Today’s bag work.
Despite what many of you think, I do take much of the advice and criticism here. Some with more grains of salt than others, but I do appreciate the time many of you take to comment. It’s has been helpful.
Curious what some of you think of today’s work? How do we make this more dangerous? Is there enough variation/creativity in the combos and delivery angles? First clip is around 1h 45m into my session.
There were some things I really wanted to work on my last few sessions including staying more grounded while throwing punches, only leaving the floor with a purpose, getting lower on my rolls, and telegraphing less (required an adjustment in my default guard) + weaving defensive movements into everything.
All things you guys pointed out.
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To cover some ground: I’m 5’9” @ 210 lbs. my strengths are that I am muscular, compact, I have explosive athleticism, and im ambidextrous. I grew up playing soccer (defense) and skateboarding, so I also have a natural sense for balance/my feet.
I understand I am NOT Mike Tyson and that’s exactly why I’ve thrown my own spin on “peak-a-boo” which I feel allows me freedom of movement and speed.
I also understand I have t-Rex arms and I will not win a single fight through the outside jab game. Therefore, my concept is simple: **stalk, pounce-in, chew flesh, bounce-out**. Aka disorderly conduct inside the pocket.
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Square stance is intentional (utilize ambidextrous; access to 8x vectors of movement, 5x stances/positions; on-demand).
Lifting my feet/micro-hopping is also intentional (balance, reset/reload, evasion)
Head leaning in is intentional (balance and power)
Face pointed down, intentional (chin tucked out of reach, better vis on uppers)
Selectively dropping the guard, intentional (hide punch delivery, reduced telegraph on lower elevation strikes)
Wider than usual default guard, higher than typical peak-a-boo instruction, intentional (my physiology demands it to not telegraph; essentially hooks are already loaded. Reduced a needed upward shoulder movement causing the “loopy” telegraph)
Broken/Unorthodox Rhythm (harder to read; energy conservation)