Way to the TKDI EC 2012, Part XII

The [Open European Championships] are closing in with at a tremendous pace - just 10 more days to go until weigh-in (oct. 26th), 12 until the fights (oct. 28th). Oddly enough, this was also what today's training was all about - pace.

You see, I'm certainly not going to be the fastest guy in my weight division. Most of the upper-class fighters there will be far beyond me in terms of skill and experience. Also, I'll probably suffer from a severe height disadvantage. Hence, I need to really take my strengths to a new level and excel in those areas where I can compete - namely, that's conditioning (strength and endurance) and fighting spirit. Watching [the first ever UFC flyweight championship fight] did a lot for my motivation, too. So, after warming up with five 2-minute rounds of rope skipping, each of us (did I mention I was working out with Chris?) did four 3-minute rounds of padwork. Of course, Chris focused on semi-contact techniques (long straight punches and backfist strikes), as that's the event he'll compete in. Since I on the other hand will fight in the continous sparring event, it was all about combinations for me. As usual, I pursued a distinct technique goal:

Long series of punches (although I doubt hooks and uppercuts will be allowed under [TKDI] rules)
Counter blitz attacks with punches, finalize with a kick to the body
Attack with a blitz attack, throw punches, finalize with a kick to the body
Combine #2 and #3

We actually filmed the session, but since the file is over 4GB in size, uploading it to [youtube] will probably take all night. Therefore, I'll attach the video to this post retroactively once it's available.

So here's the video footage on that session - Enjoy!

So long,

take care

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