2006 Workout #35: How I bettered my life by swinging my hips at it…

I got to the dojo early tonight, so I was able to get 15 Sochin in before class. That was… not wise.

I don’t know if it was the rate at which I was doing kata, but I couldn’t get my breath and I was sweating a ton. I probably should’ve gotten more water than I did, but I went ahead and went right into the first class. We did a nice basics review for everyone that is taking their test next week, it was a classic Sensei Brewer fast burn basics workout.

I was whooped by the time the break came. I got some water and felt better, but I was still “the uncooked chicken color.” I decided that by buddy needed to knock out some Sochin too, so I did five more. They weren’t my best for the night, but I did get through them… not every one is going to feel right.

The second class was a preview of Sensei Brewer’s block for this weekend’s instructor training. It was a focus on using the core of the body in order to chain techniques together. I was having a hard time getting the idea until we got to doing jab/reverse punch combinations against a partner. With a little help, I had some of the best feeling punching techniques that I’ve done in a long time. I found out that my sparring stance was too long and spread out to generate the appropriate hip action needed for a good punching offense. I found out that I can cover a pretty fair amount of distance when I’m able to do this correctly, but it is very infrequent.

It was a good workout, but a hard workout. I’m sure there will be more where that came from.

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Sochin Counter
Accomplished / Goal == Percent Complete
472 / 2000 == 23.60%
Average Kata per Workout: 16.86
Estimated Completion Workout: 119
Workouts that gained more than 1%: 12