2006 Workout #70: How I learned to grab Gumby by the pectoral and win…

We knew tonight was going to be interesting because seemed a little… determined when he came into the dojo tonight. The first fifteen minutes of class were probably some of the most unique basic combinations that I’ve done in a long, long time. Rising block, then double punch. Front kick and reverse punch at the same time. Inward block, spinning elbow strike. Fun stuff… all experiments in body rotation and vibration.

The second class started with some open swim kata time, I was able to knock out a total of 12 Sochin. The rest of the class was taken with drills where we learned how to use grappling (grabbing motions) to better our inherent karate techniques.

I also learned that when attempting to grab , grab him by the chest or shoulder because his arms are almost liquid in nature when you try to hold onto them. By the end I was figuring it out pretty well, but its hard to get comfortable with a range that close when you’re used to kicking and long range like I am. More sparring will cure this problem, I am sure.

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Sochin Counter
Accomplished / Goal == Percent Complete
875 / 2000 == 43.75%
Average Kata per Workout: 13.89
Estimated Workouts Remaining: 81
Workouts that gained more than 1%: 21