Training Diary: Week 3

SO that's how it feels to get hit...
Today we started cranking up the sparring pretty much going full pelt at each other to try and practice our blocking.
Now for someone whose only fight has been as Guile in Street Fighter on my old Amiga it was a real eye opener (luckily not literally).
Blocking a jab is quite easy when its being thrown like they are splashing paint onto a wall but when its coming at you full speed its quite tricky to stop.
By the end I was just whaling my arms about aimlessly managing to parry a few away - but unfortunately letting a couple through.
We started off with the usual warm ups of shadow boxing for three rounds. Have to admit this is getting easier which is a good sign.
My arms no longer feel like lead afterwards. Still, not there quite yet and I need to carry on with my cardio if I am to dazzle in the ring and float like a butterfly - not sink like a 1p coin.
After some truly horrific circuits we moved onto the bags...
Disaster - I sustained an injury. I jarred one of my punches which hurt my right wrist (or my main 'hurtin bomb').
I bravely carried on but had to give up, as the last thing I want is a long term injury, so just did some rope work which is absolutely knackering.
We then moved onto the blocking/sparring before coach Crain did some one-on-one with me.
If you think boxing is about two blokes aimlessly knocking seven bells out of each other think again.
There really is an art to throwing a correct punch, choosing when to throw it and keeping on balance at the same time.
Needless to say I need work but Crain showed me the basics of trowing an across right using your body, not your arm strength, to really get the power.
He also gave me a few pointers on my footwork - which is everything - and how to land those damaging hooks to the body.
Hopefully my wrist will be ok for Wednesday, last thing I need is to get behind - because I really really really need the practice.