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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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| bushido_man96 wrote: |
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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. |
That makes sense - have a feeling it is likely my current lack of flexibility and embarrassment at not kicking too high that is causing the issue in my head! Usually get told my side kick is decent but it is really at waist height at the moment - i remember it being an easy head height so get annoyed. Probably another example of ego having a negative effect on martial arts training! |
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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: Sat Dec 31, 2022 2:07 pm Post subject: |
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Friday 30 December
Weights Session
Trap Bar deadlift
70kg x 5
75kg x 5
80kg x 5
92.5kg x 5
105kg x 5
80kg x 5
80kg x 5
80kg x 5
80kg x 5
80kg x 5
E-Z bar curls
20kg x 10
20kg x 10
20kg x 10
20kg x 10
20kg x 10
Triceps straight bar pushdown
20kg x 10
20kg x 10
20kg x 10
20kg x 10
20kg x 10
Single arm kb standing press
16kg x 14
16kg x 14
16kg x 14
16kg x 14
16kg x 14
reps are total reps L + R
KB gorilla row
24kg x 10
24kg x 10
24kg x 10
24kg x 10
24kg x 10
Grippers
T x 7
T x 7
T x 7 |
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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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| Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2022 2:47 pm Post subject: |
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My side kick is a waist level kick right now, too. I'd have to get really warmed up to get it high. But in all actuality, you have more power at waist level and lower anyway. So just drill the heck out of that waist level side kick! And the more you do it, the more you'll see your flexibility starting to come back.
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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: Mon Jan 02, 2023 9:57 am Post subject: |
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| bushido_man96 wrote: |
| My side kick is a waist level kick right now, too. I'd have to get really warmed up to get it high. But in all actuality, you have more power at waist level and lower anyway. So just drill the heck out of that waist level side kick! And the more you do it, the more you'll see your flexibility starting to come back. |
That’s true. If I was to ever use it practically it would be at waist or knee level anyway. I’ve just always liked the idea of having a range of motion much more than needed so you are never pushing it to its max in a stressful situation
You’re really right though! |
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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: Mon Jan 02, 2023 10:02 am Post subject: |
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Sunday 1st January
Weights session
First session of 2023!!
Seated overhead shoulder press
20kg x 5
25kg x 5
27.5kg x 5
32.5kg x 5
35kg x 5
27.5kg x 5
27.5kg x 5
27.5kg x 5
27.5kg x 5
27.5kg x 5
Kg swing
16KG X 11
16KG X 11
16KG X 11
16KG x 11
16KG x 11
kB clean
16kg x 14
16kg x 14
16kg x 14
16kg x 14
16kg x 14
kB side bend
20kg x 16
20kg x 16
20kg x 16
Grippers
T x 8
T x 8
T x 8 |
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sensei8
KF Sensei
Joined: 23 Feb 2008
Posts: 16431
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Styles: Shindokan Saitou-ryu [Shuri-te/Okinawa-te based]
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| Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2023 12:13 pm Post subject: |
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Your workout routines are quite solid across the board. In time, your side kick height will improve, if that's one of your goals. Keep up the good work!!
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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: Wed Jan 04, 2023 3:45 am Post subject: |
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Your workout routines are quite solid across the board. In time, your side kick height will improve, if that's one of your goals. Keep up the good work!!
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Thanks! All i can control is the effort and dedication i put in and then the results will be based on that - so hopefully it will be |
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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: Wed Jan 04, 2023 3:49 am Post subject: |
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Tuesday 3rd January
Lifting Session
Slightly more lifting sessions that usual this week as due to all the strikes here it is hard for me to get to my bjj class this week so using the time as gym sessions instead!
Squat
20kg x 5
40kg x 5
57.5kg x 5
67.5kg x 5
77.5kg x 5
57.5kg x 5
57.5kg x 5
57.5kg x 5
57.5kg x 5
57.5kg x 5
Pushups
10
12
7
7
15
One arm KB row
20kg x 20 (L+R reps)
20kg x 20
20kg x 20
20kg x 20
20kg x 20
Biceps cable curl
20kg x 11
20kg x 11
20kg x 11
Grippers
T x 9
T x 9
T x 9
These are beginning to get harder now so may need to increase rest periods or change the sets/reps to keep progressing
total poundage lifted : 5461
time taken : 43min
workout density : 127 kg/min
the poundage above is solely based on any weights used with pushups counting as a weight of 1 x reps (so i don't need to fiddle about with my spreadsheet overmuch). this also means i don't need to recalculate as bodyweight fluctuates / changes |
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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 Jan 05, 2023 4:51 am Post subject: |
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Wednesday 4th January
Karate Session
Good turn out tonight for the first class of 2023
Warm ups
Usual warm ups and stretches carried out
Kihon
Performed slightly less different techniques that usual for kihon but more reps of each.
More reps of the basic kicks from freestyle kamae too. I do need to work more on my side kick! The chambering is fine, both out and on return but my foot position isn't great. Have a tendency to sometimes have my foot totally flat rather than bladed. On positive side i do it better for ushiro geri for some unknown reason!
Kata
ran through Heian Godan multiple times. Have it all memorised fine now and working on details / rhythm. I prefer the stance transitions in this one to last couple of katas, for some reason they feel more natural to me (could just be getting more used to stance transitions in kata).
Then paired off with one other person with the second instructor to the side to run through all the Heian katas in sequence. This was useful as i know that when i manage to get to brown belt i have to perform them again at gradings so it is worth giving them more focus again (we often don't focus as much on prior grade katas in class - they are left for home). Managed to get in multiple more runs of Heian Godan too
Class time ran out after the kata but it was a good session |
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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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Thursday 5th January
Lifting session
My right knee was feeling a bit funny all day when i went up and down any stairs so i decided to amend the session and replace the lower body work with gorilla rows. Didn't want to chance a knee injury and more rows are always good!
Bench press
20kg x 5
40kg x 5
47.5kg x 5
52.5kg x 5
60kg x 5
47.5kg x 5
47.5kg x 5
47.5kg x 5
47.5kg x 5
47.5kg x 5
Gorilla Row
24kg x 10
24kg x 10
24kg x 10
24kg x 10
24kg x 10
Biceps cable curls
20kg x 12
20kg x 12
20kg x 12
triceps straight bar pushdowns
20kg x 12
20kg x 12
20kg x 12
Grippers
T x 10
T x 10
T x 10
total poundage lifted : 5327.5
time : 34min
density : 156.7 kg/min |
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