#no gi

And I still come back to the mat every damn time.

tatami is my safe space.

Using nothing but my strength, technical knowledge and just going with the flow is my happy place.

So I’ve recently returned to kickboxing afer nearly four years off, and I’m re-learning much of what I used to be okay (not good) at.

One of the more difficult things is because i’m a grappler at heart, having done judo since i was 7, my stances feel wrong, I’m right handed but southpaw feel so much more natural because of my judo background. Thankfully the coach i‘m working with now has a better insight into how to make a right handed southpaw work, though it does mean i’m gonna have to be really sharp on my anticipation of attacks and avoiding them, something i wasn’t particularly good at even before!

With some work on that, and translating my judo game to no gi grappling, I should start to grow into a much more rounded fighter! Did I say some work? I meant lots! Lots of work!