Any Sensei will tell you practicing at home is important, and I do try. Today I tried videoing myself doing the Naihanchi Shodan Kata, it taught me two things:
1) Houses aren't made for doing Karate Kata videos (there may be enough room to do it, but you need a heck of a lot of space to make a video head to foot) 😊
2) Ouch I now see more clearly what my Senseis are talking about when they point out the various things that need improving.
The basic bits are there but need refining, lol. But I am a good few belts away from needing it off to a tee, so there is still time. 😊
My son helps me through many of the drills I need to do, and a big thank you to him. Both for encouragement and advice. 😊 The punches and blocks I'm not too far off, apart from the Gedan-Uke, I struggle with that one.
The kicks are variable, but I struggle most with the Roundhouse kick (Mawashi Geri) and back kick (Ushiro Geri). Oh well now I know what I need to improve on 😊.
But however well I do, I need to try to keep improving. If I keep trying to get better at the basics, the rest will hopefully follow 😊😊
Naihanchi*
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