Film Club

Today we did something we should have done in the beginning of film club, watch a independently filmed movie, which the main character; stared, directed, wrote, and even did the camera angles. The movie was called, "Primer"which was praised on its low budget. We thought that by watching a movie made on basically nothing that we could do the same concept but with more characters.

Boxing

Still at 161 and feeling great. Today I spared kind of with my coach and knocked him down showing him i master the three punch combination. It wasn't easy to get to that level, I had to essentially turn my body into a pullie system so that when I jab with the left my right was stuck at my face, then as I was going in with the right my left would come back to my face. It helped me so my hands don't drop and I don't get knocked out. My coach sees great potential in my and wants me to enter a tournament in the summer for boxing. I really want too as well, the only downside is Tuesday (May 4th) I go in for a MRI then June 25th I go to Bostons Children Hospital which may require me to do PT and brace but most likely no surgery! So I don't know what the future holds for me still...

Film Club

Today we decided the following: One that we would spend the summer working on the script to give us more time since no one us had actually done anything like this before also we can do the drowning scene over the summer when the water is warmer rather than freezing cold. Two we decided we will meet twice a week instead of once. And the third thing that we will start making smaller movies that are a lot shorter because we are definitely not ready to make this film happen yet. It may be a reach but Gabe White's father is friends with Edward Norton and we were hoping to get to talk to him about films etc..

Boxing

Yesterday was one of the hardest boxing practices of all time. It was basically a review of everything I've learned over the last few weeks but my skills aren't as sharp as they need to be. However the power I now see I posses is phenomenal, I'm also in the works of learning the uppercut and mixing up punches, essentially thinking on my feet. I'm also now 161.4 pounds and feeling pretty good and healthier.

Boxing

I'm now 166 pounds, and after a grueling 2 hour workout I had a sparring match today and won it killed my neck and back but I was able to win again. I am now also learning the 5 combination which adds in the uppercut to the arsenal of punches I've already learned in boxing. I've also learned to kick a lot higher, part of my workout was to kick the bottom of the bag, then middle, then finally the top of the bag, with each leg over and over again also using my 4 punch combination for kick-boxing. It is very interesting combining working out, boxing, and kick boxing all in one regiment I feel a lot healthier as a of late besides my back. Though a year ago I would never see myself being able to do any of this.

Boxing

Today since the weather was terrible, we worked inside. It was more of a "gym work out" than just plain old boxing. I did a lot of kick boxing, weight lifting, and cardio and sparing which I am now 2-0 with sparing. I think I hurt my neck even more though by over doing it. I am now down to 169 and feeling good besides my neck/spine. It hurt so much the other day the nurse sent me home, I found a neurosurgeon who wants me to have a MRI done which I am very claustrophobic so I am nervous. I also talked to someone who ended up having to have surgery for his kyphosis he was unable to continue with his sports career of playing baseball (not professional) , So I don't know what the future hold for me, I'm feeling so confident and love boxing I'd hate to see it end so soon, especially with all this potential i have and this tournament coming up in July. I also found out that a health weight for a 5'5 male at the age of 17 is 141 pounds which may be my next goal if I have to stop boxing.

Boxing

I'm now down to 172 pounds, though I started working out last April 9th I have lost a 108 pounds in one year which is perfect for boxing. Saturday was more simplistic on the producer but a mental drain which caused me to start LO.G 8 developing new skills because I was learning the simplistic 4 punch combo;jab with left, the curve/jab with right, then left hook to the stomach, finally left hook to the face. We decided that once I did the 4 punch combo I would start throwing kicks, three with he left and three with the right. I would start at the bottom of the bag and kick up higher and higher with each kick after the punching combination. I decided to put a little spin on the boxing and start kick boxing. It was a huge strain though, because I've never really kicked before and I had a lot of power in my kicks, i just had to focus mentally since psychically I could do it. In the next few weeks I'll be going to Boston hospital to get more xrays and MRI's, my spine is bad and it's 99% chance I'm going to have to get surgery, but I don't wanna stop what I'm doing now I haven't felt this healthily in years.