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Post by dek1 on Jan 9, 2013 9:18:40 GMT
I am on the run up to sitting my Shodan in 2014, I sit my 2nd Kyu on March then if i pass my 1st kyu in June after that a minimum of 6-9 months for my Shodan. My point is that I have set my yearly goal and it is to improve on each Heian Kata and my basic form along with going over and improving Bassai Dai and Junro Shodan. I have found since reaching 3rd Kyu my whole journey has changed. We are now able to stay on for the senior class and this is challenging and leaves you exhausted mentally and physically. Also you have a new found leadership position between the many BB's we have and our coloured grade. Not in a billy big baws but just you are expected to lead by effort and example. Do any of your clubs ask students to set themselves goals at the start of the year or do you set your goals if so what are they?
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Post by kensei on Jan 9, 2013 12:30:21 GMT
First off I only understood half of what you said.....I may need a British to Canadian translation ;D
We dont ask that they set any goals other than getting better and studying harder.
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Post by malk103 on Jan 11, 2013 13:50:30 GMT
Well done Derek, you may find the path changing again - but in a good way. You are in the middle area where you are hot on the heals of the BB's but have the rest of the class looking up to you, we constantly point to the student's senior grades as examples so if the top end is sloppy then the rest will follow, but if they are strong then it should hopefully give the others something to aspire to. Practice Kata as much as possible, if your 1st Kyu and Shodan are anything like ours then you will need to do all Kata learnt so far. Always do the Kata with a view to making them better, never look at just repeating it like you always have (unless it's already spot on of course....). Come the gradings then Kata shouldn't cause you too much of a worry if they are sharp.
By now you should be able to do Heian Shodan/Nidan with your eyes shut and your mind empty - i.e. they shouldn't need too much thinking about - so practice the latter Kata more, especially Bassai Dai - and any others you need for Shodan. Speak to other students to find out what they needed for their Shodan, but expect anything/everything.
I've generally found the goals of Kyu grades are the next grade, but around Brown Belt we start looking at time scales for Shodan. After Shodan then it's 2 years to progress, learn lots more Kata and constantly improve, start learning Kata applications and expect to do any combination thrown at you in line work. Also build on Kumite effectiveness. My goal is Nidan by this time next year, i've already learnt several more Kata but still need to work on them. In fact still sweating from nipping out for a jog lunchtime and doing all 16 Kata that I know....
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Post by dek1 on Jan 12, 2013 11:50:56 GMT
Thanks Mal your advice is the same of our instructors and its clear whilst clubs may belong to different groups with a lot of them the general training and goals are the same.
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