It was a very lightly populated workout tonight, the black belts outnumbered the lower ranks. Oedewaldt-san took the first class before Sensei Brewer showed up, and the rest of us vacated to the other room to work on kata. I am in the process of implementing some technical changes that were suggested by Sensei Hassell, so it was back to growing pains for me.
Among the changes:
* I allow my head to bob forward during the kata sometimes, so I was trying to keep my head directly over my shoulders and in line with my hips.
* As previously mentioned, I need to solid up my techniques for the slow portion of the kata. Sensei Hassell recommended performing each movement of the kata like I had to hit a makiwara to help rectify this.
* Generate more “shock and impact” with my techniques.
I was able to put down 34 kata tonight, but let me tell you… these changes make this kata much more tiring to perform. I was about ready to fall over by the time we were through, but there was enough gas left in the tank to do a few Gojushiho Sho and Meikyo with
It was a very tough workout tonight, but I was glad to have done what we did.
Sochin Counter
Accomplished / Goal == Percent Complete
1885 / 2000 == 94.25%
Average Kata per Workout: 16.98
Estimated Workouts Remaining: 7
Workouts that gained more than 1%: 40
Workouts that gained more then 5%: 2
Round Kick Challenge: 15 / 1000 == 1.50%
Monthly Roundup
Total Kata completed in October: 333
Average Kata per month: 188.5
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* Generate more “shock and impact” with my techniques.
That’s a pretty vague goal. Did he happen to explain to you how to do this?
Yes, it was a cumulative result of small body position changes (head over shoulders, etc) and the intent of doing each technique like I was hitting a makiwara. He made mention in several places that the kata should feel “muscular” throughout, which basically translates to slower intense movements, more internal squeezing, and more stability to the ground through my feet.
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