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ok Thursday was cool
trained a little ground and pound
my right arm punching and elbowing is fine
my left arm I havn't even tried to elbow with I dont' think and the punching is off for gnp, it's like the fist comes down at an angle
oh and lol this was great
ok my friends are teaching me
and one friend (head instructor) hasthis little girl, she's a great kid and she helps train us
well I was on the bottom and another guy was trying GNP for the first time and he was rocking too much, he would get bucked or pushed off
so I was laying there with a pad on my chest he was beating on and I"m like no dude your leaning too much
and the lil girl goes yah do it like this
and starts hitting the pad
and I'm like ug! uf! ow! ah! mm!
she was throwing some good punches damnit
I was like jeez...
and we did some standup clinch work
I am apparently rather quick on my feet for a big guy
which is good
we did some breaking them being behind you and going behind them (sorry my friends arn't big on telling me the name of what the hell we are doing)
and I wasok at that
and I thought we should do it slightly differently and when another friend of ours came over that night and I showed him he said to do it a little differntly and said exactly what I was thinking of doing
so perhaps I have found my niche in the fight world...
the Clinch lol
it's what my instructor said I'd be good at, apparently he knows what he's doing
so then Friday we had some sparring and that went well and crapy at the same time
my under aggression continues to be a problem
the instructor litterally kicked me in the ass to get me to move forward on the one guy I was sparring
tho I did bowl him over off of one charge and everyone said it was a good charge..ended the fight actually cus he landed rough and hurt his leg some
then I knocked the instructor down, initially he was quite pleased cus he's actualy very good defensivly and hard to catch so I thnk he was proud, then I waited for him to get up and he got mad cus I didn't stay on him
so he gave me a solid cross to the jaw
he did it to irritate me or punish me or something but actually that was one of my favorit parts of the class
I finally took a punch straight to the damned face and didn't look away
I had previously looked away while getting hitt and while hitting
then I just looked away mostly while getting hit but took a few that I didn't flinch from which was great
and I ddin't look away very much at all when I was actually throwing
tho I did catch a really solid hit to the nose
I didn't fall or even get wobbly I just stumbled slightly then readjusted my feet (he hit me so hard my feet got out of stance like..way out of stance) and went back at it with him
also, when we clinched up one time I got his back
that was terrific
oddly the instructors where less pleased with me getting a more advanced fighters back then they where when I caught him with a pretty clean hook that made him stumble slightly....
he thought it was good that I got his back but no one else felt it was a big deal
same thing with knocking the instructor down
the instructor seemed happy at first but no one else did
we were doing straight stand up so I had nothing to do with his back
can't slam him on the ground out there I'd kill him, didn't want us doing takedowns
not really sure what they want me to do when I knock someone down...maybe I should dive on them for GNP I dunno I'll have to ask
oh and every time my one friend threw a cross I caught him with a hook
I took the damned cross but I caught him with the hook
so at least I'm getting better
once again two biggest problems are flinching when swung on and lack of aggression
tho I flinched almost none when I was the one swinging
so I'm glad that improved
I dont' think I skipped anything..
I was really suprsed at the little girls Ground and Pound power tho...
oh I also caught someone with a really solid slap, it was supposed to be a Hook but he was too far away so to catch him I had to open the Hook up and it got less power then it could have had but it made a loud sound and his arms went wobbly he didn't go down tho
I keep getting yelled at to watch the power
but I'm already watching the power!
if I slow down anymore I'm never going to make contact with them...
oh well
I am still enjoying training despite the pain and stuff
trained a little ground and pound
my right arm punching and elbowing is fine
my left arm I havn't even tried to elbow with I dont' think and the punching is off for gnp, it's like the fist comes down at an angle
oh and lol this was great
ok my friends are teaching me
and one friend (head instructor) hasthis little girl, she's a great kid and she helps train us
well I was on the bottom and another guy was trying GNP for the first time and he was rocking too much, he would get bucked or pushed off
so I was laying there with a pad on my chest he was beating on and I"m like no dude your leaning too much
and the lil girl goes yah do it like this
and starts hitting the pad
and I'm like ug! uf! ow! ah! mm!
she was throwing some good punches damnit
I was like jeez...
