Karate 4 the Heart: March and April Karate Diary

Sunday, 6 June 2021

March and April Karate Diary

Weekend Workouts

0403

Kicks (repeat mawashi geri from front leg, back kick, floor based back kick practice, spinning back kick)
Kata
Padwork, turning into a situation: Flank, two groin strikes, pivot to hit with elbow (opposite arm) to base of skull, step through knee

0603

Punches, repeated jabs sparring, one and two punches. Snap punches, heavy punches, shielding and jab, working both sides. Punching at different heights (sinking into Shiko dachi).
Padwork, turning into a situation: Flank, two groin strikes, pivot to hit with elbow (opposite arm) to base of skull, step through knee.

Kobudo: jo staff work.

Slow Naihanchi 0403

0803

Quadrant drill, kata

Quadrant Drill Reminder 0803

Friday Kata 1203

13/03/2021

Lesson - finished during shadow sparring session, breathing difficulties

Christian Wedewardt and Les Bubka zoom session , pad work, drills and relaxation kata.

With Christian and Les 1303

15/03/2021

Kata, three Naihanchis, single moves and performance. Need to work on basics on Naihanchi Nidan.
Pad work based on Pinans. (imagine pulling away from wrist grab). Turn over pad hand rotating from the elbow, stepping to side. Step forward knee strike with back leg, punch though with glancing blow on Pad. Percussive forearm strike before grasping back of pad (head). Step back with stepped through leg, whist turning into Zenkutsu dachi and pulling through with hand to front knee (drag down to ground).
Pad work: Rising strike as a block, wrap round to trap arm (under armpit), step in (knee), jodan uke as rising forearm, elbow strike (to side of neck), then gedan uke as throw to ground.

Working with my son as a coach 1703

20/03/2021

Kata, Naihanchi Shodan, Nidan
Sequences, slightly bladed. Chudan uke, gedan uke, hammer fist front hand, step through back hand punch. Both sides.
Slightly bladed, crossed wrists guard, back hand (wrist trap and) pull back, front hand hammer first (to side of neck), front hand (wrist trap and) pull back with step through back hand punch, incidental strike to back of neck as both hands clasp behind neck. Step back with front leg and turn into Zenkutsu dachi and perform gidan uke throw down.

Lesson reminder 2003

Sanchin based kata

A different Naihanchi

Two Naihanchis 2103

27/03/21

Private lesson, Naihanchi Shonan and Nidan
Jamie Clubb lesson, including practical use of an item to preform cross blocks (basically an X, going from top to bottom on alternate diagonals

A short lesson with my Sensei 2703

29/03/2021
Stepping forward and backward in Zenkutsu dachi, doing uke combinations, called out shadow sparring using various techniques and combinations, reacting to strikes, kata.

Early Morning 01 04 2021