went to crap as I got more and more tired. My partner H was making sure to call me out on my dropped guard. He was gently punching for my head every time he saw my guard drop. This is a good reminder to keep guard up and not get hit in the face.
I am exhausted, and am going to bed. We shall see if I can actually get my conditioning up, before Thai Camp. I am going regardless. I just hope not to die so fast there. So I am training.
I hope you all have a fantastic day. Thanks for reading, and keep working on being the best you that you can be.
2.5 hours of Conditioning, Muay Thai Training, and Kali. We are going to be changing the format of my workouts for the next 20 days.
I have been given an opportunity of a lifetime. If you have been reading I have had the awesome chance to go to a 2 day Muay Thai seminar with the father of Muay Thai in America. He brought it over in 1968. Ajarn Chai was the man that has allowed me to find and fall in love with this martial art.
Well at this seminar I was personally asked if I was going to attend the Muay Thai Camp set up and run by the WTBA (World Thai Boxing Association). The thing to remember about this is that this camp is meant for instructors. You have to be invited to the camp, and as a student you have to be advanced to be invited, and you have to be invited by an instructor and or Ajarn Chai himself. I was invited and we have moved mine and my families schedule around for me to be able to go to this event.
I have purchased my plane tickets and my entrance fee for the camp. They will be providing food for us. Kru Krysta maybe testing this camp so I get the honor to see her test for it her next level.
What this means is I have to start conditioning training. Muay Thai camp is not some leisurely camp where we get massages and sip champagne. They expect us to work and work hard.
It is my understanding that the days will go something like this:
Wake up and run 2 miles
Train Muay Thai
Eat breakfast, break
Run 1 mile
Train Muay Thai
Eat lunch, break
Train Muay Thai
Eat Dinner
Sleep
So I must now condition. We leave July 23, 2019. I have about 20 days to get my conditioning up. I have some concern I won’t be ready, but I am going. If I have to struggle my way through I will.
So my training schedule is changing. Instead of running and then weight lifting on Monday, Wed, and Fri. Muay Thai training on Tues, Wed, Thurs, Sat. I will be doing the following:
Running Monday and Friday 3 miles
Running 2 miles, Training Muay Thai, and Kali Tues, Thurs, and Sat.
Running 2 miles, Training conditioning rounds Wed, Sat
Rest day on Sunday
We will see if I need to shove in a rest day on Mon too. But for now that is the schedule. Anyone else scared that I won’t be ready? I am. But I have decided I will do what I can on such short notice and then just go and get the most out of this opportunity.
I saw some pictures from the seminar, and I just don’t under… my brain keeps saying, “look at you. What do these crazy people see. Don’t they see what I see. Basically a joke. Some one who does not belong.”
I am going to try to ignore those doubts and worries. This part of my journey is the bad part or the upside down part. The self doubt and worry are the bad parts. I am going to do what all well adjusted adults do and ignore it. =) I am going to let my brain say/think those things, then ignore it, and keep training. That is all I can do.
Enough of my thoughts out on paper, lets get to the training that happened today.
My Training:
1.5 mile run in 20 minutes.
1 hour of Muay Thai training. We worked on clenches. We worked with the less advanced students, and helped them work on some simple clenchs and ways to get out of the clench. Like the collapse of their elbow into their chest, and face push to get out of their full plumb.
The advanced students went off then and sparred with J. To get his training in before his upcoming fight. I was told that my round in the ring, was much better than any others I have had. I was more relaxed. I got a chance to use my footwork to cut the corner and get on J’s left side and land a kick. I landed many kicks, and punches. I felt great during the sparring, and compared to the 12 minutes of clench sparring we did, 3 minutes seemed like nothing now. I was tired a little but I did not feel dead.
My scale of what my body can and cannot do has been moved much further along the number line. Instead of 3 minutes feeling like I am going to die. I have felt what it feels like when I am about to lose the lunch I just ate.
Kali
In Kali we worked on Kawain, Ki Lap, Full T, and Half T. We had a number of new students and a special seminar from Dan Inosanto himself coming to this area. I need to sleep so I am going to leave it there.
So I am going to write about every day that I conditioning training up till Thai Camp. Then I will of course write about that. That is 4 days of savage and grueling Thai training.
