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Zaine
Black Belt
Joined: 31 Aug 2005
Posts: 2279
Location: Dallas, TX
Styles: Matsumura-Seito, Shobayashi-Ryu, Shudokan, Long Fist, American Street Karate, Southern Mantis, HEMA
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Good luck! Don't push too hard! Your instructor knows that you're ready, no need to go all out if you're not 100%!
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DarthPenguin
Pre-Black Belt
Joined: 03 Dec 2021
Posts: 886
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Styles: Shotokan, Judo, BJJ
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| Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2022 10:10 am Post subject: |
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Sorry for the belated update - sat grading and passed fine (though someone might have tripped over one of my lungs!). Covid away fine but left me with an annoying chest infection while has curtailed my exercise routing annoyingly.
On the plus side thats me got my 5th Kyu (purple belt) again, so my working back through the grades is progressing smoothly still. Got some nice comments from the grading examiner. The course beforehand was really good too : there is one comment he always makes and he never made it clear what he meant but he covered it in the course so now i know!
Learnt Heian Godan already so now just need to work on it being less poor and work towards passable! |
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DarthPenguin
Pre-Black Belt
Joined: 03 Dec 2021
Posts: 886
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Styles: Shotokan, Judo, BJJ
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| Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2022 10:13 am Post subject: |
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Wednesday 21 December
Karate Session
First session since grading with shiny new purple belt 
Small class, just myself, 3rd Dan, 1st Dan and my 6yr old!
Warm ups done as per usual
Technique work
This was done a bit differently. Sensei worked on teaching us a quite involved black belt combination which was fun. Worked on it for about 30min, had 25 moves to it. Worked up to the full sequence and then did it starting from the other side. Was fun
Kata
Worked through Heian Godan multiple times. Sensei said i have learnt the techniques fine already (was pleased at this) and started working on the rhythm and details (i had my hands horizontal for the crossed wrist block rather than upright etc)
Quite like the kata already tbh so will be good to work on it. |
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 30188
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, GRACIE, Police Krav Maga, SPEAR
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Zaine
Black Belt
Joined: 31 Aug 2005
Posts: 2279
Location: Dallas, TX
Styles: Matsumura-Seito, Shobayashi-Ryu, Shudokan, Long Fist, American Street Karate, Southern Mantis, HEMA
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DarthPenguin
Pre-Black Belt
Joined: 03 Dec 2021
Posts: 886
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Styles: Shotokan, Judo, BJJ
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Thanks both!
I was thinking the other day that i have never been a fan of those belt display boards but i might just do one when i (eventually) grade back up to black belt - a board of the belts up to black, then starting at white again might look quite smart (and unusual!).
Am finding i enjoy the katas more as they progress which is a good thing.
The best part of the grading is that i get to practice my side kicks from a freestyle stance now rather than kiba-dachi! They make us cross step with the stepping foot in front and i find that restricts my kick a lot more than stepping behind, so i am pleased i don't need to do it often anymore! |
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 30188
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, GRACIE, Police Krav Maga, SPEAR
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In our school, when we do basics, we do our side kicks from a sitting stance, and always step in front of the kicking foot. We do this in order to emphasize getting the kick into the proper chamber position, nice and high, and then getting the hip thrust into the kick.
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DarthPenguin
Pre-Black Belt
Joined: 03 Dec 2021
Posts: 886
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Styles: Shotokan, Judo, BJJ
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| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2022 11:35 am Post subject: |
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| yeah, i have just always found it easier to get into that chamber position with stepping behind or front a freestyle stance. Not sure why but my hip feels restricted when i step in front |
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DarthPenguin
Pre-Black Belt
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Posts: 886
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Styles: Shotokan, Judo, BJJ
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Tuesday 27 December
As i have been ill a decent amount this month i decided that it made sense to just start with the week 1 day 1 numbers again for my most recent lifting plan and use them again.
Lifting session
Bench Press
20kg x 5
30kg x 5
42.5kg x 5
50kg x 5
57.5kg x 5
42.5kg x 5
42.5kg x 5
42.5kg x 5
42.5kg x 5
42.5kg x 5
Split squats (not Bulgarian variation). Reps given are per leg
8kg x 8
8kg x 8
8kg x 8
8kg x 8
8kg x 8
These felt a lot smoother than the last time i did them. Am working them up gradually until i get used to the motion. I think these will really help my stances
KB Swings
16kg x 10
16kg x 10
16kg x 10
16kg x 10
16kg x 10
These felt light but good for getting back into it
Triceps straight bar pushdowns
20kg x 10
20kg x 10
20kg x 10
biceps cable curl
20kg x 10
20kg x 10
20kg x 10
Grippers (reps are per hand. equal done for both)
T x 6
T x 6
T x 6
decided i would go up in strength for this since i was banging out lots of reps easily before. A lot tougher than the S but managed fine. Will try the same progression as before
total poundage : 4702.5kg
time : 36min
density : 130.6 kg/min |
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 30188
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo, Combat Hapkido, Aikido, GRACIE, Police Krav Maga, SPEAR
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| yeah, i have just always found it easier to get into that chamber position with stepping behind or front a freestyle stance. Not sure why but my hip feels restricted when i step in front |
Yes, for sure it is harder this way. It's part of the reason we do it that way in basics. In order to get the side kick done correctly, with the body and leg in proper alignment, you have to focus on a), making sure to keep the body side-on (the cross-over will cause newer students to over-step and bring their back hip too far forward), and b), emphasizes getting the chamber into the proper position by getting the body back into that side-on position. When I first started doing it that way, it was weird, but the more I did it, the more I understood why, and the more it's helped with my side kick technique. But as an instructor, I've got to really harp on students when doing the kick to make sure they are really breaking it down and not skipping steps.
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