Thursday, May 19, 2011

So apparently there is only a "self help" function on this blog site (that's why it's free...) and I haven't been able to figure out how to make the "comments" work. I mean, we didn't change any settings, so it doesn't make sense that all of a sudden you can't post a comment on it. But I changed the design, hoping this may reset the settings. Can anyone try to post a comment now, please?

Warm-up:

Kata

Kihon:

Kokutsu-dachi Morote-uke (augmented/double arm block) / Shuto-uke

Gyaku-Hanmi (reverse hip position) Uchi-uke ~ Mae-geri ~ Gyaku-zuki

Free-style:

Step-back ~ Mae-geri ~ Step-back ~ Tsugi-ashi Kizami Mae-geri

Step-back ~ Mawashi-geri ~ Step-back ~ Tsugi-ashi Kizami Mawashi-geri

Kumite:

Back leg Mae-geri or Mawashi-geri against step-in target

Front leg Mae-geri or Mawashi-geri against slide-in target

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Warm-up:

Kata

Kihon:

Oi-zuki

Age-uke

Shuto-uke

Mae-geri

Yoko Keage

Mawashi-geri

Free-style:

Mae-geri ~ Mawashi-geri ~ Gyaku-zuki

Cool-down:

Kata

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Kata:

Heian Shodan

Heian Nidan

Heidan Godan

Free-style:

Yori-ashi

Tsugi-ashi

Kizami-zuki

Kizami Mae-geri

Combination: Kizami-zuki ~ Gyaku-zuki ~ Tsugi-ashi Kizami-zuki ~ Gyaku-zuki

Thursday, May 12, 2011

What?? I lost a post! I did post this a few days ago but now I checked it and it was gone. Very strange...

So I forgot what I taught / what I wrote. Sorry. I'm sure we did some Kata and kicks, as those are the current topics that we're working on.

And I'm trying to fix this blog so that you can post a comment again. Since this is a free service, there really is no technical support and I'm struggling. I hate technology! ...Not really, but I hate technology that does not work well!!

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Beginners Class. Not many showed up.

Warm-up:

Heian Shodan

Kata:

Heian Shodan, Nidan, Godan

Kihon:

Mae-geri

Mawashi-geri

Kizami Mae-geri ~ Mae-geri

Kizami Mawashi-geri ~ Mawashi-geri

Kumite:

Sen drill using Kizami-geri

Cool-down:

Kata

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Kihon:

Uchi-uke ~ Gyaku-zuki

Gyaku-zuki isometric wall push

Mae-geri in Heisoku-dachi

Mae-geri isometric wall push

Step-in Mae-geri

Kizami Mae-geri

Kizami Mawashi-geri

Kumite:

Keri against a target

Kizami-geri against move-in target

Ashi-barai (foot sweep) with front leg

Cool-down (?):

Nami-gaeshi (snapping foot sweep motion) in Kiba-dachi

Foot sweep is something I rarely use and am not very good at, but is very effective when done correctly. It's not about "power" or "causing pain" but about proper angle/leverage and timing. Since we are working on kickings, we will continue incorporating some sweeps for the next couple of weeks whenever time allows.

Thursday, May 5, 2011

I'm sorry that I have not posted the lesson records for over a week... I was simply lazy. For some reason it was a tiring week and did not have energy to do a small thing like this. My room is a mess, too. :-) But I did not miss to teach a class (of course!), and I did take a note about what we did after each class, so here it is for Cinco de Mayo:

Warm-up:

Kata

Heian Nidan

Kihon:

Mae-geri

Yoko Keage

Mawashi-geri

Kumite:

Keri to the target

Since we just had an exam and many of you are learning a new Kata, I'm spending as much time on each Kata as possible, going over the general forms and the sequence. If you are training regularly, by the end of this month you should be able to perform your new Kata decently, maybe even blind-folded...!?