3 days eating the mat and punching bags… in review

Very good week of training last week, I attended Krav Maga for two nights, followed by my second BJJ class on Thursday. The week started off easy enough on Tuesday where we covered techniques against low punches to the stomach and defence against a straight stabbing knife attack. On Wednesday we had a very large [...]

Headlock!

No time lately so I’ll just jot these down quick so I remember what we covered…and maybe expand them later.
footwork and shadow boxing.
360 block and counter attacks (knees).
pass guard (pulling it down quickly) clinch, knee.
pass guard, clinch, knee, standing arm lock.
pass guard, clinch, knee, headlock and choke out.
pass guard, clinch, knee, headlock/choke with arm [...]

Dress up to get knocked down

Finally – last night lesson we got to do some sparring! We started class with the usual warm up then moved onto a game where we had to tap the head of anyone in the class while running around the gym protecting our own head. If you get tapped on the head you have to [...]

Boxing 101: Float like piano, sting like a brick

So last nights class was all about Boxing! Well the basics anyway, It was really, really good fun. Ever since I first saw Ivan Drago or Mr.T put the moves on Rocky Balboa I’ve always wanted to give it a try although I am still slightly wary of turning into a mumbling vegetable. Poo Pooed [...]