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Post by Senpai Hiroko on Feb 10, 2014 18:13:32 GMT
Hangetsu (Once)
Jitte (Once)
Kanku-Dai (Once)
Tekki Nidan (Bunkai ~Repeat from last week)
And a new drill with (Mae-geri, Ushiro-geri, Yoko-Keage, Yoko-Kekomi, Mwashi-geri, and Ura-mawashi-geri) with concentration on foot shapes and placement.
Osu.
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Post by Senpai Hiroko on Feb 12, 2014 15:07:16 GMT
Hi, BBC members. Sorry for having been late for a couple of minutes last night. If I were late next time, Andrey would be leading the class until I arrive. This is why it is important to check the syllabus that I post before the each class. I usually post what I plan to cover in my next class. Last night, we were able to only to Hangetsu, Kanku-Dai and Tekki Nidan. (We didn't have time for Jitte). We covered the kihon kicking drills that I had described above in the regular class that I substituted for Sensei Ernst. Here are a few comments for the each participant of yesterday's BBC class:
Andrey: I appreciate your having come to the class despite the fact that you were still recovering from the cold. You always keep up with me during my torture warmups, and last night you did while you were not in the best condition. Good spirit! As I asked you yesterday, if I am a few minutes late in future, please begin the class at 7:00PM sharp and lead the class until I arrive. Hangetsu looked good, but keep the foot close to you when you avoid the sweep and turn before landing in a Kokutsu-dachi. I reminded you before and you were doing it correctly for a while, but yesterday you forgot to do that. Make sure to close four fingers during the Tsukami-Uke (Grasping/Grabbing Block) of Tekki Nidan.
Andrew: Thanks for always attending my classes and being on time. I appreciate your effort. You always have been rather flexible. But, I noticed last Sunday and last night that your flexibility of hip joint might have been improved. What do you think? Hangetsu-dachi is still weird maybe due to hip flexibility. I know that you can do 180 degree turnout (that's external rotation), but I haven't checked your range of internal hip joint rotation. Usually, it is one way or other. For example, my internal rotation range is much larger than my external rotation. Since your external rotation is great, I thought that you might have smaller ROM for the internal rotation, but maybe in your case, you can rotate great degrees both externally and internally. So, my point is, when your internal rotation is great (like myself), you have to watch or otherwise your front let of Hangetsu-dachi turn in too much that your front foot looks almost sideway. You have to control how much you turn your knees in because you can turn in way too much otherwise. During the regular class, I noticed that you will have lots of work on for Heian Yondan. We have been focusing on Bassai-dai for your testing, but next time when I have time, I would like to go over Heian Yondan with you. In the Dan Exam, along with your kata (Bassai Dai), you will be asked to perform one of the Heian Kata. So, it is important to clean up your Heian Kata for your dan exam in near future. Also, during the kicking drills that I did in the regular class, your foot shapes were incorrect for Maegeri, Yoko-keage, and Yoko-Kekomi. I know that you know what you are supposed to be doing, but you are not used it yet when you kick in speed. Practice kicking with correct foot shape slowly as you watch your foot.
Reto: Good that the Bunkai of Tekki Nidan seems to have started making sense to you. Keep more solid and low Kibadachi throughout the kata. Your Ippon-kumite during the regular class (taught by Sensei Ernst) looked good. I saw that you tried to execute different types of counter attacks. Also, wanted to mention that your hair looked very presentable. Sometimes people call it "Japanese Sensei's Haircut" here in the U.S. Generally, Japanese Budo-ka (including karate-ka) favor those very short or shaven head and see them as a reflection of focused and serious attitude. So, you may want to have the same kind of hair style when you test in Philadelphia in near future.
Dima: Yous stances generally looked a bit high today, especially during the Kihon drills that I taught in the regular class and in Heian Yondan during Sensei Ernst's class. As I said a few times during the Kihon drill, distinguish the different levels of Chidan-Zuki and Jodan-Zuki. I appreciate that you are in tune of learning all the brown belt kata with the rest of the BBC members. Especially, your understanding of Tekki Nidan is superior for your rank. Keep up with the good job.
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reto
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Post by reto on Feb 19, 2014 22:20:36 GMT
Senpai Hiroko
thank you for the comments on this class, well noted also the haircut recommendation! As I had told you I was out of the country until yesterday so could not attend class, sorry I did not write an email to remind you. But I read your comments on the class to the others and this gave me additional insight with regard to stiffness. It is a great challenge to seek 120% committment in the punches without appearing to be stiff. Also my heian yondan is my weakest Heian kata and I need to work on it a lot.
See you soon in training, oss!
Reto
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