Sparring Lesson

I have been going to the Tuesday free sparring session since it started and have used this to work on specific things with my sparring. The first couple sessions were specifically on a couple of techniques and the last three have been on staying in a right lead and working on in close fighting.

What I learned is that in right lead I tend to keep my left guard low and I turn away slightly. What that means is I am more exposed and I limit my striking. This past Tuesday I tried to focus on staying square and keeping both guards up. It felt a little awkward at first but by the end it was feeling more comfortable.

With the guards up, I was able to work on in close fighting more.

I definitely got hit a lot but it was all controlled and is how I learned about my guard being slightly to low. Hopefully we can come up with a way to ensure that more people can get in on this awesome opportunity that we had.

Catching Up

I have been focused on catching up with peoples blogs a couple of days this past week. I didn't realize that I was over a month behind on a lot of them. It is important to stay up with how the team is doing but it has also given me some great insight. In just a month, you can start to see the change in someone because it is right there in front of you. Sometimes it is hard to see so it is good idea to go back and read their old blogs to see how far they have come. just something that I have observed while trying to get back to the present.

Time Is Limited

I have been extremely busy at work since I started. I am trying to build a customer base from the ground up and it has been a struggle so far. Most people I know are happy with their service and want to stay with the same company. Any new company you want to talk to has its on challenges. You can either send an email to their general email or call them and try to get to the person you need to talk to but so far its been a lot of we will pass your information on.

I have had some success but its not going as well as I had hoped but I am staying positive and continuing to work away. Hopefully things will pick up soon and maybe then I can find some more time to do other things again.