Training Log: Entry 234

Muay Thai tonight.

Summary of class:
Warm-up
Drills
Conditioning

Warm-up:
Heavybag work.  2 two minute rounds. 

Coaches tips: Stick butt out before launching kick for more power.

Drills:
Focus of tonight was teep (push-kick)

Drill 1: Alternating teeps with defending partner absorbing blow

Coaches notes: Relax while firing teeps, otherwise move too rigid and telegraph.

Drill 2: Alternating teeps with defending partner performing a sweep block and countering with counter outside leg kick.

Note: Sweep block seems like a practical application of TKD low block.  More of a sweeping motion than a destructive downward motion.

Drill 3: Same as drill two with addition of highkick after low counter kick.

Personal note: Still need to realx when attempting to sweep block.  Too much reading means they could take advantage of me telegraphing and feint.

Sparring: Light contact w/no inside leg kicks, main focus on use of teep.

Notes: Fire the jab too much.  Hiding behind it.  Need to combo with it more.  Manage some good headshots on the start student tonight.  Still going too light on the women.

Eat 25 leg kicks each side

Personal notes: When eating a kick, much better idea to take it to the front of the thigh than the side or back.

Conditioning:

40 roundhouses on each leg w/5 power alternate 5 speed
5 sets of 10 crunches off of the ring edge, hold for 10 seconds at the 10th rep while hammerfisting midsection
30 reverse/back crunches off the edge of the ring holding the last rep for 10 seconds