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And part three. Monday   Muay Thai class This was a kick endurance class, mostly working on round kicks targeting different levels, with some front kicks mixed in as well. It was a nice grind to start the week, though sadly, the holiday weekend meant there was no second class. Tuesday   Muay Thai class This class started out with head-to-head back-and-forth defense drills, with the kru saying she wanted us to focus on being quick to return after defending. Some people didn'

Catching up on the recaps that I've missed lately, part two. Monday   Muay Thai class + Boxing class The guest kru ran a class about building up piece by piece from a simple start into a long sequence including defense and countering. It was reasonable all in all, though he got rather "one true way" about explaining certain things, but I can understand that as a simple and clear starting point for some of the newer people to work from. The main kru ran the boxing class afte

Catching up on the recaps that I've missed lately. Monday   Muay Thai class The guest kru was teaching a progressive drill class this day. It was good work with lots of natural repetition for the early elements to help really dial in the technique through fatigue. Tuesday   Muay Thai class This was a round kick day, with lots of checking and returning to work on defense and offense. We also did a lot of squats in between for extra conditioning. All in all, good hard work.

It's been good to have my martial arts training as a grounding element in tumultuous times. Monday   Muay Thai class This was a fundamentals review class, partly to help a new person get started. I was in a trio with them, too, for extra help. They seemed to listen and tried to apply the advice I was giving, which is always welcome. A fine way to start their time at this gym. Tuesday   Muay Thai class This class was about grinding out long sequences to build stamina. Some

I feel like I somehow have a lot and nothing going on at the same time lately. I am reminded of the song DOS by Ayria. Monday   Muay Thai class This class was about setting up round kicks. It was pretty fundamental stuff, but as usual, I'm always fine with working on that. Nothing fancy, but I'll take practical and effective over annoying chaff any day. The kru also said I was doing well, which I'm trying to just take as a compliment. Tuesday   Muay Thai class This class

And finishing catching up. Monday   Muay Thai class This class was a head-to-head back-and-forth defense class, which are always welcome from my perspective, since it's never not nice to get some practice hitting other humans. I had a fun time with it, and finishing up with some freestyle boxing exchanges was a fine capstone. Tuesday   Muay Thai class This class focused on boxing offense and slipping. Granted, we fit in some kicks as well, but the hands and head movement we