Friday, February 22, 2008
Friday, February 08, 2008
Shima Dojo 02/07/2008
Doug started with a quick update on the status of his instructor Ed Martin (aka. Papa-san) and the upcoming seminar he was supposed to hold this weekend. The seminar is still happening for a reduced rate with all proceeds going towards Papa-san's medical expenses. Good luck to Papa-san and I hope he has a speedy recovery.
We started class with some of the usual squat exercises and leg stretching. We also did the squatting and punching exercise again. This one had us squatting and throwing left and right punches as we move up and down. We didn't do any further stretching or traditional exercises but instead worked on a series of striking drills that I found were good and will include in my juunantasio/warm-up routine for a bit. The exercises consisted of two people standing across from each other within striking distance. Each one took turns performing a series of left and right strikes at certain targets on the head, torso and legs using a specific fist. The idea was to practice with all of the fists but only had time for the ones listed below.
Next, Doug had people demonstrate omote gyaku （おもてぎゃく）, urate gyaku （うらてぎゃく） and musha dori （むしゃどり）followed by him showing a Papa-san version of the same technique. We practiced those six techniques for the remainder of the class.
Doug's schedule has returned to Tuesday and Thursday nights so I will hold class on Wednesday nights.
がんばってください！
We started class with some of the usual squat exercises and leg stretching. We also did the squatting and punching exercise again. This one had us squatting and throwing left and right punches as we move up and down. We didn't do any further stretching or traditional exercises but instead worked on a series of striking drills that I found were good and will include in my juunantasio/warm-up routine for a bit. The exercises consisted of two people standing across from each other within striking distance. Each one took turns performing a series of left and right strikes at certain targets on the head, torso and legs using a specific fist. The idea was to practice with all of the fists but only had time for the ones listed below.
- Fudo ken （ふどけん） to the nose, throat, solar plexus and inside of hips.
- Shuto ken （しゅとけん） to the temple (omo), neck (ura) and under ribs (ura then omo).
- Shikan ken （しかんけん） above and below adam's apple, solar plexus, under ribs and inside of hips.
- Boshi ken （ぼしけん） to the eyes, behind ears, between throat and sternum, ribs and inside of hips.
- Sokuyaku ken （そくやくけん） to the stomach, inside of hips and inside of knees.
- Shitan ken （したんけん） to the eyes, between throat and sternum, under ribs and groin.
Next, Doug had people demonstrate omote gyaku （おもてぎゃく）, urate gyaku （うらてぎゃく） and musha dori （むしゃどり）followed by him showing a Papa-san version of the same technique. We practiced those six techniques for the remainder of the class.
Doug's schedule has returned to Tuesday and Thursday nights so I will hold class on Wednesday nights.
がんばってください！
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Kihon Shibu 02/05/2008
With the nice weather we've been having the dojo was quite warm. I was also surprised to find Mike had joined us for the night's session.
We started the night with the regular じうなんたいそ followed by some うけみ。 After a short round of follow-the-leader to see where the weaknesses were we worked on よこ ながれ。Then we worked on ぜんぽう かいてん、こうほう かいてん and りょうて おてん。 I then put a medium sized obstacle on the floor and we proceeded to do おてん、とび、and ひちょかいてん over it.
Next, we worked on some material from the Zero Point Dojo. In particular we worked some distancing exercises, receiving exercises, and basic structure exercises. I've been incorporating some of this in every class lately because it is material I feel I should be working on. I've been doing these exercises before doing kihon training so that by the end of the kihon training we are incorporating the structure exercises into whatever basic was covered. This night it was more おもてぎゃく。
First, I reviewed the model of おもてぎゃく that was introduced during the last class. Then we did a version that Daryl told me he experienced recently that apparently came from some of Kacem's teachings. After that we did another version that was from a Kacem seminar that I attended in NYC.
We finished the class using the おもてぎゃく model against a fully resistant うけ。This allowed us to try to apply the exercises and principles from the Zero Point Dojo. This is how class has been ending lately and I think I will continue this format for a while.
Thanks for stopping by Mike!
がんばってください！
We started the night with the regular じうなんたいそ followed by some うけみ。 After a short round of follow-the-leader to see where the weaknesses were we worked on よこ ながれ。Then we worked on ぜんぽう かいてん、こうほう かいてん and りょうて おてん。 I then put a medium sized obstacle on the floor and we proceeded to do おてん、とび、and ひちょかいてん over it.
