Thursday, April 8, 2010

OK, so finally we got to do the Basic Sparring; no big deal, right? We'll go over that again next week, then those who are testing this month should be ready!



So Basic Sparring (Kihon Kumite) = Kihon + Kumite = Kihon techniques + Kumite spirit.



Tonight's subjects:



Free-style:

• Move around freely


• Yori-ashi (sliding) forward / backward


• Gyaku-zuki (reverse punch) with Yori-ashi

Partner drills:

• Keeping the same distance


• Sliding back against reverse punch to face


• Slide-back ~ counter attack (reverse punch) against reverse punch to face

Kihon:

• Step in Oi-zuki Jo-dan


• Step back Age-uke


• Step in Oi-zuki Chu-dan


• Step back Gedan-barai

Kihon Kumite:

• 3 steps Oi-zuki Jo-dan vs. Age-uke
• 3 steps Oi-zuki Chu-dan vs. Gedan-barai

OK, guys & gals, see you Sunday at 5PM!