WCF?

Feeling a good burn from my boxing class today, ready to jump in a hot bath with epsom salts...i'll be feeling this tomorrow.  But first just a few words..

Almost didn't go today when i found out who was instructing.  he may be a nationally top ranked kick boxer, but as a teacher? no thanks.  Teachers need to really teach, give clear instructions, several times for some of us newbies or non-regulars at the gym.  This guy just tells us once, whether it's 3 minutes of lunges with weights or a combo of 10 upper cuts and then 3 burpies, or a sequence of "5,6, 1,4" or "1,2,2,3"... which is not much guidance if we've forgotten which numbers are right jab, or left hook, or upper cut or whatever.  he lacks the charisma of the other instructors, too, but oh well.  i still got a good work-out.

He gave us a very creative bunch of push-ups, i can say that much.. Variations included: frog-legs, swing one leg thru like a hip escape, oblique mountain-climbers, crawl to the left or right, tap the bag and down, shoulder taps, and more.  He also gave us a long, long, long round of ab exercises, which I might not have finished if not for a sudden glimpse of entertainment from the other side of the room that kept me going...

by the way, is this wcw? aw shucks, it's Friday, but this woman crush was on this young boxer chick who was with her trainer over by the boxing ring, beating the crap out of this bag with such amazing technique and form...i was very impressed, and yes, jealous.   After class i snuck in a couple vines of this fighting and training action i was observing, first of the 2 guys in the ring, (one of them an instructor who also fights at least semi-professionally) and then of the girl.  

My observations of her technique:  i know i don't know much yet about the sport, but i could tell she did a few very important things: she kept her guard up really well, she totally used her core muscles in slamming that bag around, she was super FAST at it, she made funny little noises with each strike, and then she'd suddenly back away, like she was ducking from her opponent.  She also spent a few minutes just practicing her footwork off to the side.  girl be nimble!   wow. 

so i'll upload those vines here.  enjoy!