Today we officially entered winter here in Japan. So I decided to post my current self-training regime. I cannot believe that winter is back! Where did 2021 go? Before you read on, perhaps you remember my Kangeiko video last year? Irrespective, take care and all the best for your training! OSU, AB.
KIHON
1. (Jiyu-dachi) Kizami-zuki (Zenkutsu-dachi) kara jodan oi-zuki, uraken jodan yokomawashi-uchi (Kiba-dachi), shuto jodan sotomawashi-uchi (Zenkutsu-dachi) soshite shuto jodan uchimawashi-uchi.
2. (Zenkutsu-dachi) Ippo sagatte jodan age-uke kara chudan mawashi-geri, uraken jodan yokomawashi-uchi soshite chudan oi-zuki.
3. (Zenkutsu-dachi)
Chudan soto-uke kara chudanyoko-enpi (Kiba-dachi) soshite uraken jodan
yokomawashi-uchi (Kiba-dachi).
4. (Zenkutsu-dachi)
Kaiten-shinagara gedan-barai kara chudan uchi-uke (Nekoashi-dachi), jodan
ura-zuki soshite chudan gyaku-zuki (Yoriashi—Zenkutsu-dachi).
5. (Kokutsu-dachi)
Shuto chudan-uke kara chudan kizami mawashi-geri soshite yokonukite jodan
gyaku-zuki (Zenkutsu-dachi).
6. Ren-geri:
(Zenkutsu-dachi) Mae-geri keage kara yoko-geri kekomi, mawashi-geri soshite
ushiro-geri kekomi.
KATA
A. Kanku Dai
(intermittently accompanied by corresponding Heian). In sum, big scale, dynamic
and large fundamental Shotokan Ryu waza. Don't get me wrong here.... I hate Kanku Dai as it epitomizes everything bad about my karate; hence, this practice. What I am trying to say here is that I'm challenging myself. I recommend that to you also! Always seek to leave 'the comfort zone'. That doesn't mean things will become your 'TOKUI', but it is uplifting in all regards.
B. Seiryu and Hushu (comparing and contrasting the extreme similarities and differences between these two Koten-gata from Asai Tetsuhiko Sensei). Asai Sensei when teaching often mixed up these two kata due to their similarities. To abstractly quote Funakoshi Sensei “…wind flows through the pine”.
C. Random
kata from the official IKS canon. For example, yesterday was Joko Gosei, today
was Chinte, tomorrow??????????
KUMITE
I. Kihon
Ippon Kumite
Special points: (a) to make all attacks optimally effective
if the partners defense fails; and (b) to ensure that all counterattacks, if
not controlled are optimally effective. Basic karate—Seiken to the jinchu,
suigetsu; Josokutei to the ago, nodo, suigetsu etc...
II. Uchikomi
Repetitive practice of tokuiwaza. Blitzing with standup techniques: tsuki, uchi, keri, nage, gatame and shimewaza.
III. Newaza
Ground fighting practice focusing on my three tokuiwaza and
various shikake (set up strategies).
I will not provide my endurance and strength/power work this month as I want to share these at a later date, via a more comprehensive article. Best wishes, André
© André Bertel. Oita City, Japan (2021).
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