BEGINNERS CLASS (6:00-6:45pm)
Today we worked on stances in the beginning of the class. How to properly move your feet from one position to the next position. Remember: Back foot to front foot, then take the other foot back. When stepping out in a kiba dachi (horse stance) move only one (1) foot - the left one!
Practice walking zen to zen (front stance to front stance) moving one foot to the other foot and so on.
We also did some blocks. If you forgot here are some tips:
Start in a kiba dachi (horse stance)
1) the middle chest block. (chudan uke)
(One hand goes up, then the other hand goes to it, slide that hand up up up and over across your body and snap it over)
2) high block (jodan uke)
(one hand in front of your face, then the other hand slides up up up and snaps like your punching the roof. Your hand should face like your going to wave to your friend and make sure its covering your head).
3) low block (gedan uke) - We didn’t get into this one, but if you want to work on it, then here are the steps
Take your right hand and make a fist, move it across your body and pretend like you almost will touch your knee (about 3 firsts away). Take the other hand (your left or hadari fist) and put it to your shoulder. Slide that left hand (hadari hand) down your right hand towards your knee across your groin. Don’t forget to pull the other hand back to chamber position.
Additionally: We worked on the front kick again, and a kick OFF the front foot. Its almost like the regular rear or back leg front kick, but you put a little more weight on your back foot and do the same 4 step process to execute your kick out front.
DON’T FORGET TO BOW WHEN YOU ENTER AND LEAVE THE DOJO, BRING WATER, AND PRACTICE!
~ Sensei Sasha
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ADVANCED CLASS (6:45-8:00 pm)
Today we worked on ippons/kihons/teuzus 1-5 on all of them. Please practice or review 5-10 for next time or 5-10 at least or 3-7. We did Anaku Kata as our kata.
We then moved to self defense. We ran through just about every self defense attack there was switching sides and so forth. Also we did a random walk around and random grabs self defense techniques.
Afterwards, we evaluated the 1 self defense technique per group, whatever it was looking at advantages and disadvantages of everyone in every position. This was almost like a chess game trying to figure out who had a better position and what the other person could do.
Finally we concluded with a mini/slow grappling like session where 1 person does one attack or defense, then waits, then the next person does an attack or defense to try and get a better position. With each counter attack or defense people switched. Your goal was to try and get a better advantage over your opponent by THINKING things through. Some people ended up in the ground, grappling positions, head locks and so forth, but good job!
Until next time, practice, run, relax, work on some ippons/kihons/teuzus and nihan-shi sho kata.
~ Sensei Sasha