and we did some standup clinch work
I am apparently rather quick on my feet for a big guy
which is good
we did some breaking them being behind you and going behind them (sorry my friends arn't big on telling me the name of what the hell we are doing)
and I wasok at that
and I thought we should do it slightly differently and when another friend of ours came over that night and I showed him he said to do it a little differntly and said exactly what I was thinking of doing
so perhaps I have found my niche in the fight world...
the Clinch lol
it's what my instructor said I'd be good at, apparently he knows what he's doing
so then Friday we had some sparring and that went well and crapy at the same time
my under aggression continues to be a problem
the instructor litterally kicked me in the ass to get me to move forward on the one guy I was sparring
tho I did bowl him over off of one charge and everyone said it was a good charge..ended the fight actually cus he landed rough and hurt his leg some
then I knocked the instructor down, initially he was quite pleased cus he's actualy very good defensivly and hard to catch so I thnk he was proud, then I waited for him to get up and he got mad cus I didn't stay on him
so he gave me a solid cross to the jaw
he did it to irritate me or punish me or something but actually that was one of my favorit parts of the class
I finally took a punch straight to the damned face and didn't look away
I had previously looked away while getting hitt and while hitting
then I just looked away mostly while getting hit but took a few that I didn't flinch from which was great
and I ddin't look away very much at all when I was actually throwing
tho I did catch a really solid hit to the nose
I didn't fall or even get wobbly I just stumbled slightly then readjusted my feet (he hit me so hard my feet got out of stance like..way out of stance) and went back at it with him
also, when we clinched up one time I got his back
that was terrific
oddly the instructors where less pleased with me getting a more advanced fighters back then they where when I caught him with a pretty clean hook that made him stumble slightly....
he thought it was good that I got his back but no one else felt it was a big deal
same thing with knocking the instructor down
the instructor seemed happy at first but no one else did
we were doing straight stand up so I had nothing to do with his back
can't slam him on the ground out there I'd kill him, didn't want us doing takedowns
not really sure what they want me to do when I knock someone down...maybe I should dive on them for GNP I dunno I'll have to ask
oh and every time my one friend threw a cross I caught him with a hook
I took the damned cross but I caught him with the hook
so at least I'm getting better
once again two biggest problems are flinching when swung on and lack of aggression
tho I flinched almost none when I was the one swinging
so I'm glad that improved
I dont' think I skipped anything..
I was really suprsed at the little girls Ground and Pound power tho...
oh I also caught someone with a really solid slap, it was supposed to be a Hook but he was too far away so to catch him I had to open the Hook up and it got less power then it could have had but it made a loud sound and his arms went wobbly he didn't go down tho
I keep getting yelled at to watch the power
but I'm already watching the power!
if I slow down anymore I'm never going to make contact with them...
oh well
I am still enjoying training despite the pain and stuff
Djimbe
New member
MM107 :
Call this number :
212) 226-1792
then call the number that the Recordng gives you .
THAT guy is the biggest badass that you can get to .
Its his Cellphone . Just say you got the # off his Website , and youre calling about Classes .
His English is hard to Understand .
Put up wih it .
He dosent teach a "Flavour Of The Month" system , and dosent folow Trends .
Put up with it .
Ive seen his 100 lb daughter LEVEL a legit 300lber - the cat knows wat hes doing , and EVERY lesson is like a Seminar from everyone else .
He also happens to be in Queens .
Call this number :
212) 226-1792
then call the number that the Recordng gives you .
THAT guy is the biggest badass that you can get to .
Its his Cellphone . Just say you got the # off his Website , and youre calling about Classes .
His English is hard to Understand .
Put up wih it .
He dosent teach a "Flavour Of The Month" system , and dosent folow Trends .
Put up with it .
Ive seen his 100 lb daughter LEVEL a legit 300lber - the cat knows wat hes doing , and EVERY lesson is like a Seminar from everyone else .
