2.5 hour Conditioning training today. There was a BJJ seminar in our gym today so all of the classes were canceled, and we decided to do our training out in the park. It was a beautiful day. Sunny, breezy and not terribly hot. We stayed in the shade of a big tree. The kiddos got to play in a play ground right next to us. There was a graduation party going on next to us as well. The people setting up wound up watching us. I guess it is not normal to see people drilling boxing, elbows, and knees at the park.
H had me working on 4 minute rounds. No burn outs today, just constant work. We worked on my boxing stance, since I tend to square up when I shift weight on my cross and jab.
We worked on my slip, knees and elbows. We also worked on knees to elbows, punches to elbows, punches to knees.
He can tell the difference in my downward diagonal elbow now that I have been to a Arjan Chai seminar. It is more powerful, and I throw it much better. He has started using that technique as well.
I worked up a sweat, we got about 20 x 4 minute rounds in. It was a great Saturday workout, and a great conditioning day 12 workout. I have 10 days left to train up for camp.
I recorded some video of two of the drills we did.
Here is the Cross, Jab, Slip, Jab, Cross, Slip drill we did.
And this is the Jab, Cross, Upper Cut, Upper Cut, Body Hook drill we did.
3.5 hours of training today. If I include the rounds in class too, I think I did about 25 rounds. I tried to do my mile run but got rained out. I got 8 x 3 rounds straight in today before classes started. This picture is of me looking like some soaked marsupial. I got half a mile in, and the thunder and lightening were over head. The rain came down harder and I threw in the towel as it were and cut my losses. Came back to the gym soaked with soggy, sloshy shoes.
We went in, and I asked H to hold pads for me. He asked me what I wanted to work on. He knows I am conditioning. I told him I wanted to do cardio, and flow. I wanted to work on getting my flow from hands to feet, and feet to hands better.
He is a really great pad holder, and a really great pad holder will make you look awesome. I got some compliments from the gym manager, who was teaching a BJJ class while we were working the rounds.
Training:
Rained out run, only 1/2 mile, but that half was done in 6 minutes woot! So if I did my full mile and kept that pace I would have had a 12 minute mile.
1 x 3 minute round – 4 counts left to right, and right to left combos for the first round
30 seconds – burn out kick pyramid. (1 kick, 2 kicks, 3 kicks, 4 kicks, 5 kicks, 4 kicks, 3 kicks, 2 kicks, 2 kick all on one side.)
1 x 3 minute round – Jab, cross, right/rear knee, right kick – Jab, cross, left/front knee, left kick – jab, cross, right/rear knee, left kick – jab, cross, left/front knee, right kick
30 seconds – burn out kick pyramid. (1 kick, 2 kicks, 3 kicks, 4 kicks, 5 kicks, 4 kicks, 3 kicks, 2 kicks, 2 kick all on one side.)
1 x 3 minute round – Jab, cross, right kick, right kick – Jab, cross, left kick, left kick
30 seconds – burn out 3 kicks with right/rear leg, 3 kicks with left/front leg, lather rinse and repeat for 30 seconds
1 x 3 minute round – double kicks, to slide in to knee
30 seconds – burn out 3 kicks with right/rear leg, 3 kicks with left/front leg, lather rinse and repeat for 30 seconds
1 x 3 minute round – Jab, cross, body hook, striking knee
30 seconds – burn out elbow blitz
1 x 3 minute round – Jab, cross, body hook, striking knee, striking knee, striking knee… doing both left and right knees
30 seconds – burn out elbow blitz
1 x 3 minute round – Jab, cross, upper cut, upper cut, body hook x 3 each side.
30 second – burn out body hooks
1 x 3 minute round – Jab, cross, body hook, striking knees x 3
30 second – 4 elbows, to 3 knees
I tried to not make to much noise when hitting the pads. I don’t like disturbing the other classes when I am using the gym. However, apparently I made an impression about how hard I was working. =)
Muay Thai Class:
We worked on clenching again, and flowing in clenching. Going from 1/2 clench, to 50/50 clench with bicep control, to off balance, to then breaking your opponents posture, to knee, to elbow.
