When I was taking Muay Thai (Thai Kickboxing) at a local studio, the hardest thing to remember (besides breathing) was to keep your hands up. You'd think you were doing a good job at this but it until the instructor began his constant mantra. Keep your right up. You dropped your left. Hands up. Quit dropping your hands. If you were sparring with an experienced opponent, they weren't as gentile when they reminded you.The P90X Kenpo X workout is a great cardio workout, but it doesn't teach you anything about fighting. I've had some basic training from my Muay Thai classes and remember enough to take a more experienced approach to the workout. I use the heavy and standing bags to provide resistance and let me feel those punches. I also am focusing on form and trying to keep the hands up, rotate the shoulders and punch with the hips. My form is probably far from perfect but at least I'm getting a little more than just a good cardio workout.
I've only got one more Kenpo X left during this round of P90X. Kenpo has been the most enjoyable of all the P90X workouts. Actually, it's been the only enjoyable workout. The rest of the workouts are work-outs. That's why I'll always do at least one or two Kenpo workouts every week when I'm not in a structured P90X 90 day cycle. It's so nice when you can combine exercise and fun and not have to rely so much on discipline.
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