Todays boxing menu shaped up like this.
- 2X3-minute rounds shadow boxing with some knees and elbows
- 2X5minute sounds of focus pads, concentrating on speed and footwork, light
- 2X5minute sparring (50~75%, without headgear)
- 2X5-minute focus pads, concentrating on out-fighting and in-fighting at grappling range + takedown defence
- 2X10 reps from the gaurd to stand position followed by a knee + jab cross
- 2X10 reps of jab cross then burpee jump
- 2.5 mins of gound+pound from standing in the guard and passed guard (knee on the belly + hammerfist)
Normally, to finish we do some core, pushups/hindu pushups, and plyometrics but there was no time today.
A very big thanks to Kanpei Endo of Watanabe Boxing Gym in Gotanda for his excellent advice, training and pad holding!
For some photos from the ASTRA event on Sunday, April 25th, where Hidehiko Yoshida fought his last MMA match, click here.
In an unusual match up between sempai and kohai, the fight went to a judge decision and Kazuhiro ‘Kazu’ Nakamura won due to his dominating and controlling performance.
A very surprising outcome that day saw Ryo Chonan lose by knockout to Korean, Jung Hwan Cha in the second round. MMA-in-Japan.com hopes to interview Chonan in an exclusive very soon.
Ensen Inoue gave his fans what they wanted, arm barring Antz Nansen, a kickboxer he once cornered.
MMA-in-Japan is watching Michihiro Omigawa’s career closely!
A quick breakdown below.
Astra – Yoshida’s Farewell Results
MMA-in-Japan would like to introduce a lesser known but very interesting fighter, Ryoji Suzuki. I first met Ryoji in Tokyo in 2001 where he was, and continues to be, a personal strength and conditioning trainer. With a professional boxing licence and a keen interest in the grappling arts, I was reminded that