I hope you are all having a great day. Tomorrow I am shooting for 2 miles. Stay safe, and be the best you, that you can be.
Today I made a quick easy lunch because I had to work in the morning, and have to work again tonight. So quick, healthy, and easy is the name of the game for today’s food.
I just got done with a two day Muay Thai seminar. I am giving my body a rest day. Normally I would do my run and weight lifting workout today.
So today’s lunch was cut up veggies (radishes, sweet peppers), boiled eggs, dates and a 1/2 cup of yogurt with Za’atar mixed in.
Calories 328, Fat 14.7 g, Fiber 4 g, Carbs 32.5 g, Sodium 180.8 mg, Protein 18.4 g
Over all I am feeling great. I have not had a D.O.M.s hit at all. I am a little tired. I can feel the fatigue in my muscles but not a lot of pain.
I am thinking this is great. I loved the seminar, and learned so much.
Thanks for reading, and I will be back to my regularly scheduled program soon. Keep being awesome, and keep working to be the best you that you can be.
Photo credit to MD Thai Boxing who took the group photo and said we could have it. This is the Day 2 of the seminar group photo.
5 hours of Muay Thai training. This was Day 2, and the final day. I cannot put into words, in a way that would do justice to how the seminar with with Ajarn Surachai “Chai” Sirisute was.
I am sore everywhere. I worked so hard and we drilled so hard, that I damn near vomited. It was fantastic. It was the hardest I have worked since I had that herniated disk in my back that was pressing on my sciatica nerve. I have been holding back just that last 10%…just cause I was/am scared of hurting myself again. However, it felt good to get in there and do it.
I am so proud of myself and my fellow student. I got a compliment from Kru Karo. I heard it by way of my Kru Krysta, that Kru Karo said, “she has great form.” Kru Krysta told me about it at lunch today. Then Kru Jason said I executed a set of knees and a drill fantastically.
As always I will try to put down what I remember, but I am pretty tired and wrecked right now. However, wrecked in a good way. =)
Kick Stance and Footwork
We started off with kick stance and of course footwork today. Because in Thai Boxing or Muay Thai, the footwork and kick stance are everything. If you are not in the right stance, it makes everything you do be it striking, or countering, or shielding that much harder.
Drill with elbow and knee
Left hand reaches
Right hand pushes opponents arm at elbow away from you
Left hand Tachmalach #8 elbow
Left hand head control
Right hand bicep control
Right curved knee
Clench Work
We worked on entries and how to get into a full plumb clench and how to remove a person when they have a full plumb clench on you.
Clench Counters and Entries
This is a drill we did today.
Your opponent reaches out and tries to grab you in a clench with their left arm
You pinch their arm with your shoulder and head
Slap their arm down and out of the way
You grab their neck in full clench
Duck Stance
Stand Tall
Bracing your elbows on their collar bones
Counters:
#1 Cross Face
If you arms are outside their clench
Push their face away with palm of your hand
Swim in your arms to clench
Duck stance
#2 Wedge Over and Under Prayer Hands
Opponent has full plumb on you
Control elbow on one side
Opposite elbow you wedge over arm you don’t control, and under the arm you do control
Make prayer hands under your opponents arm
Drop your elbow to your hip
This will get them to release their hand
#3 Spike Elbow to the Bicep
Opponent has full plumb on you
Control elbow on one side
Opposite elbow you bring your arm over, and grab elbow you control
Drop your weight and elbow to your hip
This will cause the opponents arm to release from your neck
Elbow your opponent and swim in for full plumb
Duck Stance
#4 Pull down and Push Up
Opponent has full plumb on you
Control their elbows
Hip in
Pull down on one elbow while pushing up on the other elbow
knee the thigh
curve knee to body
Swim in and get plumb
Duck stance
I know there were two more but I can’t remember them right now.
Skip Knee #2
We worked on these and I got complimented on my form and flexibility. I am a short person and I can knee another person as high as my shoulders. It is tiring but I can do it. I have some things to work on because I am far from perfect.
To practice getting over shin blocks Ajarn Chai recommends that we curve them over a chair. This will help with our form and make us stronger.
