Karate the old school way – 10/20/09 – Tuesday Karate class
Sensei Noia has been taking a different approach with the advanced class for that last few months and tonight was another good example. He had mentioned to me about a month ago that he wanted us to start training again like we used to in the past and like he trained. I am not sure about my other classmates but I have seen a huge improvement in my endurance, even though the classes have been very hard.
Kata, one-step at a time….
Sensei had us warm up with some kata and one-step sparring. We got a partner and each of us did Heian Shodan and as soon as we finished that kata, we did one-step sparring. We then did each of the other four Heian kata’s and Tekki Shodan with the one-step drill in between them each time. This was a terrific warm up.
Kihon….
We started across from our partner in a horse stance. From there we did front punches, double punches, triple punches along with rising block, inward block, outward block and downward block while holding our stance. After that, Sensei had us get into shiko dachi (like a sumo stance) and had us do the same movements as above. We ended up doing over 100 movements in each stance.
Next, we worked on back stance. We started with stationary knife hand block. For our next drill, we worked from a cat stance. Each time Sensei counted we moved from a cat stance into a back stance making sure that we turned on our heels when moving from one move to the other. We also did another drill where we started in a cat stance and did a stationary front leg front snap kick while keeping all our weight over the back leg.
Moving on….
For our next group of drills, Sensei had us work on blocks with reverse punch. We started moving forward with a group of movements. We did rising block, inward block, outward block and downward block all with reverse punch after each block. Sensei had us focus on the finishing each move and also stepping forward as fast as possible. I lost count of how many times we did this drill but it had to be at least 30 times or move.
Finish up with one kata…
We finished up class doing one kata, our belt kata.
Kick for Cures 2009
Sorry about not having any class updates since Tuesday. I caught some type of stomach virus and wasn’t able to take class on Thursday.
With that said, no better time than to the present to talk about this years Kick for Cures that my club is sponsoring. This event helps sick or needy Karate students and their families along with many different charities. Below is the post that I put on my website with a little more details about Kick for Cures.
If you are a student in the ISKC, please think about doing this event and if you cannot make it to the event, you can always sponsor someone else who is going. Even if you sponsor someone with something as small as one dollar total, it goes a long way in helping those who really need it.
On October 25th my club, the ISKC, is sponsoring an event to help sick and needy families called Kick for Cures. The way it works, is we go to one of four locations and do 1000 kicks and punches. People sponsor us, either with a per kick donation or a flat amount.
I know that money is tight for everyone and my being out of work for over two years hasn’t left a lot of extra money for me to donate but I am giving as much as I can afford. If you sponsor a single $1.00 that would help these people in need and I am sure it would be greatly appreciated by them.
If you would like to sponsor me you can do so online at: Kick for Cures at events.org.
Below is more information about where your donation goes.
Where does the money go?
The money is allocated to 3 funds and 10 Charities that provide support and cure research:
+ Make A Wish
+ Cystic Fibrosis
+ Augie’s Quest
+ American Brain Tumor Association
+ Michael J. Fox Foundation
+ ISKC’s stricken families in need
+ Jennifer Malloy Scholarship Fund
+ Relay for Life
+ Autism Speaks
+ Bear Necessities
If you are in my club, I would like to personally ask you to come out and do this event and show your support not only for our club itself but for our instructors that share and teach us so many good things.
Information about the locations and times of the Kick for Cures event can be found at: Kick for Cures Info.
If you can show up to the event or donate, I would like to thank you in advance for doing so. Again, any little bit helps and even a $1.00 would be appreciated.
Thanks again.
Doug
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