CP Company log

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9th May 08

had 2 weeks off due to the gym being closed for national holidays and me being a lazy bastard

5 rounds skipping

3 rounds sparing

3 rounds heavy bag

5 rounds double end (The cord was really tight today, it was even hard doing a one two combination!)

SParring- Sparred with a different pro who took it quite light on me. He didnt land any hard shorts and was pretty much just hitting my gloves and pulling his punches when landing.

I only landed 3 good/hard shots. Two good hooks to the body and one good counter left hook to the head.

Plus Points- I felt prety good in the ring. My footwork and and upper body movement felt quite good. I was also a bit better at parrying/blockingg. Before I was jumping out of range too dramatically.

I could hear my coach and one of the pros who was watching talking about me when sparring and they were fairly complimentary and echoed the points above.

Negative points-

Blow my fucking nose before sparring!! I found it hard to keep my gob shut and the coach and pro kept shouting at me to keep my mouth closed. I also have a crappy shock doctor gumshield which is far too bulky for my mouth. I will make an appointment with my dentist to get a fitted one and hopefully he will fiddle the price and put it on my national health!

Throw more punches and when I do throw do it in combinations.

I am finding it hard to land punches. Mainly I am still unable to work out my range and to close the distance when following up with my jab. But, one of the reasons I dont throw so many punches is that I am trying to look like I know what i am doing, rather than flailing away like a complete beginner.

One other problem is that if i cant see an opening I am reluctant to let my hands go. Hopefully the problems i have will smooth out with time and experience.

My coach wants me to spar with that guy more often and we are trying to get sparring with each other a couple of times a week if our schedules match.