Training Log: Entry 150

Went to a Crapboxing class today.  Crapboxing is like kickboxing, except it sucks awful.

This was some McDojo Indonesian martial arts studio that I had mocked previously on campus.  I knew I was in for a laugh when I saw it.

"Drills" (I use the word lightly)

Cardio crap at the start.  Combination between a Capo ginga and boxing jab-cross-hook-uppercut combos

Ginga+front kick, round kick, side kick (all TKD style)

After "learning" these techniques (by learn I mean mimcing) we tried them out on kicking large bags (ala TKD class).

4 stations.  2 front kick.  1 roundkick.  1 sidekick.

They had one fat man and 3 old ladies holding pads.  The fat man tried to bring me down on my sidekick, and I almost killed two of the ladies.  One held the pad frontways for a roundkick, and I promptly kicked her shoulder.  I apolgoized, and she didn't correct herself.  I was told to "be nice" for the second holder.  How am I supposed to progress if I kick light?

Some chick behind me was mocking how I hissed when I struck.  I confronted her after class.  She buckled and gave me a BS excuse.

After pad work, we did some basic calestentics and stretching.  They did a hardsell for their club.  I did my best not to laugh.  Total class length of 45 minutes.

Notes:
Holy Christ this club sucks. If you are in the Portland area, do NOT check out Tulene martial arts
I wanted to spar the instructors, but no go
The on campus MA clubs are way better...and that's a statement
MCDOJO!

 

I'd like to congratulate myself on my 150th post.

Training Log: Entry 149

Attended American Kickboxing class

Intro:
Greeted instructor.  Announced my desire to participate. 
When told to get some wraps, I produced my own.  After the crowd
gathered, drills started.

First drill:
On standing bag
Jab-cross-jab-cross-left hook-right hook-left uppercut-right
uppercut-left elbow-right elbow-left knee-front
kick-sidekick-roundkick-switch stance roundkick
Then repeat with left foot lead (previous was right foot lead)

Second Drill:
On standing bag
Jab-cross-jab-cross-left hook-right hook--left uppercutright
uppercut-spin backfist-front
kick-sidekick-3Xroundkick-front
kick-sidekick-3Xroundkickswitch stance roundkick
Then repeat with left foot lead

Third drill:
On standing bag
Burnouts.  Jab-cross as hard/fast as possible with good form.

Fourth drill:
On standing bag.  Tie a jump rope and stretch it from about chest height.  Jab-cross-bob/weave-jab-cross

Fifth drill:
On standing bag.
Pyramid roundhouse kicks.  1-10.  Switch legs.

Sixth drill:
On standing bag
from a squat-stand-front kick-squat-stand other leg front kick-squat
repeat with roundkick

After that, did some conditioning.  Mainly abs.

Notes:
Instructor has no problem with me doing things the Muay Thai way (ala
my roundhouses, elbows, and knees) rather than the KB way. 
Good workout.  INstructor is lax on correcting technique, but there are mirrors everywhere.
Mainly female crowd. 
Hands torn from improper punching form.

Was major fun.

Training Log: Entry 148

Taking an American Kickboxing class tomorrow.  Should improve my
handgame somewhat, although may possible wreck my already broken kick
game.  Oh well.  No real loss there.  'sides, the
workout will be good.  Sadly, no sparring.  My kingdom for a
sparring partner.

MMA club is almost official.

Training Log: Entry 147

Attended another TKD class.

Went over same old stuff.

Learned some funky spearhand/slap block.  Somehow we're supposed to stop a block with a slap.

Sparring, bag hitting, all that jazz.  I and the other student are way better at keeping our hands up than the frickin' instructor.  Pitiful.

Wrist is still bugging me.

Fun lifting day.  Did traps, forearms, neck, and concentration curls.  Not really a part of my routine, but was bored.

Personal Entry:

Just like last year, new halloween pic.



For those who can't figure it out
Marv from "Sin City" standing next to Crysta from "Fern Gully"

This costume was just about as easy as last year's Punisher.

Training Log: Entry 146

New weight training program is kicking my butt.  I like it. 
Replaced cleans with deadlifts in similar fashion of bench/squats
(can't do cleans in my gym, and hafta use a EZ bar for deadies). 
Have a persistant wrist injury that is annoying my lifting.  Can't
do push-ups very well on it, but lifts are ok.  I hope it's
getting better.

Happy 20th Birthday to myself.

Traning Log: Entry 145

Someone posted a new routine online that looks pretty fun

Pull Day
Pull Ups 5xfailure
Pulldowns 3x10
Dumbbell Rows 4x8
Upright Rows 4x8
Hammer Curls 4x8
Cleans 3x5


Push Day
Bench 10,8,6,4,3x3
Incline Bench 4x5
Military Press 4x8
Pushdowns 3x10
Dips 3xfailure


Leg Day
Squats 10,8,6,4,3x3
Lunges 4x10 each leg
Leg Curls 3x10
Leg Extensions 3x10
Calf Raises 3x10
Squat Jumps 1xfailure

Gonna modify it a little bit, but it looks like a pretty grovy change from what I've been doing.