First night of training, and I can't decide if my legs are feeling like or like Jello...or maybe just feel like one or the other at different times depending on what I was trying. Class tonight was very basic, it was just running through katas; starting from Heian Shodan and working up to Kanku Dai. After that I broke off and started working on individual katas. America's Cup is coming up fast (only a month and change left), and I'm really going to need to shake the rust out of my hinges soon if I'm going to perform at the level I did last year.
I've decided that I will focus on Kanku Sho, Sochin and Gankaku for my tokui-kata choices, with Kanku Sho as first choice. I'm feeling pretty confident about the JKA division for kata, kumite is going to be a rather different story.
Working on my own I ran through Kanku Sho several times over, reacquainting myself with the kata. To say 'it's been a while' would be more than an understatement. Two weeks without training, and my kata has suffered greatly, but luckily it came back to me over time. The real issue was drilling the two jumps in the kata. The first jump is very similar to the jump in Empi, and in that way the jump was easier to manage. On the other hand, the second jump is a different beast altogether.
Here is where my legs began to betray me; I couldn't determine whether or not they felt like lead or like jello. Creating height in the jump, and I felt like I was carrying lead weights, maintaining a stance after the jump and my legs were more like jello. It's amazing how different they felt within the context of one sequence of moves. Luckily the rest of the kata went well, now the next step for me will be to reawaken the spring in my legs. This week I'm going to need to focus on Kanku Sho, almost exclusively.
The other issue I'm having is my big toe, with the pain I'm feeling in flexing the toe I can't fully complete the first move in Empi...which is annoying, as I love the kata immensely and honestly hope that it is the kata chosen by the judges during the second round at America's Cup. I'm going to have to stick to a steady regimen of working on the range of motion in the toe, as well as regular NSAID intake to reduce inflammation in the injured tendons.
Well, I have a month...hopefully I can manage it all. Wish me luck!
I've decided that I will focus on Kanku Sho, Sochin and Gankaku for my tokui-kata choices, with Kanku Sho as first choice. I'm feeling pretty confident about the JKA division for kata, kumite is going to be a rather different story.
Working on my own I ran through Kanku Sho several times over, reacquainting myself with the kata. To say 'it's been a while' would be more than an understatement. Two weeks without training, and my kata has suffered greatly, but luckily it came back to me over time. The real issue was drilling the two jumps in the kata. The first jump is very similar to the jump in Empi, and in that way the jump was easier to manage. On the other hand, the second jump is a different beast altogether.
Here is where my legs began to betray me; I couldn't determine whether or not they felt like lead or like jello. Creating height in the jump, and I felt like I was carrying lead weights, maintaining a stance after the jump and my legs were more like jello. It's amazing how different they felt within the context of one sequence of moves. Luckily the rest of the kata went well, now the next step for me will be to reawaken the spring in my legs. This week I'm going to need to focus on Kanku Sho, almost exclusively.
The other issue I'm having is my big toe, with the pain I'm feeling in flexing the toe I can't fully complete the first move in Empi...which is annoying, as I love the kata immensely and honestly hope that it is the kata chosen by the judges during the second round at America's Cup. I'm going to have to stick to a steady regimen of working on the range of motion in the toe, as well as regular NSAID intake to reduce inflammation in the injured tendons.
Well, I have a month...hopefully I can manage it all. Wish me luck!
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