Saturday in the Dojo was definitely a back to basics day. The warm up included breakfalls and shrimping escapes, crawling and rolls, then it was basics time, punches, receiving techniques and kicks.
Some of my kicks are showing signs of improvement, but my Yoko Geri is still pretty awful π But I'm not the only one struggling with some kicks, so our Sensei got us to partner up and do some kicking to pads. My Ushiro Geri is looking better, as is my Mawashi Geri, but one of my biggest faults is not using my hands properly as part of the techniques, so more practise needed.
After that was a lighter spot, as we practised Sumo style grappling, either with the one getting a fall or their opponent out of the marked area being the winner. Although Sumo is a Japanese Martial Art, as ever there is an Okinawan equivalent, which I looked up as I couldn't remember the name π. It seems there are a few names, Shima (a martial art in its own right), Tegumi (Naha) or MutΕ (Shuri or Tomari). Well I won one, lost one, so wasn't too bad by my standards anyway π
Finally on to Kata, and practise of Naihanchi Shodan and a run through of Nidan. We did both single step and performance versions of the Katas, whilst the higher grades went on to practise Sandan upwards. Finally, in pairs we did performance versions of our next needed Kata, scrutinized by our Sensei. For me, that was Shodan and apparently I have made a lot of improvement. So the regular practice certainly pays off ππ
Our dojo has been asked to perform a demonstration for charity, so me and my son are both looking to give it a go. Should be fun and for a good cause ππ
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