I have been trying to shake the flu for quite some time now & it seems my body cannot take it anymore! So I am eventually going to see the doctor as soon as she is available.
Anyways, I just wanted to pop in & give my training regime for the last while.
I have been working around Yahara Sensei kihon, grading kata & also kumite for Sherilee, as she is going to the WKF World Champs in Morocco now in November.
Yahara kihon:
Gedan barai kamae… okay, now open to hanmi… a little more… now more… now to the limit! Feels good! Now take a step forward with your front leg & gyaku-zuki, so that you increase your stance at least by 150mm. Make sure the hips are to the limit gyaku-hanmi!!!
Now pull back into tate-shuto & slowly bit by bit sneak in your front leg, without changing your height! Now a bit more… & more! Eventually ending in shinshiku-dachi, maximum compression!
From here blast out the long gyaku-zuki! … & start again.
MORE!!!
Keeping all this in mind, I have then moved onto oi-zuki. But to tell you the truth, going to maximum is very difficult!
Ensuring maximum effort from every part of my body is generally very difficult, so I need MORE! TO THE LIMIT!
Grading kata:
To be honest, I have been working Sherilee’s grading kata way more than my own! There have been some circumstances that were tempting me not to grade… but anyways.
We have spent lots of time on Ji’in, Jitte, Join, Bassai-dai & also Tekki nidan.
As for the kumite training of late, the theme of sharpening of the old tools. We have been working speed & endurance.
Lots of continuous legs drills, along with bombarding type hand techniques. Sherilee has also been working on her kicking defense & take downs, which is something no girl does in Southern Africa.
Well I am off to go sleep some more!
I hope to see everyone at the dojo soon!
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