Road to the Pro’s: Micah Brakefield #12

Well, it’s 2012, and I just finished my “vacation”. It seems as though I, like Forrest Gump have a skewed concept of “vacation”.  I trained twice a day for the 10 days I had off  and was more tired after than I would have been if I worked.  I was also reminded what it feels like to wake up in the morning and be sore everywhere. I didn’t get as many classes with Kalib Starnes in as I would have liked, but I did manage to get out there a few times and train with him,  Vinicios and Lelo (Axe Capoera studs).  It’s nice to finally feel motivated, not that I didn’t feel challenged in my last fights, but I just didn’t feel any urgency to get in shape or to be all that focused. This year has started off great. I am already in better shape now than I was before any of my fights last year and I finally feel driven to make a run at this sport and see exactly what I can do. I don’t think that I ever underestimate myself in my athletic abilities, but I do think I was taking more of a...