22 JUN: Banged up!

Banged up and bruised on purpose!!!!

Man, my training partner and I really turned up the masochism for today's workout:

  1. Partner drills: 3 x 2min / 30sec rest
    (jab/cross/hook -> catch/catch/slip)


  2. Body conditioning, punches only: 3 x 2min / 30sec rest
    Any combination of punches with no gloves to your partner's body. We took lots of good shots to the stomach, floating ribs, and chest. OUCH!!! 1 round on, 1 round off. 6 rounds total


  3. Heavy bag kicking, alternating rounds: 2 x 2min / 30sec rest
    One person kicked while the other stretched. That's a total of 2 rounds stretching and 2 rounds heavy bag


  4. Body conditioning, legs only: total of about 10 minutes
    We alternated with all manner of kicks, from both right and left lead. My thighs are HURT! I took a lot of hard shins to my thigh. I wonder how this will affect my squatting tomorrow? :)
    We discovered that one of the most painful kicks is a hard shin on the lats, right around the arm pit. if you do it hard enough, your opponent will feel the pain on his shoulder blade. another OUCH!!!!
    And never underestimate stepping outside and dropping a shin right across your opponent's belly. OUCH x 3!!!!!!!!!


  5. Kicking burn out drills: about 10 minutes
    You'd just have to see this one as it is hard to visualize. It involves jumping spin kicks. it isn't a fighting technique, but demands balance, explosiveness, and correct form more than any other drill. This is truly for the dedicated fighter/martial artist, not just a "workout"er.
    Jump snap kick a left and as you bring down your left leg, jump snap kick a right. Keep alternating as long as you can. My entire core was blitzed after 7 reps.

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