sparring was awesome today. both john and martin were active in watching and critiquing our work. i sparred two rounds with hannah and two with julie. the work with hannah was good. but if julie and i were to have our fight tomorrow, i'd get creamed. martin took me aside after and gave me the following instructions:
1. i have to stop jabbing my way in (since i'm hitting taller girls and it's nearly impossible given my short reach). So instead he showed me some ways to move inward using my legs.
2. he said i have to switch things up more. throw some fake jabs. find ways to throw my opponent off. he said i'm doing the same stuff over and over and it's predictable.
3. he said i have a lot of power but need to work more on the inside (ahem - as i told him, for the record, i started being ONLY an inside fighter and my last trainer made me jab in so now that's why i jab so much therefore i have to re-learn what i originally, naturally did). He told me to look on youtube for old Henry Armstrong, Mike Tyson, and Joe Frazier. Like those guys I need to keep a low center of gravity.
4. He said I need to think of the ring like a chess match. Always thinking about where I'm moving and how I can move to get an optimal shot in.
That Martin. He's good stuff.
Pasta et vino... yuuummm....
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