Next, we worked on some material from the Zero Point Dojo. In particular we worked some distancing exercises, receiving exercises, and basic structure exercises. I've been incorporating some of this in every class lately because it is material I feel I should be working on. I've been doing these exercises before doing kihon training so that by the end of the kihon training we are incorporating the structure exercises into whatever basic was covered. This night it was more おもてぎゃく。
First, I reviewed the model of おもてぎゃく that was introduced during the last class. Then we did a version that Daryl told me he experienced recently that apparently came from some of Kacem's teachings. After that we did another version that was from a Kacem seminar that I attended in NYC.
We finished the class using the おもてぎゃく model against a fully resistant うけ。This allowed us to try to apply the exercises and principles from the Zero Point Dojo. This is how class has been ending lately and I think I will continue this format for a while.
Thanks for stopping by Mike!
がんばってください！
Friday, February 01, 2008
Shima Dojo 01/31/2008
Why is time in such a hurry these days? Seriously, slow down.
After the じゅなんたいそ exercises I went into the quasi peer evaluation drill. I think I'll refer to this as the "spot check" from here on out. So, for the spot check all we did was ぜんぽうかいてん and こうほうかいてん。 The うけみ was okay for the most part but some of the common trouble spots were: direction, smoothness/quietness, the "landing", and doing the roll that was demonstrated (eg. left back roll instead of right). Now that we knew where some of the week spots were we could continue to fix them. I reiterated the points that I feel are required for good rolling. Then we practiced some ぜんぽうかいてん with and without using our hands. We also practiced こうほうかいてん with and without the hands. The arms/hands often become a crutch for こうほうかいてん。 I also explained a new exercise to hopefully help with こうほうかいてん。 Sit on the ground with your legs extended in front of you. Image a target above your shoulder right next to your head. Pull your knee in to strike the target on the same side of your body (eg. right knee, right shoulder) to propel you through the backward roll. After that we practiced よこながれ and たちながれ。 To wrap up the うけみ we did two rounds of follow-the-leader rolling.
Doug followed with some punching and receiving exercises. Each one had the うけ and とり in close range with a boxing style posture. One would jab and the other would shift back slightly and just touch the fist with an open palm. We did this back and fourth a few times with jabs and cross punches. Once we were comfortable with this the とり could then catch the cross punch in an armbar. I saw several places where the material Rob covered fit nicely and I tried my best to apply those principles. I think I'll revisit this exercise Tuesday to flesh out these principles more.
Next we quickly went through each of the とりてきほんがた with our partners taking turns applying and receiving. Those receiving the techniques were instructed to take うけみ but to look for ways to attack while doing the うけみ。 Class was finished with everyone demonstrating an example.
がんばってください！
After the じゅなんたいそ exercises I went into the quasi peer evaluation drill. I think I'll refer to this as the "spot check" from here on out. So, for the spot check all we did was ぜんぽうかいてん and こうほうかいてん。 The うけみ was okay for the most part but some of the common trouble spots were: direction, smoothness/quietness, the "landing", and doing the roll that was demonstrated (eg. left back roll instead of right). Now that we knew where some of the week spots were we could continue to fix them. I reiterated the points that I feel are required for good rolling. Then we practiced some ぜんぽうかいてん with and without using our hands. We also practiced こうほうかいてん with and without the hands. The arms/hands often become a crutch for こうほうかいてん。 I also explained a new exercise to hopefully help with こうほうかいてん。 Sit on the ground with your legs extended in front of you. Image a target above your shoulder right next to your head. Pull your knee in to strike the target on the same side of your body (eg. right knee, right shoulder) to propel you through the backward roll. After that we practiced よこながれ and たちながれ。 To wrap up the うけみ we did two rounds of follow-the-leader rolling.
Doug followed with some punching and receiving exercises. Each one had the うけ and とり in close range with a boxing style posture. One would jab and the other would shift back slightly and just touch the fist with an open palm. We did this back and fourth a few times with jabs and cross punches. Once we were comfortable with this the とり could then catch the cross punch in an armbar. I saw several places where the material Rob covered fit nicely and I tried my best to apply those principles. I think I'll revisit this exercise Tuesday to flesh out these principles more.
Next we quickly went through each of the とりてきほんがた with our partners taking turns applying and receiving. Those receiving the techniques were instructed to take うけみ but to look for ways to attack while doing the うけみ。 Class was finished with everyone demonstrating an example.
がんばってください！
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