Beginners:
Worked on H form kata with tape on the floor and a whole bunch of self defense from
hair grabs, wrist grabs, chokes, shit grabs, bear hugs, etc
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Advanced: Goal day - Everyone worked on something different
Did 5 rounds at 1:15 for end of class.
Beginners:
Congratulations to those who were evaluated today. You all did very well. We need to fine tune your punches and blocks and finish up H-Form kata and you should be ready for your next belt.
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Advanced
Played karate tic tac toe. Some things to review from the game: 23 characteristics, shuri symbol with the pine tree, self defense on chokes and we are up to 55 seconds on our rounds. 1:15 for next Tuesday.
Beginners: Today we worked on tying your belts, we also worked on ippon 1-4.
All ippons are the same with the exception of the shuto changed to :
Ippon #2 : hammer fist
Ippon #3 : Inverted lepoard fist
Ippon #4 : tate zuki (2nd punch) also known as can punch
Ippon #5 : palm heal strike
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Advanced:
Worked on weapons and doing your kata with a weapon. We concluded with a fairly intense 45 second rounds.
By the way, I was looking for kama videos online and I found the video that I purchased a while ago its up on youtube.com so you can view the video belows to review… (its nearly identical to what we covered in class).
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ffUk3naQTys
http://youtube.com/watch?v=4Lg5FhrkyB0
http://youtube.com/watch?v=bporeQLORXI
There are others on there to just search for them
Beginners:
Check the post below… On the previous day. Just did a fun night with relays, basics, and mini quiz game.
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Advanced:
Sweep night & take down night.
We worked on a few take downs today. First one was controlling the wrist and hand and guiding it downward.
1) Wrist take down: So if someone comes in and grabs your shirt, take your thumb and place it between the pointer finger and middle finger on the back of the hand which separates the joint. Rotate the wrist over and push the fingers towards the shoulder. Do NOT just rotate the hand and wrist over. Roll it over and push it towards their elbow and shoulder. Continue until they lay face flat on the floor.
2) Outside to inside sweep. If the attacker has a left foot in front take your right foot and go from the outside to the inside sweeping the leg. Additional: If theres too much pressure you can go to the knee to loosen it up. Step or settle your foot down behind theirs with your hips next to each others. Then use your elbows to push them back over your right leg.
3) Tangle the arms: If the attacker comes and swings with the right hand - step to the left and block with the right hand. (HOLD this hand). Then they come swinging with the left hand - duck under a bit palm block with the other hand. Now you have their arms crossed up. Flip your right hands grip over (your grip, not the attackers hand so your palm is facing up). Now rotate the right hand upwards as the left hand is pushed downwards. Try to keep THEIR left elbow straight and put pressure on that elbow with their right hand twisting it over and tangling it more.
4) Bear hug take down: If someone has you in a bear hug start by doing the standard head strike, foot stomp, etc. Then take one of your feet and cross it back and behind your other foot. Keep moving that same foot behind the attackers foot. Stay on the same line as them (facing straight if they are facing straight in front). So now you have a kiba (horse) stance behind your attacker. Drop down a smidgen lower and execute an elbow strike to the midsection and let them go down over your knee. Variation: You can do a counter top circular push from one side to the other to get a flipping, whipping motion if you need more momentum.
5) Fake sweep and reverse sweep: Okay if the attacker has their left foot in front. You do a quick outside to inside sweep with your right foot. They then see it and they lift their foot up. You though continue spinning putting your right knee on the ground, then throw a left sweep with your foot when your on your knees striking the back of their knees. You basically do a 360 degree turn on this technique. Additional: You need to be close to execute this because when you spin around you land farther back. Also you can use your left hand to reinforce the fall.
If your lucky enough to see this posting here are the questions that will be in class on Thursday. I posted many of the answers. So remember them and learn them.
Basics
1. First thing you do before you enter the dojo. BOW
2. What are the 2 sitting positions we have in class? Seiza and Za Zen
3. Name 2 dojo rules: No Running, No Gum Chewing, don’t demonstrate techniques in public
4. Name 2 stances in Japanese and demonstrate them: Kiba Dachi, Hachiji Dachi
5. Name 2 characteristics of the Shuri system: Low Stances, Shuri fist, head snaps, Teeth Clenched
Terms
1. What does Sensei mean? = Teacher
2. What is the Dojo? = Our School
3. What is left and right in Japanese. Left = Hadari … Right = Migi
4. Dachi means? = Stance
5. Shout of spirit in karate? = Kia
6. What is a uniform called? = Gi
7. What does Sempai mean? = Highest ranking student (assistant)
Kicks
1. How many basic parts to a kick? = 4 Parts
2. Demonstrate the basic parts of a front kick.
3. What is the normal stance called in Japanese that you throw most of your kicks from? = Zenkutsa Dachi
4. What do you have to remember to do extra on the round kick and side kick? = Pivot
5. What part of the foot do you use to make contact when you throw a front kick? = Ball of the foot
6. What part of the foot do you use to make contact when you throw a side kick? = Side or Blade of the foot
7. Demonstrate 3 basic kicks.
Punches & Blocks
1. What stance are you in when you do the 6 punches and 6 block series? = Kiba Dachi
2. What is the first punch in the 6 punch series = Chudan Zuki (Straight punch)
3. Name 3 different punches
4. Name 3 different blocks
5. Demonstrate the 6 punch series
6. Demonstrate the 6 block series
7. What does a shuri fist look like and how do you make one?
Other:
Demonstrate a front fall correctly
Defend from a wrist grab
Demonstrate ippon #1
Defend from a choke hold
Demonstrate at least half of H-form Kata