It’s getting to be pretty damn freezing outside, here in Vancouver. However, after 2 minutes of the warm-up you’re already beginning to break a sweat down at Universal MMA. We’ve mixed some intense cardio and footwork drills into the warm-up now for Muay Thai. Muay Thai has been going really well lately, as everything is flowing together nicely. My footwork is improving, my jab is faster, my hooks are more fluid and my kicks are gaining strength. My conditioning is also improving, as I am able to maintain powerful strikes right through until the end of class. I am also doing a good job of keeping my hands up to guard my head, as I used to drop my hands due to fatigue / forgetfulness / improper technique. Now I just act like my hand is glue to my head until I throw my punch, then it comes right back to my head after the punch.
In No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu last class we learned 2 excellent Armbars from the mount. I was happy to have a couple more submissions in my arsenal, and put them to good use while rolling. My offense isn’t strong enough to submit the more senior guys yet, but my defense is good enough that I can avoid getting submitted more than once or twice, in most cases. Conditioning also plays a roll, as I find a lot of the submissions I’m giving up are a result of me getting tired and not having the energy to do what is required to defend properly. Overall it is still very enjoyable, and I look forward to the new techniques that we learn every class, and to adding them to my growing aresenal of grappling techniques.
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