Anaconda Choke and Upper Body Training (diary entry)

This Triple C session began with a warm-up on the focus mitts and then onto the Thai pads. We looked at two different styles of stand-up fighting, including my client’s preferred defensive approach. We then went back over Western Boxing and Muay Thai clinching tactics. Going to the ground we looked at defending from the under guard pass and stacking. Thwarting the pass early a fighter can back roll and then move forward go for a lowline takedown or opt for an anaconda choke. The anaconda choke attack is perhaps a little less risky, as driving forward under an attacking person from the knees can result in taking their entire weight on a fighter’s back. The same risk occurs when you go for a standard double-leg takedown from standing. Exploring the anaconda choke in more detail, we then moved onto the ‘gator roll. The strength section consisted of heavy lifts accompanied by active recovery with the resistance bands. The first exercise consisted of a standard pull-up accompanied with straight punching with resistance bands for active recovery. The second exercise consisted of a standard bench press with a barbell accompanied by single arm pulling with the resistance bands. We then moved onto Indian press-ups, which will form a party of my client’s regular home exercises.