Today was my second sparring session at the new gym. I spent a total of 2 hours at the gym today. The time flew by actually. It was nice. I had four good rounds. I moved my head more (aha!). Hollywood seemed pleased. There was an audience of big tough guys who were complimentary - I was "doing my thing in there" according to one chap. My goal is that I always be "better" in sparring that the time before. If I can do just one thing better than before, then I've made a tiny step towards... being better.
John, (aka head trainer dude) worked with me for a while on my stance. Apparently, I do the "olympic" stance which he doesn't think provides enough balance. And also, I face my gloves out when I'm sparring so I'm not able to protect myself as much OR throw strong punches. Because my gloves face out, my opponent can see my shoulders move the punches. AND, even my jab is supposed to come from my right foot! My shoulders aren't relaxed enough. My right back foot doesn't turn enough. I'm not bent over to my right enough. We were able to "fix" me so that my form was correct, but the hard part is remembering what "correct" feels like and then doing it.
Oh yeah, I also throw wild punches and don't keep my body tight enough.
Holy macarole, I have a lot to remember for next time! I'm going to work on being in the proper stance and just throwing good jabs and rights (correct form, shoulders relaxed, not giving anything away)... and see where that gets me. Better will do just fine.
NOW, I'm going to get the sweat cake off my body, put on a dress, make-up and go out dancing.
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