Today marked the crossing of the halfway point for Kangeiko, which meant that today Paul B. took over the driving privileges. We arrived a bit early to the dojo since the snow wasn’t as bad as expected, and before long it was time to start Day Four.
Today’s combination was slide back into back stance and do a knifehand block, shift forward into inline front stance and throw a rear leg roundhouse kick, and then step forward with a lunge punch after landing. For whatever reason I was having difficulty with the transition between roundhouse kick and lunge punch, but I worked it out fairly well by the end of the basics segment.
The sparring section was a bit more interesting today. The attacker came in with a stomach level lunge punch. The blocker stepped back with the left leg and performed a downward sweeping block with the left hand (making it the opposite hand blocking). After that the defender would step back at a 45 degree angle, twisting the hand from sweeping position into downward block position while maintaining proper distance. The defense was finished with a rear leg front kick to the stomach. For whatever reason, I couldn’t find the groove between switching from the sweeping block to the downward block and this was all complicated by the crowded room and the angular shifting. But that’s ok, I’m happy to have something to work on.
Paul B. and I had to adjourn after the sparring section, leaving 15 minutes early to ensure we made it to a mandatory division meeting at 8 am. That means I’d best stop blogging and find the shower so I’m not late. Tomorrow will be a big day: it’s our dojo training day and I get to attend not one but two classes, one in the morning and one in the evening.
More soon!
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