After dislocating my left little finger by trying to stop a
stomp kick with my hand I paid a visit to the fracture clinic..who signed me
off for 3 weeks from active duties at work. This means I'm inside and not
outdoors and am limited as to how much I can physically do. Awesome.
The yin to the yang is that I also can't train at Krav
either.
Deciding to put a positive spin on this, I went along to the
session last Tuesday, solely to watch the Sparring class.
I'd had suspicions that my sparring was lacking so thought
half an hour sat watching, free from stress, fatigue or a boot in my groin
would help me see just what I need to watch out for and improve upon.
As the main class filed out to go home, the four guys who'd
elected to stay for Sparring got kitted up in the bomb disposal vests and got
going.
I was partnered with a big Polish guy the night I busted my
finger (he didn't dislocate it, that was in the "3 Vs 1" melee at the
end) and he was all over me, even knocking me down on the floor a couple of
times. This time I watched him fight and he's a good fighter. He waits for you
to come to him, which I picked up on last week, however what I hadn't spotted
is that if you get too close he takes a couple of hits by protecting his face
with his hands...and then follows up with a vicious hook to the side of your
head.
As the group changed partners I watched the styles they
fought in and a few things became apparent that I hadn't spotted before. First
of all, those that landed punches usually didn't telegraph their moves,
something I do. Also, those that didn't get repeatedly walloped in the head had
their hands up and their chins down, something I fail to do regularly.
I had originally thought that the list of "wounds"
picked up on the P4 grading last March sounded badass (lost contact lens, lost
gum shield, chipped tooth) but now I realise it's because my guard was down and
I wasn't striking properly. My kicking is weak, mainly due to lack of
flexibility (Devil's Claw tablets from Holland & Barret and a few
"Yoga for Dummies" YouTube videos are helping that) but also stamina
and cardio training issues.
For one night it was beneficial to just sit and see how
other people fight, without the emotions and adrenalin (not to mention sweat)
that come with being part of a class but not being able to see what's going on
except for the guy facing you.
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