The Thai Clenches
Both hands on the neck/crown of head = Full Plumb
Neck and Arm control, or Neck and Bicep control (great to give you inside control)
Under hooks ( really good for when you have a taller opponent )
Full Fence (great for off the line/off to the side)
Half- Single Wing (good for control of upper body, done well shuts down their upper body)
Waist and Arm control ( really good for when you have a taller opponent)
50/50 (is where most people end up, because full plumb is untenable)
Quarter
I was working with a new guy, he is a big dude. I am a short girl and have this clench and tie up, that I like, and a leg bump that we do. I do it all the time, and did it to him. He was surprised at how much I threw him and his mass around with out trouble. He easily has 100 lbs on me. I explained what I was doing and did it again, showing him. He looked surprised again, and Kru Kristen laughed and said, “that’s her favorite clench and dump. And it goes to show you that size does not have anything to do with it. You can do it to anyone if you have the right technique.”
After that we did rounds of sparring. Sparring is a mental thing as much as physical. If you are stressed, scared, or worried it shows. I need to relax. I do far better when I am relaxed. I can respond faster as well. I am standing flat footed, and to heavy on my lead leg. Thai fighters usually do 40 lead leg, 60 back leg. But when I am sparring I am trying so hard to remember everything, keep my shoulders up and hunched at the same time, covering my face, movement, getting hands to feet and feet to hands combos in, and blocking. I forget to be on the balls of my feet. Sigh! I have so much to learn, and get better at.
I however, was able to get 4 good kick blocks in. My friend A. helped me afterward for about 20 minutes working on not being heavy on my lead leg. I just need to keep practicing. I need to work on my hip flexors. I am a little tight there so I can lean back a little.
Anyway I am tired, and have to get up early in the morning. Thanks for reading. I have 12 more days of conditioning to get in before camp. Rest tomorrow, and then Saturday hit it hard.
Keep working on being the best you that you can be. I will try to do the same.
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.
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.
2 hours of Muay Thai and Kali Training. Today was a fun fun day. Killed my brain in Kali and we got to work on 15 count and sparring in Thai. It was challenging and fun. Not every day is like that, but when it is fun it is fantastic.
I am also excited to almost bursting. I am going to get to go to a special training seminar with Arjan Chai this weekend. Two days 8 hours a day of basically a Thai camp. But I digress. On to the actual training today.
Muay Thai – Thai 15 count, Sparring
In Muay Thai today we worked on 4 counts with elbows and knees. This training teaches us distance management. Because our furthest attack will be our kicks. Then we have punching range, which is mid range. Lastly we have close range attacks with all elbows. Then we can use the knee to eject our opponent and then get ourselves back into kicking range.
This is exactly what the Thai 15 count drill does as well. As you will see in the video below, we have to address the incoming strikes to our head, slide in return elbows, knee them and create distance, then kick them. The whole drill is a study in distance management.
Kru Krysta started us off with some 4 count Thai drills after which we have to do the 5-10-5 for an active rest. What is that you ask. Well its a training mechanism to wear us out, and have us practice our kicks and clenches/knees.
5-10-5:
5 rapid/ballistic right kicks, Clench up then do 10 #2 knees, 5 rapid/ballistic left kicks
This wear you out. I love them and can’t wait to do more.
The Thai 15 count is as follows:
Parry the cross
High cover the hook
Left #1 elbow/horizontal elbow
Right #3 downward diagonal elbow
Right long leaning knee
Left kick
Right cross, then Left hook
Right knee
Right kick
Teep when a cross is thrown at you
Bob the second cross thrown at you
Throw Hook
Throw Cross
Right kick
Sparring:
After the Thai 15 count, she had the orange arm bands/ more advanced students split off and go spar J. He is prepping for a fight and he needs practice. So I got to spar again today. I got some good kicks in, but he is a foot taller than me, so I have a hard time getting. I spoke with Kru Krysta afterward on how to get in, and I have to really get off the line. Or just take a hit to cover the distance. Because he can keep me at distance with his kicks and punches. He has a longer reach.
I am no longer afraid of sparring… I noticed this today. When we first started it was daunting and I was afraid. Of getting hit, of making a mistake, of just looking stupid. I am sure I still look stupid. But now I am more focused on trying to work on the things we have been taught using them in a practical way. When you get into the ring, or you start sparring, its really hard to remember everything you were taught. This is one of the reasons they drill it into us. Because, as Kru Kristen says, you don’t rise to the occasion when the adrenaline hits. You worst habit you will fall back on. Like if you drop your hands when you kick. (I will give you one guess on who does that. If you guessed me… Yup! I am working on it.) But if you do that you will do that when you are scared, or have an adrenaline dump. So when we are exhausted that is when we need to focus on our form and doing the drills right. So hopefully we rep in the good habits and forget the bad.
