Sparring Drills Continue (diary entry)

03.10.19 Thursday night brought my client up to the seven and a half hour point of his course on stand-up sparring. Tonight we built on previous Muay Thai sparring drills with some Western Boxing influences. We warmed up with mirror footwork, which was followed by three sets of pad-work. The first set looked at Western Boxing attacks and defences against kicks. The second added to this teeps and knees. The final set added in round kicks. We then commenced with the following sparring drills: First Round: Western Boxing 30 x seconds one for one sparring 30 x seconds two for two sparring 30 x seconds three for sparring 30 x seconds one for one sparring 30 x seconds two for two sparring 30 x seconds three for sparring Second Round: Muay Thai 30 x seconds one for one sparring 30 x seconds two for two sparring 30 x seconds three for sparring 30 x seconds one for one sparring 30 x seconds two for two sparring 30 x seconds three for sparring Third Round: Combination vs Combination Fourth Round: Punches vs Kicks Fifth Round: Punches vs Kicks Sixth Round: Western Boxing Seventh Round: Kicks Only Eighth Round: Clinch We finished with PNF stretching exercises.