29 APR: Thai boxing training
Fun work on Thursday, but my neck is paying the price!! Warm-up: 2min on / 30 sec off Jump rope: 2 rounds Knees and elbows on heavy bag: 2 rounds Blocking / flow drills: about 15 minutes I'm not sure what exactly to call this. It is sort of a blend of Filipino Dumog and Wing Chun Trapping Hands, combined with a bit of Kajukenbo . Basically you alternate rolling blocks and punches and get a rythme going. the idea is to develop speed, circular redirection, and 'feel' for what your opponent is doing. Randomly throughout the drill, I had my partner disrupt the flow with a hard block and counter. This teaches him to throw one of the basic block techniques instinctively and efficiently, and it hones my blocking of unexpected punches. Clinch Drill: 4 rounds of 2min on / 30sec off One person holds a clinch with about 50% resistance, and lightly throws knees, elbows and forearms. The other person practices escapes of any variety. We alternated rounds for 4 rounds, e...