Kali – Brain Bending 4 to 5 to 6 to 8 to 7 count Kali drills
In Kali I worked with a student that has only been to 4 classes. He is a nice guy and really was starting to get some of the drills. However, it is amazing to work with people who are… less skilled. That sounds weird to say and to even type out. However, I have been doing Kali for 1.5 years, and while that is not a long time it is longer than 4 days. So what I found amazing was I could see in him what I felt and did when I first started. Getting my sticks tangled, getting confused, being surprised that you had both a left and right side that we do the drills on. (note: this is like asking some one to learn to use chop sticks with the right hand, then as they are just getting it saying, ok lets use the left hand right now. ) Yes Kali is like that. It forces you to use both sides of your brain, and bends that brain of yours.
Slowing down the drills is harder than it looks. To teach a person, you have to slow down the drills and when you do the rhythm changes or at least slows. Throw in foot work, and then just when you are getting that particular drill, Kru Krysta will throw in a few more strikes. I realized I know a little more than I thought I did. Cause I was able to help another person work on their form. =)
We worked on the following drills. (I have written them down as I remember them. If I am wrong let me know. =) I will fix them.)
Heaven 6:
starts in a chambered position
Forehand strike to head
Backhand strike to same side of the head
Backhand strike to other side of head
ends in chambered position
Umbrella 6: Striking 3 times on one side of the head, and 3 times on the other side of the head.
Starts in chambered position
Forehand strike to head
Backhand strike to same side of head, while you are swinging that forehand strike you just did around your head
Forehand strike to same side of head
chamber sticks
Lather rinse and repeat the above
Umbrella 8: Striking 4 times on one side of head, and 4 times on the other side of head.
Starts in chambered position
Forehand strike to head
Backhand strike to same side of head, while you are swinging that forehand strike you just did around your head
Forehand strike to same side of head out of the redondo
Redondo the backhand you struck with and hit back hand
Witik forehand
Backhand
To redondo around head and hit with forehand again.
And if you are good enough you can keep going around and around and around
She had us doing the Heaven 6 to Standard 6 to Earth 6. Then she had us doing the Umbrella 6 to Umbrella 8 to Umbrella 7.
Umbrella 7:
Starts in chambered position
Forehand strike to head
Backhand strike to same side of head, while you are swinging that forehand strike you just did around your head
Forehand strike to same side of head out of the redondo
Redondo the backhand you struck with and hit back hand
Witik forehand
Backhand to one side of head
Backhand to other side of head
Below in the following video I am doing the Umbrella 8, and the Umbrella 7 counts respectively.
I am exhausted, my brain is not braining any more. I am going to start typing gibberish if I keep going so I am going to end it here. I had a great time. I am excited about the upcoming training. I am also nervous about it.
I hope you liked the blog, thank you for reading, and if you have any questions or comments please feel free to leave them. Keep being your awesome self, and keep trying to make the best you that you can be.
2 hours of Muay Thai and Kali training. Not every day can be the best day. I know this. It still sucks when I have a day when I feel like I am doing less. I have my bruises and lumps. I have been working hard, I have been putting in my time, and I need to just keep doing it. I know this.
I would love to be all sunshine and daisies all the time. But I think that would be misrepresentation of my training and my journey. So I write about when I am not have such a great day in training. Be it from outside influences like a flood in the house, or internal conflict, or just training itself.
Muay Thai – Elbows and Knees the difference between Kick Boxing and Muay Thai
Today we worked on Thai 4 counts again. The staples of Muay Thai, the art of 8 limbs. We placed the kick on the leg of the, and continue with the punches to the kick. However, Kru Kristen wanted us to focus on the entry. Using the 4 count to get you to a knee. Enter on the knee and clench. From there you can off balance your opponent, then knee them more, or kick them in the face. Kru Kristen says, “when you ask Thai fighters, what they are afraid of, they don’t say kicks or punches. They say knees or elbows. Those are the most devastating and will end a fight. The difference between Kick Boxing and Muay Thai is the elbows and knees. So we are practicing the entry into them.
Furthest away = kicks and teeps
Mid range = punches, hooks, jabs, crosses
close range = knees
closest range = elbows
Being able to flow between all the ranges is ideal, and will allow you to get in and get out hopefully with less lumps then you gave your opponent.
Training:
right leg kick, hook, cross, left torso kick
pyramid kicks
left leg kick, cross, hook, right torso kick
pyramid kicks
right leg kick, hook, cross, knee to full plumb clench, knee them, off balance them and then dump your opponent.
Jumping jacks
left leg kick, hook, cross, knee to full plumb clench, knee them, off balance them and dump your opponent.
