Thursday, May 26, 2011

Earlier I couldn't even post this; I clicked "publish post" button but nothing happened. As I wrote on a comment below, it may be some kind of computer/OS/browser compatibility issue. Remember that I was complaining about not being able to format a post? I have no problem with that when I use Google Chrome; it makes sense since this blog site is a service of Google...!

Warm-up:

Kata (floor/stance & hip position)

Kihon:

Oi-zuki / Shuto-uke (hip position)

Mae-geri ~ Ushiro-geri (rock that pelvis! ...wait, that doesn't sound right)

Nami-gaeshi (foot flippin') in Kiba-dachi

Free-style:

Gyaku-zuki ~ Mawashi-geri ~ Gyaku-zuki

Gyaku-zuki ~ Ashi-barai ~ Gyaku-zuki

Kizami-zuki (fake) ~ Ashi-barai ~ Gyaku-zuki

Kumite:

Ashi-barai (sweep) with back leg

Ashi-barai with front leg

Wednesday May 25

I guess we have an issue with this site and nobody can comment anymore...
So - I'll write and tell you most of what you missed.
However tonight we did some things that you simply had to be there to know about them!

Sometimes a small class can be a good one.
It is scary though to have such a small class when we are embarking on a bigger, more expensive dojo! When I see 3-4 people in class my insides shutter. But - nonetheless we push forward!


Heian Godan, Sandan and Nidan tonight. A nice blend of the beginner katas!

We also took some time to stretch tonight - something we often forget to do.

Basics - a blend of 3 levels. This was more challenging for people just learning.

**Secret techniques and secret practice - this took up quite a bit of time in the class!**

Kogo-kumite.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Our long time search may finally come to an end this Thursday. Fingers still crossed...

Warm-up:

Kata

Kihon:

Mae-geri

Mawashi-geri

Mae-geri & Mawashi-geri against pad

Free-style:

Mae-geri ~ Mawashi-geri ~ Gyaku-zuki

Kizami Mae-geri ~ Mawashi-geri ~ Gyaku-zuki

Reacting with kicks to a signal

Kumite:

Kicks against target

Sen timing using kicks

Cool-down:

Kata

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!!