Week one
Everybody starts with the basics
People come here for all kinds of reasons: a fight they want, a belt they want, someone who scared them, a doctor who told them to move. Week one looks the same for every one of them. Stance and distance. The jab. Getting back to your feet. The basics aren't the boring part before the real training; they're the part that keeps you safe once the real training starts.
Most rooms skip them, because twenty people on the mat and one coach means nobody sees your hands drop. One on one, there's nowhere to hide a bad habit. Rex watches every rep and fixes it in the round you got it wrong, not three months later when somebody catches you with it.
- Stance and distance Where to stand so you can hit and not be hit
- The jab and the cross The two punches everything else is built on
- Takedown defense Staying on your feet when someone shoots
- Getting back up Standing up safely when you're already down
- Escaping the clinch Breaking a grip and making space
- Frames and grips Controlling an arm, a wrist, a collar
- Week one