Sensei Noia has us work on sparring drills for most of the class.
Shift in, shift out…
We started with a partner and were shifting in, throwing and attack and shifting out. Sensei felt that we were not shifting well enough so he had us pull out the elastic bands. I was having a really hard time getting my body to shift forward for some reason. It felt as if my feet were stuck to the floor but after a little while, my feet were moving a little better.
Free sparring…
We spent some time free sparring and I ended walking into one of Mike Buss’s punches with my chin. Oddly enough, it hurt like crazy but I didn’t stop. He has been helping me a great deal and it is really working. I didn’t have any anger or adrenaline rush and I was able to continue sparring without loosing my focus like I would have in the past. My jaw really hurt after class but I am sure it will heal up.
I ended up sparring with another friend and for the first time, I was throwing attack after attack. I kept the pressure on him for one minute an never let up. This was a first for me and I really think that sparring with Mike and the advice from Sensei Noia is starting to sink in.
We finished up class with some conditioning movements and then lined up and bowed out.
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