I almost forgot to post this (again!)...! I did take a note of the training subjects on Sunday so that I don't forget, though! I just was trying to come up with a nice message to write, but haven't come up with any yet...
Kata:
Your own (warm up / cool down)
Kihon:
Stances (Zenkutsu, Kiba, Kokutsu)
Kokutsu-dachi Shuto-uke
Mae-geri
Free-style:
Kizami-zuki ~ Gyaku-zuki
Gyaku-zuki ~ Mae-geri
Single attack (reaction training)
Kumite:
Single attack against a target
Combination attack against a target
Kicks against a pad
Keep on training! (Well, that's the best message I could come up with! :-))
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Friday, August 6, 2010
Thursday, August 5, 2010
A small class again. Everyone, the hardest part of practicing karate is to come to the class regularly. Once you get to the class, the rest is easy, right? When I was training under Sensei Nishiyama, I was seriously worried about getting hurt or exhausted too much so it was a huge challenge for me not to miss a class. You guys don't have to worry about my class being that intense, so please come and have some fun together!
At least for the first few years, you should be training consistently, perhaps 2-3 times a week. We only have classes twice a week, so try not to miss a class and whenever you have a chance, even for 5 minutes a day, work on a basic or two on your own at home. Or visualize in your head a move you're having difficulty with or perhaps a kata sequence. The more you practice, the more you feel confident or become comfortable. I wish there was a trick, but no, that's the only way to go!
Class Subjects:
Kata:
-Your favorite (Heian Nidan, Bassai Dai, Hangetsu, Jitte)
Kihon:
-Breathing exercise (pressure to floor)
-Breathing with wrist snap
-Age-uke / Gyaku-zuki
-Mae-geri / Oi-zuki
Kumite:
-Combination punches (against a partner, against a wall)
-Kick to punch combinations (against a partner, against a wall)
Hope to see you ALL on Sunday! Yellow-belts, you only have 3 more weeks left before your exam. Only 6 more classes, that is! I don't mean to scare you, but at this point NOT everyone is ready...
At least for the first few years, you should be training consistently, perhaps 2-3 times a week. We only have classes twice a week, so try not to miss a class and whenever you have a chance, even for 5 minutes a day, work on a basic or two on your own at home. Or visualize in your head a move you're having difficulty with or perhaps a kata sequence. The more you practice, the more you feel confident or become comfortable. I wish there was a trick, but no, that's the only way to go!
Class Subjects:
Kata:
-Your favorite (Heian Nidan, Bassai Dai, Hangetsu, Jitte)
Kihon:
-Breathing exercise (pressure to floor)
-Breathing with wrist snap
-Age-uke / Gyaku-zuki
-Mae-geri / Oi-zuki
Kumite:
-Combination punches (against a partner, against a wall)
-Kick to punch combinations (against a partner, against a wall)
Hope to see you ALL on Sunday! Yellow-belts, you only have 3 more weeks left before your exam. Only 6 more classes, that is! I don't mean to scare you, but at this point NOT everyone is ready...
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Where were our beloved white belts today?? Come back Thursday and work out together!
Today's Subjects:
Kata:
-Your own
Kihon:
-2nd level Yellow Belt Exam Basics & Basic Sparring
Free-style:
-Shift around
-Shift around with a partner pulling/pushing on your belt
-Kizami Mae-geri
-Kizami Mawashi-geri
-Ashi-barai (sweeping) drills
Kumite:
-Ashi-barai with front leg (in-place)
-Ashi-barai against a shifting-in partner (1, 2, 3=Sweep!)
When we practice regular timing drills or spar, it's often hard to tell if the technique was applied at the right timing or not. But with sweeping, you can physically confirm if it worked by seeing your opponent losing balance. However, don't "force it" to sweep him but rather "ride on it" with a smooth yet snappy action (which is not easy). We won't be spending too much time on this subject at least for now, but I wanted to introduce the idea to you all so that if you like it you can work on it on your own.
Next one month will be a good solid basic training, for both white and yellow belts (as well as brown and black, of course!) to understand fundamental points clearly. Of course I will throw in some free-style drills and perhaps pads hitting here and there. ...Oh, that sounds just like our normal training format. Oh well!
Today's Subjects:
Kata:
-Your own
Kihon:
-2nd level Yellow Belt Exam Basics & Basic Sparring
Free-style:
-Shift around
-Shift around with a partner pulling/pushing on your belt
-Kizami Mae-geri
-Kizami Mawashi-geri
-Ashi-barai (sweeping) drills
Kumite:
-Ashi-barai with front leg (in-place)
-Ashi-barai against a shifting-in partner (1, 2, 3=Sweep!)
When we practice regular timing drills or spar, it's often hard to tell if the technique was applied at the right timing or not. But with sweeping, you can physically confirm if it worked by seeing your opponent losing balance. However, don't "force it" to sweep him but rather "ride on it" with a smooth yet snappy action (which is not easy). We won't be spending too much time on this subject at least for now, but I wanted to introduce the idea to you all so that if you like it you can work on it on your own.
