My last post was about certain exercise myths that have been debunked, specifically the idea that workouts need to be horrendously long and strenuous. Tonight, I believe I did a fairly decent job of disproving that theory (then again, the average one hour session at the dojo can usually refute the concept, but that's not important right now). Seeing as I couldn't train tonight with the normal class, I hit the dojo an hour early to workout on my own before teaching the kiddies.
Warm up (everything was done number of reps for both sides, and speed was ramped up after the first 10 or reps):
50 gyaku-tsuki
50 mae-geri
50 yoko-geri keage
10 yoko-geri kekomi (the goal was to get to 50 yoko-geri kekomi followed by 20 keage-kekomi combination kicks)
Kihon (approximately 20 reps, but I didn't really keep count):
Oi-tsuki
Mae-geri, oi-tsuki
Age-uke, gyaku-tsuki
Mawashi-geri, gyaku-tsuki
Shuto-uke in kokutsu dachi
Kata:
I focused my efforts tonight on gankaku and kanku-sho; so I did kata in trio. One gankaku, one kanku-sho, and then one heian shodan, followed by the set again but with heian nidan. Here's how it looked when I was done:
Gankaku (slow)
Kanku-sho (slow)
Heian shodan (performance speed)
Gankaku (fast)
Kanku-sho (fast)
Heian nidan (performance speed)
Gankaku (performance speed)
Kanku-sho (performance speed)
Heian sandan (fast)
Gankaku (slow)
Kanku-sho (slow)
Heian yondan (performance speed)
Gankaku (fast)
Kanku-sho (fast)
Heian godan (performance speed)
Gankaku (performance speed)
Kanku-sho (performance speed)
Bassai-dai (fast)
Gankaku (slow)
Kanku-sho (slow)
Jion (fast)
This entire workout took me about an hour, maybe a little beyond that, but let me tell you, I'm thoroughly shot out. I had a hard time keeping up with the kids today while I was teaching, but on the other hand, the endorphins were kicking in so hard that I felt in a great mood! On a side note, I almost passed out after nearly vomiting at around the half-way mark during the main kata workout, that was right after the second jump in a performance speed kanku-sho...not fun!
Well, now that I'm thoroughly worked and stretched out, it's time to hit the books again, and hopefully eat some dinner in the very near future.
Wish me luck!
Warm up (everything was done number of reps for both sides, and speed was ramped up after the first 10 or reps):
50 gyaku-tsuki
50 mae-geri
50 yoko-geri keage
10 yoko-geri kekomi (the goal was to get to 50 yoko-geri kekomi followed by 20 keage-kekomi combination kicks)
Kihon (approximately 20 reps, but I didn't really keep count):
Oi-tsuki
Mae-geri, oi-tsuki
Age-uke, gyaku-tsuki
Mawashi-geri, gyaku-tsuki
Shuto-uke in kokutsu dachi
Kata:
I focused my efforts tonight on gankaku and kanku-sho; so I did kata in trio. One gankaku, one kanku-sho, and then one heian shodan, followed by the set again but with heian nidan. Here's how it looked when I was done:
Gankaku (slow)
Kanku-sho (slow)
Heian shodan (performance speed)
Gankaku (fast)
Kanku-sho (fast)
Heian nidan (performance speed)
Gankaku (performance speed)
Kanku-sho (performance speed)
Heian sandan (fast)
Gankaku (slow)
Kanku-sho (slow)
Heian yondan (performance speed)
Gankaku (fast)
Kanku-sho (fast)
Heian godan (performance speed)
Gankaku (performance speed)
Kanku-sho (performance speed)
Bassai-dai (fast)
Gankaku (slow)
Kanku-sho (slow)
Jion (fast)
This entire workout took me about an hour, maybe a little beyond that, but let me tell you, I'm thoroughly shot out. I had a hard time keeping up with the kids today while I was teaching, but on the other hand, the endorphins were kicking in so hard that I felt in a great mood! On a side note, I almost passed out after nearly vomiting at around the half-way mark during the main kata workout, that was right after the second jump in a performance speed kanku-sho...not fun!
Well, now that I'm thoroughly worked and stretched out, it's time to hit the books again, and hopefully eat some dinner in the very near future.
Wish me luck!
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