2007 Workout #9: Just us nidans again…

Tuesday’s workout was just us Nidans again… Mike-san taught a good class using some interesting sparring combinations. I was having some trouble with a few of them, but by the end of the workout I had caught on to most of them. It was interesting, because about 1/3 of the way through the first class it became apparent to me that these techniques were very much in Mike’s arsenal and I had been hit by them several times. That helped the sense of urgency on breaking down the combinations to understand them… because it stands to reason that it will be easier to defend against something you understand. 🙂

The second class we did a boatload of katas in preparation for the upcoming Sandan exam. We made it through the requisite black belt katas before things were all said and done.

I’m sorry to hear that I missed ‘s return on Thursday, but I had to go out and purchase this.