Next one month will be a good solid basic training, for both white and yellow belts (as well as brown and black, of course!) to understand fundamental points clearly. Of course I will throw in some free-style drills and perhaps pads hitting here and there. ...Oh, that sounds just like our normal training format. Oh well!
Friday, July 30, 2010
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Sorry for not posting this sooner! I'm now working mostly on weekend, so I really need to learn to write this up and post Thursday night, or else it will be after Sunday...
Anyway, we will have a scheduled exam for those yellow belts. I must say some are ready but some are not. It's entirely your decision whether to test or not at this point. Don't worry, the belt color won't change this time, pass or fail...!
Kata:
Your own
Kihon:
Kizami-zuki / Gyaku-zuki
Mae-geri
Yoko-geri Keage
Free-style:
Kizami Mae-geri
Mae-geri
Kizami-zuki
Gyaku-zuki
Mawashi-ashi
Hiraki-ashi
Side shifting ~ Counter attack
Kumite:
Side shifting against Kizami Mae-geri or Kizami Mawashi-geri
Side shifting against Mae-geri or Mawashi-geri
Side shifting against any kick
Anyway, we will have a scheduled exam for those yellow belts. I must say some are ready but some are not. It's entirely your decision whether to test or not at this point. Don't worry, the belt color won't change this time, pass or fail...!
Kata:
Your own
Kihon:
Kizami-zuki / Gyaku-zuki
Mae-geri
Yoko-geri Keage
Free-style:
Kizami Mae-geri
Mae-geri
Kizami-zuki
Gyaku-zuki
Mawashi-ashi
Hiraki-ashi
Side shifting ~ Counter attack
Kumite:
Side shifting against Kizami Mae-geri or Kizami Mawashi-geri
Side shifting against Mae-geri or Mawashi-geri
Side shifting against any kick
Keep on training! Let me know here on the blog or in class if you have any questions. And remember, I'm available for private lessons. Now that the class size is growing, you may feel a bit neglected because I'm giving you less personal pointers. Well, you guys are all improving and needing less personal corrections in a lot of the subjects. However, it's always very beneficial to take a private lesson once in awhile (I don't recommend you to do it every week, unless you've missed a lot of classes or you want to focus on a coming-up exam or competition), then keep working on those personal points even during group classes.
See you soon in class!
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Welcome new student(s)! We hope you'll stick with us so that we can learn from each other!
Class Subjects:
Kihon:
Kumite:
Kata:
Class Subjects:
Kihon:
- Straight punch (~double punch) in natural stance
- Age-uke in natural stance
- Mae-geri (& Mawashi-geri) in closed-feet stance
- Oi-zuki (~Sanbon-zuki) in front stance
- Age-uke (~Gyaku-zuki) in front stance
- Mae-geri (or Mawashi-geri)
- Yori-ashi (sliding) fwd/back
- Kizami-zuki (~Gyaku-zuki)
Kumite:
- Sen with punch
- Sen with kick
Kata:
- Your own
See you all Thursday!
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Good work out, guys & gals! I'm happy that I was able to push you guys hard enough in 1 hour.
Kata:
Kihon:
Free-style:
Kumite:
Kata:
- Your choice - warm up, cool down
Kihon:
- Kicks - Mae-geri, Mawashi-geri, Yoko-keage, Yoko-kekomi
- Age-uke / Gyaku-zuki (in place)
- Soto-uke / Gyaku-zuki (in place)
Free-style:
- Go-no-sen Amashi-waza (slide back)
- Kizami-zuki ~ Kizami Mae-geri
- Gyaku-zuki ~ Mawashi-geri
Kumite:
- Kizami-zuki ~ Kizami Mae-geri vs. Go-no-sen Amashi-waza (slide back)
- Gyaku-zuki ~ Mawashi-geri vs. Go-no-sen Amashi-waza (slide back)
Monday, July 19, 2010
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Great curry party! Thanks Amy, Jon and Janice!!
Class Subjects:
Kata:
Kihon:
Free-style:
Kumite:
Class Subjects:
Kata:
- Bassai Dai
- Heian Nidan
- (Applying each technique against a pad)
Kihon:
- 2nd Yellow Belt Exam Basics
Free-style:
- Kizami-zuki / Gyaku-zuki, Kizami-zuki / Kizami Mae-geri, Kizami-zuki / Mawashi-geri
- Kizami-zuki / Gyaku-zuki against a pad
- Go-no-sen (Amashi-waza) with a punch
Kumite:
- Sen timing with a punch
- Go-no-sen timing with a punch
- Kizami-zuki / Kizami Mae-geri against Go-no-sen counter attack
Amy asked me when we will learn a back-kick. Well, I'm not teaching everything to you at once and hoping that you'll get them all. Since our group training time is limited, I want to focus on limited number of techniques. We added a roundhouse kick after your first exam, so maybe we can try a back-kick after the next exam.
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