He also happens to be in Queens .
ok today we did some combos and footwork
my footwork is ok I think but not good
and my punching was alright but not good either
we did some retreating and punching
my instrcutor wants me forever going forward to keep pressure on the other guy, so of course my going forward punching is iffy at best and my retreating punching is relativly solid....
how could it go any other way right? lol
I feel my Endurance is improving
oh and we did frog jumps and I was clearing some serious distance, which is good cus I'm like 260 lbs
my footwork is ok I think but not good
and my punching was alright but not good either
we did some retreating and punching
my instrcutor wants me forever going forward to keep pressure on the other guy, so of course my going forward punching is iffy at best and my retreating punching is relativly solid....
how could it go any other way right? lol
I feel my Endurance is improving
oh and we did frog jumps and I was clearing some serious distance, which is good cus I'm like 260 lbs
today we did some live clnich work which was great
I enjoyed it
I usually do
my Endurance still needs to get better
and my hands are quick
I was doing four punch combinations faster then most people in the class can manage 3 or even 2
I also did some kicks the instructor saw and he said he was goign to show me more kicks then he origionally planned on
I think the low kick is going to work very well for me
I am not very quick at advancing so if I fight a runner I'm really going to want to hurt his leg some to slow him down or draw his hands down to open up his face
what would be ideal I think is a low kick cross or low kick hook
I'd prefer hook even tho I think cross is superior option, my cross isn't up to par (I'm going to work on that now that my punching bag is hung)
hmmm...what else
I can get the instructor like 1/4 turned
so if I can get 4x as good I can get his back...
lol
oh and he showed a friend a sacrifice takedown that rolls into an armbar
looked awsome and my friend picked up on it quick
I think my friend will be a very good fighter someday if he keeps this up, and he seems to have a true interest
I am glad
the instructor(s) seem to think I am a better fighter then he is, I would say that I would beat him in a fight but I am litterally twice his size
and he dosn't yet have the skill to make that a hinderence to me while making it an advantage to me is easy
and I really think size and strength are all I have on him, and handspeed
I honestly believe tho that he is a more skilled fighter
oh and the instructor went for an armbar on me and I did the defence where you reach through and grab your arm to keep them from straightening it
he was quite happy with how class went
but he still gave us some shit and said we should be further ahead then we are now
if I KO'd Chuck Liddel tomarrow he'd say the same thing, at least I think he would lol
my Clinch work is still my most solid range surely, with the addition of kicks I think my 'long' range work will improve
also I am going to work the shit out of my cross and jab
and my footwork
and my Endurance...
and anything else that comes to mind lol
I Clinched with everyone today
the instructors little girl seems to get nervous in a clinch I think it is her worst range
she's pretty good on the ground because her manuverabilty is nearly perfect due to her young age and slimness she can roll around you and you can litterally loose track of her
and at striking she is pretty good at moving around and avoiding you till she gets the chance to move in for a strike and go back again
but in a clinch she seems to just get nervous
she is great for me to work with tho because with any of the other students (all adult males) I just insticntivly try to out muscle them (and I succeed pretty well but the instructors are more skilled then I am and they go back to absorb the strength ewear me out and then get my back) but with her it is easy for me to restrain my strength and do my utmost to utilize pure skill on her
also she is shorter then me so it's good for teaching me to keep my center low etc
plus if she gets nervous in a clinch she needs work there so I am in a way helping her learn to defend herself if she is ever clinched up
so many things are getting worked on at once there
I enjoyed it
I usually do
my Endurance still needs to get better
and my hands are quick
I was doing four punch combinations faster then most people in the class can manage 3 or even 2
I also did some kicks the instructor saw and he said he was goign to show me more kicks then he origionally planned on
I think the low kick is going to work very well for me
I am not very quick at advancing so if I fight a runner I'm really going to want to hurt his leg some to slow him down or draw his hands down to open up his face
what would be ideal I think is a low kick cross or low kick hook
I'd prefer hook even tho I think cross is superior option, my cross isn't up to par (I'm going to work on that now that my punching bag is hung)
hmmm...what else
I can get the instructor like 1/4 turned
so if I can get 4x as good I can get his back...
lol
oh and he showed a friend a sacrifice takedown that rolls into an armbar
looked awsome and my friend picked up on it quick
I think my friend will be a very good fighter someday if he keeps this up, and he seems to have a true interest
I am glad
the instructor(s) seem to think I am a better fighter then he is, I would say that I would beat him in a fight but I am litterally twice his size
and he dosn't yet have the skill to make that a hinderence to me while making it an advantage to me is easy
and I really think size and strength are all I have on him, and handspeed
I honestly believe tho that he is a more skilled fighter
oh and the instructor went for an armbar on me and I did the defence where you reach through and grab your arm to keep them from straightening it
he was quite happy with how class went
but he still gave us some shit and said we should be further ahead then we are now
if I KO'd Chuck Liddel tomarrow he'd say the same thing, at least I think he would lol
my Clinch work is still my most solid range surely, with the addition of kicks I think my 'long' range work will improve
also I am going to work the shit out of my cross and jab
and my footwork
and my Endurance...