Jumping jacks
Clench in half clench, pull opponent onto you to break their base, then off balance them
I love Muay Thai, it is a huge part of my life. I think about it all the time. I love the philosophy. I love the discipline. I love the dedication it takes to learn it. I rearrange my life around it so I can train as much as I do. So when I have a day that feels like I am just all over the place and not doing great. It gets me down. I wanna keep doing well. I wanna keep excelling. I know this is not how this works. Some days you just need to put the hours in and the training in.
Kali – Brain Melting Again
We worked on the 6 count family again. We did the same drills as Tuesday. However, for some reason I was messing up the individual drills. Today every 5 cycles of the same drill and I would mess up.
Kru Krysta said its because I am not retracting as much as I should be. For some reason Tuesday I was doing it just fine. But today not so much.
Then when we did the full 5 drills in one drill, I got it just fine. The brain is a funny thing. I know what to do, but when I think about it to much I fumble. I get flustered and then mess it up.
Kru mixed it up again, and instead of doing all 5, 6 count family, we would do just three of each 6 count drill. Talk melting the brain. That was amazing and hard all at the same time.
So yeah today was not the best training day in the respect of me feeling like I am accomplishing anything. But again I know I just need to put the time in. So I did. I feel good for getting the exercise in. I was dripping in sweat and got to work with some new people in class.
Thank you for reading. Please let me know if you have any questions. I hope you have a great day. Keep being awesome, and keep trying to be the best you, that you can be.
Bruise blooming on foot because I was not kicking right.
2 hours of Muay Thai and Kali training. I have mentioned it before. I have days where one of my Martial Arts is not clicking. Its frustrating and I don’t really like it. I don’t know why I have days like this. I assume that I am not the only one. But that is only an assumption. Maybe its because of this huge catering job that I am doing this week. Maybe its just the stars are not aligned. Who knows. But today in Muay Thai I was a clumsy monkey.
Muay Thai – Staple of Muay Thai, Clumsy Monkey
We did a review of the things we were doing last week. We were working on a staple of Muay Thai the 4 counts. You may think. Wow they work on the same things a lot. And yeah… you would be right. We do. This is one of the staples of Muay Thai. This is a combination that we drill over and over again. As you can see I am off balance a little. I am clumsy today. I am annoyed at myself and I want to do better.
Some times the only thing you can do is go in and put the time in. Even if you feel you are doing poorly like me in class today. You can see the bruise on my foot from kicking the pads wrong. Muay Thai a lot of times is self correcting. When you kick or hit something wrong you will hurt yourself or your training partner. When you kick the pads wrong, and hit mostly with the top of your foot you will bruise the crap out of it. This is just the bruise right away… We will see what it looks like tomorrow.
Training:
First 3 minute round, we worked on Thai 4 counts
Pyramid kicks
Second 3 minute round, receiving and dealing with a jab or cross and returning a 4 count
Pyramid kicks
Third 3 minute round, blocking or shielding an incoming kick and returning a Thai 4 count
Pyramid Kicks
3 x 3 minute rounds of sparring.
Kru Kristen said I was doing well… but I have tells, and I kept getting kicked and punched. I know its part of the process but. Man it sucks when you suck, and it sucks when you know you suck and are having a bad time. Anyway here is a video of me doing dealing with the jab and cross. You can see me being a little off balance. Meh… but tomorrow is another day.
Kali – 5 drills in one big drill
Kali went a little better for me. I was exhausted after Muay Thai so that did not help. However, I did not seem to have to much of a hard time dealing with the drills.
Training:
We started with the Heaven 6, then Standard 6, then we did the Earth 6
We worked on cob cob
Umbrella came next
Winshield Wiper followed
Ordibis followed winshield
Then then… Kru Krysta wanted to put it all together.
This drill below is all in the video below.
COB COB
Umbrella
Heaven
Winshield Wiper
Ordibis
Yes all those drills were done all at once. This was interesting cause we were able to do it. But we kinda had to feel our way around it. Feel the rhythm and feel the flow. Below is a picture of what we did and the footwork. I am tired and don’t have time or energy to make a foot work graphic today.
This is a video of us practicing this very drill, the 5 drills together melting my brain, and also making new pathways in my brain. Hopefully in the future I will be able to pull on this knowledge, and make it flow better.
Thank you for reading. I must away to bed. I have another day of cooking all day for 200 people, serving, and teaching. I hope you have a wonderful day/evening/morning where you are. Keep being awesome and keep striving to be the best you, that you can be.
