The title says it all… we had a very hard workout that started out with combinations. We did a three punch combination moving forward and backward, so a six punch combination. We repeated this combination about 50 times, and then moved on to a few different variations that added a front kick and a round kick amid the punches. A few dozen reps of this combination and it was time for segments of kata. We did forward and backwards sections from Gojyushiho Sho, Heian Yondan, Heian Sandan, and Empi.
After this, we worked on our individual katas by extracting out our own combination of our choosing that could be done forward and backward. I picked the knifehand block and kicking combination from Sochin and it worked pretty well. We then did a few katas, and after each we had to do pushups… first 10, then 20, then 30, then 20, then 10. I wished for death about midway through the pushups, it was terrible.
My stamina was really rough tonight. My lungs were screaming, my legs burning, and the pushups nearly did me in. I don’t know if I’m worn out, tired, sick, or out of shape but any way you cut it tonight was hard. The good news: I talked to Sensei Tarrant about the idea of training toward taking a Sandan exam sometime next year, mostly as a goal. He was very receptive, and asked to see the syllabus so he could help me train in a way that would help me get ready. That’s exciting, and he seems very eager to help me get back in fighting shape again.
That’s all for now!
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