Insanity to Inshape: Week 4

Week three has come to a close and I just finished my first day of week four.  This morning was one of those hard to get moving days.  You know the one were you just want to crawl back in bed and sleep until your forced to get up.  Well I forced myself up, popped the DVD in and cranked out some insanity.

Machida Karate-Do Technique 5

Sweeping Kick to Cross to Flying Knee

If you've seen a Machida fight chances are you have witnessed him unleash his trademark knee to the body.  This is the same knee that folded Tito Ortiz when he fought him.  In this combo you will learn how to setup this strike.  I have found that you generate more power with this than the standard Muay Thai knee.

You start the combo in orthodox stance with your opponent in the same stance.  This combo is best setup in punching range so make sure you get your distance down.  Now that your in punching range lean your weight to your rear leg as you sweep kick your opponents calf.  You do this by using the ball of your foot to make contact with the calf with a forceful swing not a strike.  After you have compromised their balance you want to land your left foot on the outside of your opponents rear leg to gain a superior angle.  Then you push off of your rear leg, as you rotate your hips.  Allow the gathered momentum from your body weight to flow from you legs to you right cross, aimed at your opponent's face. 

Machida Karate-Do Technique 4

Inside Leg Kick to Spinning Back Kick
This technique starts from the orthodox stance with your opponent in the same stance.  Also, the lead leg inside kick is thrown directly from the stance.  Not as a switch kick like the Muay Thai version of the kick.  You do this by leaning your weight back on your rear leg as you lift your leg off the ground.  Then swing your leg around to kick your opponents inside leg.

Insanity to Inshape

Week 1

Week 1
For the next 2 months I will be doing the insanity challenge.  Every week I will log my results and upload pictures so you can follow my progress through this grueling challenge.  So, today was my first day and oh boy was I in for a rude awakening.  I mean I'm in decent shape, run 2-3 times a week and do body weight calisthenics, but none of this seemed to help me.  By the way the first day was just the fitness test so I'm in trouble.