Class with Sal and Chris, Mark observed a second time and Charlie observed his first class. Stretch and briefly reviewed Mantis with Sal, then Chris arrived and I paired them for requirements while I went through mine. I then worked individually with them on various techniques. After a break, we alternated for Refined Stikes pairs and working the thrust rings, then went through Balance 1 and 2+ incorporating the thrust rings again. We ended with a modification to the machine gun drill, what I’ll call a 180 machine gun drill, with one opponent on either side attacking in alternate succession. We started with just head, then head and neck, and lastly neck and leg.

Conditions: Light to medium rain during class, heavy prior to class leaving large puddles and significant mud.