My next fight got scheduled over the holidays, January 23rd in the Thai Championship Boxing promotion in Virginia. A full three rounds with modified Muay Thai rules (no elbows, or knees to the head) against a 20 year old who went 1-1 in a Taekwondo tournament a year or two ago. He is slightly taller than me and training with someone who both my trainer and the promoter know personally. Obviously there is some risk in fighting someone this much younger but I trust the guys who are making the fight and am going for it.
Speaking of which, training is going hard again and it was tough because of a combination of illness and family responsibilities over the holidays. My runs have been shorter and less frequent than I would like, but I am really kicking it up today. My training sessions with Matt are going well but he is leaving me soaked in sweat and completely wiped out at the end of each (and I feel like I should be holding up a little better). Still you are never truly 100% and I am pushing hard. On the plus side, the flexibility work is really showing results and I am whipping my kicks higher, faster and harder than at any point.
Two weeks of hard training left and then the taper and weight cut week.
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