Day Three
11:00am-12:00pm (1hr)
We started off with the usual jump rope for 6 minutes with a 40 seconds break. We didn't do our normal across the mat routine with the jabs and hooks, but we went straight to circling around the gloves to practice my jabs and hooks.
After that, we did some shadow boxing. We added dips into it and put everything together. That went on for about 5-15 minutes with some breaks.
My jump rope warm up is improving, but I still need to learn the rhythm that goes along with it. My stance needs some improvement; my feet keeps squaring up and I tend to keep them close together. I need to learn how to pick up on the speed of shadow boxing. I need to practice outside of the gym so that when I'm on the mat with my mentor, the flow of my punches and kicks will be smooth.
Overall Hours: (3hrs 50min)
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Friday, February 1, 2013
Capstone Project: Muay Thai
Day Two:
4:30-5:50pm (1hr 20min)
Today we went over how to wrap my hands with the hand wraps. My mentor, Taylor taught me another way to wrap my hands. As usual, we did a 3 minute jump rope warm up. I improved just a little on the jump rope, but I could still use more practice. After our warm up, we went over what we did last week to see if I remembered them and if I improved.
We pretty much did the same thing we did last week, but today we focused on my left kicks and knees. Taylor had me use the combination punches he taught me and added left knee and left kicks. Also, he taught me the proper way to uppercut my opponent. After teaching me the somewhat new lessons, he taught me the proper footwork for my left kicks and knee. I had trouble switching my feet and kicking on my left leg, but after practicing it a few times I got a hang of it. Of course, it still isn't perfect and still needs practice.
We went ahead and practiced with the pads for a couple of minutes and had 40 minute breaks each session.
In my opinion, I think I'm slowly improving and getting the hang of performing the movements I've learned. I just need some practice and maybe I'll get better each time I meet with my mentor.
For the next practice, I want to be able to perfect the new footwork he taught me and learn to get the hang of dropping my arm when it's supposed to drop and keeping them up to protect my chin.
Overall Hours: (2hrs 50min)
4:30-5:50pm (1hr 20min)
Today we went over how to wrap my hands with the hand wraps. My mentor, Taylor taught me another way to wrap my hands. As usual, we did a 3 minute jump rope warm up. I improved just a little on the jump rope, but I could still use more practice. After our warm up, we went over what we did last week to see if I remembered them and if I improved.
We pretty much did the same thing we did last week, but today we focused on my left kicks and knees. Taylor had me use the combination punches he taught me and added left knee and left kicks. Also, he taught me the proper way to uppercut my opponent. After teaching me the somewhat new lessons, he taught me the proper footwork for my left kicks and knee. I had trouble switching my feet and kicking on my left leg, but after practicing it a few times I got a hang of it. Of course, it still isn't perfect and still needs practice.
We went ahead and practiced with the pads for a couple of minutes and had 40 minute breaks each session.
In my opinion, I think I'm slowly improving and getting the hang of performing the movements I've learned. I just need some practice and maybe I'll get better each time I meet with my mentor.
For the next practice, I want to be able to perfect the new footwork he taught me and learn to get the hang of dropping my arm when it's supposed to drop and keeping them up to protect my chin.
Overall Hours: (2hrs 50min)
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