and anything else that comes to mind lol
I Clinched with everyone today
the instructors little girl seems to get nervous in a clinch I think it is her worst range
she's pretty good on the ground because her manuverabilty is nearly perfect due to her young age and slimness she can roll around you and you can litterally loose track of her
and at striking she is pretty good at moving around and avoiding you till she gets the chance to move in for a strike and go back again
but in a clinch she seems to just get nervous
she is great for me to work with tho because with any of the other students (all adult males) I just insticntivly try to out muscle them (and I succeed pretty well but the instructors are more skilled then I am and they go back to absorb the strength ewear me out and then get my back) but with her it is easy for me to restrain my strength and do my utmost to utilize pure skill on her
also she is shorter then me so it's good for teaching me to keep my center low etc
plus if she gets nervous in a clinch she needs work there so I am in a way helping her learn to defend herself if she is ever clinched up
so many things are getting worked on at once there
Djimbe
New member
keep it up , man . Good Posts , kep p the Blogging like this , too ,ESPECIALLY if it heps you keep going to classes , even just a LITTLE bit !
Good Job looking at things in Perspective , too . Yourer right , Big ppl just beat up LITTLE ppl , and theres nothing to be done about that . MA can only CUT Natural advantages , not Erase them utterly .
Goos Work , and Good Eye .
Good Job looking at things in Perspective , too . Yourer right , Big ppl just beat up LITTLE ppl , and theres nothing to be done about that . MA can only CUT Natural advantages , not Erase them utterly .
Goos Work , and Good Eye .
yah, well on the ground my size can help me or hurt me depending
it means more weight for me to bear down and pin someone with and harder punches as I pound their head in, but my manuverability on the ground is terrible so if someone is smaller then me and gets me in a weak possition I'm pretty well stuck there until I get tapped out or pound them into a comba lol
which is hard from the bottom
class tomarrow (I think) and then again on Thursday so hopefully those will go well
please respond as often as you feel like I like bsing about this sort of thing
I have like 3 of these logs
I havn't updated the one in a long time tho
the other two I update the day of each class
it means more weight for me to bear down and pin someone with and harder punches as I pound their head in, but my manuverability on the ground is terrible so if someone is smaller then me and gets me in a weak possition I'm pretty well stuck there until I get tapped out or pound them into a comba lol
which is hard from the bottom
class tomarrow (I think) and then again on Thursday so hopefully those will go well
please respond as often as you feel like I like bsing about this sort of thing
I have like 3 of these logs
I havn't updated the one in a long time tho
the other two I update the day of each class
Djimbe
New member
Kane Fan :
That honestly has very litle to do with Size , man . I find that if you have Proportionately Short legs it can hinder you a LITLE , but its MOSTLY just about getting Comfortable with the Motion . Try this :
On the Hack Squat and the 45Degree Sled put only about 65-70% of your normal Rep Weight on , then go down to where you normally would STOP a rep .
Make THAT place your STARTING point and go CRAZY deep - like to the point where your Knees are behind your Ears and the footplate hits your ass deep . Dont do these for Strength , do them in the 15 Rep Range or so . Also You can do a variation of this same thing on the Smith Machine , Starting your Reps at Thighs Paralell , and throw in Burpees , and Hindu Squats as well .
That honestly has very litle to do with Size , man . I find that if you have Proportionately Short legs it can hinder you a LITLE , but its MOSTLY just about getting Comfortable with the Motion . Try this :
On the Hack Squat and the 45Degree Sled put only about 65-70% of your normal Rep Weight on , then go down to where you normally would STOP a rep .
Make THAT place your STARTING point and go CRAZY deep - like to the point where your Knees are behind your Ears and the footplate hits your ass deep . Dont do these for Strength , do them in the 15 Rep Range or so . Also You can do a variation of this same thing on the Smith Machine , Starting your Reps at Thighs Paralell , and throw in Burpees , and Hindu Squats as well .
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