2006 Workout #126: Sparring on Ice…

During the first class tonight, and I got to teach the white belts. What a great group! Their technique was sharp, they were generally attentive, and they responded well to the corrections that we offered. Two of them took and passed a stripe test shortly after we ran them through a good solid basic review. They did a really great job!

The second class took the form of three to five time sparring and, due to some condensation, a slippery and somewhat precarious session of slow sparring. I had a fairly good night, despite getting generally pwned by . I was able to land a few good shots in on a few of the others in the class, however I am having some trouble getting my body positioned right to really commit myself to my punching techniques. That could’ve been because of the slippery floors, but I think was right on the money with his assessment that I tend to fight with my hips back over my back leg which makes it very slow and visible when I come in with punching attacks. I’m going to have to work this out soon if I want to get my sparring up to the next level.

I was able to put 10 Sochin down before class… they didn’t feel spectacular, but I got them done all the same.

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Sochin Counter
Accomplished / Goal == Percent Complete
2062 / 2000 == 103.10%
Average Kata per Workout: 17.33
Estimated Workouts Remaining: 0
Workouts that gained more than 1%: 43
Workouts that gained more then 5%: 2
Round Kick Challenge: 15 / 1000 == 1.50%