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And finally, the last one. Monday Muay Thai class + Boxing class The guest kru had us working on a few different short sequences to start out. They didn't seem to make a central idea behind them, but they were all practical and effective by themselves, so it was fine. Then we had to string them together into one big sequence, which felt decidedly less practical, but at least it can work on building stamina. The boxing class worked on switching between aggressive and defe

Catching up, part four. Tuesday Muay Thai class This class worked on long sequences. It was rough for my first one back after a bout of illness over the weekend, but I survived. That said, I did skip out on the boxing class this day to avoid going overboard too soon. Wednesday Muay Thai class + Boxing class The guest kru ran a head-to-head back-and-forth defense class. It started out fine, mixed in some odd stuff around the middle, but then finished nicely with some fr

Catching up, part three. Monday Muay Thai class + Boxing class The guest kru made this whole class about building up a big progressive drill. I don't mean to be negative about it, but despite including elbow and knee strikes, I just felt like it got bloated after the first few steps to a point that felt unnecessary. The boxing class, on the other hand, worked on defensive reactions and countering, which is always a worthwhile topic, especially when handled well. Tuesday

Catching up, part two. Monday Muay Thai class + Boxing class The guest kru ran this class about progressively building up a sequence involving feints. It was a good thing to practice, even if the drills were scripted to a point where I feel like they weren't giving full potential value, but that's honestly a nitpick. The boxing class focused on quick entry and exiting with an offensive burst in between. It seemed like the more practical of the two classes to me. Tuesday

Has it been a month already? Monday Muay Thai class + Boxing class This was a fundamentals review class. It was a basic but good grind, with some extra calisthenics added on compared to usual. This was my first real class with the new boxing coach, and I liked how it went. We worked on movement and managing space with jabs. It was definitely a different approach compared to the main kru, but it was sensible enough that I'm looking forward to doing more. Tuesday Muay T