For a burn out after drills he had us doing the following:
Clench
#6 elbow
Off balance opponent
6 rapid skip knee #2
Spin opponent out
Double Kick
Teep
Third Man Out
We did a really cool drill called Third Man Out. This was a 4 minute round. Where we are clenching with our partner and we have a third person with their glove on the man in the middles shoulder. We then clench and try to get the upper hand. Whistle blows and the one holding onto the back of the other takes their place, and clench spars with the third person. One person is clenching and sparing for 4 minutes total, while your opponent changes.
This may not be a great description but its the best I can do. My body is tired and ready to sleep. =)
Thai Boxing Association 4 count Left Kick to Right
We worked on a 4 count L to R. Where you either cut step to left kick, then over hand punch, body shot hook, and then right kick.
The other version was doing the same but instead of cut stepping, you take a step forward with the right leg. This is done to close the distance.
Lean Back to Avoid High Kick
We worked on a lean where if you see a head kick coming you step back with your back foot, and lean back dropping your opposite hand. The key was to make your shoulder level with the other. If you leave it out you can have your shoulder dislocated.
Drill with Lean Back
Opponent throws high kick
you lean back avoid kick
come back with a over hand jab (like you have a jug of water and you turn your hand to empty it out)
upper cut
Left kick
Bleed Power off Rear kick to Your left with Counters
One of the last things we did was a drill where you bleed off the power of an incoming kick. Instead of catching it though you step off the line, then hit them with an overhand jab, and follow it with more strikes. Here is the drill.
Drill with Bleed Power of Rear Kick to Your left
Opponents round house kick is coming to your left hand side
You step out 45 degrees with your right foot this bleeds off the power
As you step off at 45 degrees you throw an over hand jab that comes down on their face from top
Upper cut
Double rapid torso kick
Teep opponent away
We did this drill for 3 minutes to get the technique down. Each partner got a chance to work on this drill once. Then the next one, we were supposed to go as hard as we could for 3 minutes. Put the power into it. After that was a 30 second burn out drill with mackatune, Skip knees #2 for duration of time, and then double kicks right at the end.
This dam near killed me. It was great and so very hard. I did not stop I did not take a breather. I did keep going. Even though I was going a little slower than I started. We did this after nearly 5 hours of training. My muscles were screaming at me, and I was hitting a wall where I did not think I could physically pull more out of them. But I did and I did it.
I know this post was more of a list, but at this point that is all I have the juice for.
I got the best compliment from the man, the legend himself. Ajarn Surachai “Chai” Sirisute himself. He said, “You have great discipline!” Our school, really emphasizes the respect and honor you have to have for the art and the people. So we always wai when we should. He really wants to make sure that we keep the honor and the discipline in our martial arts. Throughout his seminar, he would stop other people who did not salute/bow/wai to their opponent. Ask them who their teachers were, and they and their teachers have to do 100 push ups. Because he said, “its your teachers fault to.” You wai ( means to salute, bow, with hands clasped together) before every drill with your partners, and you wai to your instructors. This shows your respect for your partner, your respect for the art of Muay Thai, and for your Kru and Ajarn (teachers, instructors).
The other honor he gave me, was he personally invited me and my fellow teammate to the Muay Thai Camp that is put on by the TBA (Thai Boxing Association). This is a 4 day camp. Where you live, think, and breath Mauy Thai. If I did this I would have to start training hard to get the endurance up. This is such an honor, because, this is normally only for instructors and students are allowed only if the instructor okay’s it and recommends it. I am not an instructor nor nowhere near one.
I have to think about this. I really want to, but I have to think about logistics and economics of it. I will have to make my decision soon, as it is in July.
Kru Krysta, one of my instructors really wants me to go too. So I have that vote already. =)
What this seminar did for me, was it made me realize how much I have learned, and do honestly know. Hearing other Kru from other schools say I have great form and execute the move properly was amazing. Such a huge boost for my feelings about adequacy in my martial arts. I let myself work at 100% which I have been afraid to do. Having Ajarn Chai compliment my work the first day and then invite us to camp was amazing.
This seminar was amazing and I really believe a pivotal point in my training so far. That is all my brain can dump out right now. I met some amazing people and I hope to see them again.
Thank you for reading. I see I have a new reader that is following this blog so welcome to you. I am still amazed that you all are reading it. Keep being awesome, and keep working on being the best you that you can be.
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