Battling the Ironman

How often is it one gets to battle their mentor? Last night I battled mine. I've had the appointment in my books for a week and was training hard. I really wanted to show Russ up. I came up with several new moves over that week. I think in my mind I let myself get to hype but it only pushed me harder.

On to the battle. For some time I've been messing with Russ and Geo that I have a lot of stamina, so any time we battle each other I suggest 10 rounds. They always make fun of me that I don't even have 10 rounds of stuff. Well Russ and I battled for 15 rounds. He decided we would go till I stopped. After 15 rounds....20 minutes.... of battling, I collapsed after crashing my final round. I couldn't get up. Russ told me after he was conserving energy the whole battle cause he knew I would tire out. Well, I'm not switching strategies! I'm just going to have to get more stamina and be able to go 100 rounds!!!!

I think I could have done better. After seeing the footage, I was really impressed on how my tops were coming along. Even after a week of training, I've fixed my arms up nicely. But I think the thing I need to work on the most is my footwork. I pulled out a lot of stuff I never did before, and it looked really cool in the footage, but I think I need to fix my overall posture in my footwork. I always look a little slumped forward. So since I've been training power and tops a lot lately, I need to shift a little more energy towards my footwork so I can clean that up.

Watching the footage shows me how much I need to get ready for Bboy Ho Down in December. I'm really excited to be entering the 2 on 2s with Geo. Since this is going to be one of my first prepared appearances at a big jam, I really want to show off. I only have a little less than three months to prepare. In that time I really want to get windmills. I also have to clean up my footwork. I noticed all my actions aren't crisp. I have a decent flow, but I need to cut my actions so everyone can see what I'm doing clearly. I think I'm on the right track though.

Just gotta keep my nose to the grindstone and keep training my ass off.

Oh ya, and don't sleep on Halfstep! He'll be coming for you soon!!!