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Training notes – Karate, drills & kata

Another good class!!

Added front side kick & back kick. Good questions on leg positioning relative to where kick is headed. More discusion of power vs placement.

Punching drills on the pads helped reinforce (no pun intended) wrist alignment and gave a good workout.

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Great work on kata! Some good examples of just “phoning it in” though. Remember, if you’re bored with a kata, then there’s something you’re not thinking about. Speed up, slow down, focus on footwork, etc. As you’re learning it, take it in small chunks.

 

 

Springwoods Park Dojo 8/28/2012

Basics, adding block w/front kick to the side. We picked up the pace in basics a bit.

Tightening up wider stances – we addressed the weight shift issues.

We talked about some ways to remember the order of the blocks.

We used a hubud drill to work on a simple arm bar & transitions for body placement and keeping strength at your core. The drill was also aimed at destroying the stance of the uke and recovering, as well.

Kata – Looked great. Keep it deliberate and slow.

We talked about some applications for the footwork and some transition helper moves.

Springwoods Park Austin, tx