Mar 30th, 2008 by doug in Karate Class
We had a special guest today, Sensei Noia taught our class today.
We started with the normal warm up and then moved into some sparring drills. Sensei had us get into groups of four. One of us stood with our back heel touching the wall behind us and the other three attacked us. [...]
Mar 26th, 2008 by doug in Karate Class
Have you ever had a Karate class that felt perfect? Not so much that you did everything the correct way but you did everything that you think a class should be made of. Today was one of those classes for me.
Sensei Noia had us start with kata. Not just one kata but all katas that [...]
Mar 22nd, 2008 by doug in Karate Class
I guess the title is a little deceiving. There was some pain involved but not bad pain.
Sensei Plocharczyk started class with a different drill. He had everyone lay on the floor, the person on the far end would stand up, shift in and out between each person on the floor and then start [...]
Mar 21st, 2008 by doug in Karate Class
Today, I felt good. I had a vist with Dr. Pusateri, my chiropractor and he did some good stuff to me today. I seem to learn something new every time I see him and after I leave his office, my body feels like it’s made out of steel.
Because I was feeling good, I asked Sensei [...]
Mar 20th, 2008 by doug in Karate Class
We started class with a little different warm up. We did the normal front snap kicks but instead of 10, Sensei Cieplik had us do 15 with each leg. Next, we did front snap kick with back kick.
This class was different than any that I remember before. Sensei had us doing movements [...]
