New classes, new outside training

[Matt - a simple hobbit]

I took my first class with everyone last night on the kicking and punching lines. It was so fun and a great work-out. Now that we have moved into a new section, I need to shift things around with what I work on at home.

Instead of taking a special day to train kicks once a week, I am moving joint locks and hubud tho that day. I can't tell if Carla is excited about this change. I can do free-flow hubud with Shadow (aka Dakota) before class, but she will help me with the joint locks.

This past week has been a great one of training. I substituted my legs workout with a workout of running the stairs at the beach on Tuesday. My legs were burning! I also have been able to get all the staff 10 count and passing lines as well as the dummy work. Now I need to make them both smooth and strong as I move towards black.

Also ... a side note. I apologize in advance for my focus before and after classes on the dummy. I don't have a dummy at home, just a heavy bag. I daily work through the dummy material on my heavy bag visualizing where and what to do, but it just isn't the same. So ... when I have time to do the dummy work before and after class, I try to make the most of every minute.