Tweaked my wrist.  I have using 14 oz gloves on the bag and during kick boxing for about 2 years now - mainly because I can pull them off and on faster than MMA gloves when we are doing focus mitt drills.  I hit the bag with bare knuckles the other day and my wrist folded.  My wrist strength has suffered using the big pillows  and I need to correct it.  From now on, 14oz or 16oz for sparring only, 4oz MMA gloves for everything else.

I'm excited about transitioning from straight up kick boxing to Muay Thai.  The most difficult part so far is the transition from throwing a hand - mostly hooks - and not returning to my peek a boo guard.  I spent a lot of time making sure that I didn't drop my hands or leave them hanging out, but I now I want to have a more open stance with the traditional Muay Thai hand position.  The kicks seem to be coming easier, but I am staying low until I feel like I hitting them most of the time.

Got up and ran this morning - first time in over two years that I have run anywhere except on the mat.  Mat running is really just part of the warm up, involves things like sprawls and side/backward movements, and is pretty short.

I was able to complete almost three miles - and the only reason I stopped is because of several hot spots on my feet.  Definitely don't want blisters first day out.  My pace was probably  around 9 min miles with low effort.

So...does this mean that running is useful for my training or not?  If my BJJ and kick boxing is enough to keep me fit enough to run 3 miles no problem then perhaps running by itself is superfluous.  Regardless, I enjoyed it and will continue for now.

To be fair, Emily, http://www.momonthemat.com/, bullied me out of bed, otherwise I would slept in.

Garage workout:

50 push ups
25 pull ups
5 single leg squats - each leg
5 hanging knee to elbows - shoulders say no more.

50 push ups
25 pull ups
5 single leg squats - each leg

50 push ups
12 pull ups - shoulders dodgy
5 single leg squats - each leg

did some heavy bag work, mainly for core.   Spinning back kicks were landing pretty well, but my flow is a little off.

Had a great roll last night.  Stayed for both classes but skipped kick boxing and did BJJ both times because there was an even number for stand-up and Carlos wanted to work with anyone willing.  I try not to pass up rolling with Carlos - he is my size but an extremely talented brown belt.  It is very different rolling with a guy in my weight class versus my instructor, Mr. Kevin Synan.  Kevin is a big, strong, guy and even though he never uses strength against me, I have trouble hitting moves because of the scale.

Frequently when I roll with higher belts I hit that moment of pause.   This is the time when they stop for a second and are clearly telling me (without words) "hey, there's something  completely obvious staring you right in the face and I'm going to let you go for it".  The times I see what they are giving me feel great, the times I don't make me want to train more.

Emily, aka momonthemat.com, aka Mrs. Lemos,  stayed for the first class but I didn't get to watch her.  I have be careful when we work together because I tend to give too much advice.  In reality, she does quite well on her own and gets most of her real advice from Christy Synan.

It is cool having a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu family.  Frequently one us will say "put your kimono top for a second, I want to try something" and we have an impromptu session on the living room floor.