today i just boxed, did one round of kickboxing to warm up but boxed every other round. ive gotten p sloppy w my hands and boxing, esp in my fight, i remember my coach told me the biggest thing i needed to work on was my boxing. so td i wanted to focus on just boxing so i coukd get a feel again for just using my hands what i did well: body shots moving around idk not that much lmaoo i was working on my weakness td so i wasnt too hot what i need to work on: capitalizing on misses and slips, had so many times where i slipped or my opponent didnt connect n i didnt do anything, i need to build those reflexes keeping my mind active, i would hit a shot n then move back n j stand there n then get hit cs i would basically j stare n think bt what i j did, i need to always b thinking on my feet not standing still on the outside staying on the inside, my coach told me to stay as in the pocket as possible and i was doing so much better, its j hard to fight like that cs it takes so much energy but i j gotta get used to it keeping pressure on opponent, also takes a lot of energy not standing still on the outside head movement on the inside sometimes i parry but shoot my arm out way too much or try to defend n over extend n leave myself open, needa work on that too next week ill prob do 1 boxing round w everyone n then 1 kickboxing round w everyone, but i felt like i got 1% better td which is my goal for every day

Hey everyone, I was just wondering if anybody else has any good methods of getting proper sleep with high volume training. I’ve always struggled with getting enough sleep and have had more difficulty with this lately from my work schedule. Ideally, I’d like to get to sleep by 9:00 p.m after getting home from training around 8:30 ish to be up and ready for my work shift by 3:45 a.m. I find it hard to go from a high adrenaline rush from training right into sleep without a good few hours of hanging around and doing stuff around the house first. Anybody have any good cooldown techniques or pre-sleep routines that help get your body and mind ready to fall asleep?

https://rumble.com/v6r1x90-hurricane-fc-9.html My fight starts at 1:54:00. I’m the blue corner, bald dude with the beard. Lemme know if you guys see anything that needs work. (Watch it on mute because the commentators don’t know what they are talking about). I should’ve went to the body more if I mixed in body shots more I think I could’ve got the finish.

might b a stupid question but people tell me all the time to work on defense but how? i know i can spar n work on my defense but is rhat it? w offense i can spar, hit pads, shadowbox, hit the bag, what all can i do to work on defense

Sparring last night went pretty good. Had a bunch of rounds with good defense and good boxing. One drop in guy had really nice boxing and switch kicks, and was throwing bombs, definitely tested my chin a little bit with a couple right crosses and left hooks. I was able to adjust my defense to them and throw counters, which consisted of a lot of lead uppercuts and left hands, I wish I through some more straight crosses and uppercuts though. There were a couple times where I a I threw a left cross as I switched stances into southpaw from orthodox which cracked him a bit, I usually like to keep it light and technical but you definitely have to match the intensity and embrace a hard spar when you have to. That left hand while switching stances is something I don’t throw too often but always works when I throw it. I was also using the Dracula guard mixed in with traditional boxing defense which was working very well. Something so kept leaning on with the boxing defensive style was the pull and bend which is great evasion for many punches where you keep your rear in guard, pull backwards and bend down. I was also flaring out my elbows a little to block strikes like Dustin Poirier does which works but can be risky. I need to work on cutting angles better, being quicker offensively on my feet, and timing my counters better. I also want to expand on my setups more, I have been good at landing quick strikes off of exchanges and counters, but if I can work on setting up traps better, I will definitely see more success offensively.