Boxing: First Day...

I joined a few of my blockmates in enrolling for boxing lessons, and we just had our first class yesterday. Suffice to say I was excited since I never imagined in my whole life that I would ever take on boxing. All the punching and pushing-- with the occasional ear-biting-- that's just way to much sweat for me.

We enrolled at the Balboa Boxing Gym near Commonwealth. Nothing fancy though. It was very cramped in fact. But the people were very friendly. And the instructors were especially nice. We went through series of drills and exercise, with an extremely annoying buzzer signaling the end of every work out. As annoying as it was, I found it to be music to my ears nearing the end of the class, as I immediately ran out of breath halfway through the lessons.

Just a few moves I learned:
JAB- left punch
STRAIGHT- right punch
HOOK (left and right)
UPPERCUT (left and right)

Plus a number of combinations
JAB-STRAIGHT
JAB-STRAIGHT-JAB-STRAIGHT
DOUBLE JAB
JAB-STRAIGHT-HOOK-STRAIGHT
JAB-STRAIGHT-LEFT UPPERCUT-RIGHT UPPERCUT-LEFT HOOK- STRAIGHT

Then there's this thing they call cardio, where you continually punch for half a minute.... trust me it's not as easy as it sounds...

I have to admit, I enjoyed every moment of it. Fine, my form was no where close to good, but I did break buckets of sweat. Who knew boxing involves so much cardio?

For now, I have to be content at fighting a punching bag (that I swear fought back a couple of times). Don't expect me to be in a real boxing match though. This is just all part of my ABA 7 project-- ABS BY AUGUST 7!

So, as if my schedule wasn't busy enough, I have to make time for my weekly fitness regimen-- workout at Planet infinity 2-3 times a week, then boxing once a week. Damn, I better have a mean set of abs by the end of the year....