Post by Paul Bedard on Oct 11, 2010 1:31:51 GMT
I would like to offer something that I saw one time while we were waiting for a seminar class to start. I likes it & added to it, so now I`ll share with you & ask if you do anything similar.
I first saw it with two karateka standing & facing each other in shizen-tai ( natural stance ), feet shoulder width, facing front. Both karateka are yoi, but with their fists at their hips. For expalnation purposes, lets have one facing the shomen & the others back to it. Let`s call the karateka facing the shomen #1 & the other #2.
Karateka #1 punches choku-zuki jodan, while #2 blocks age uke, # 2 then punches jodan, while #1 blocks age uke, #1 then punches choku-zuki chudan, while #2 blocks soto ude uke, #2 punches chudan while #1 blocks soto ude uke. #1 starts back at jodan & the flow continues. Jodan, jodan, chudan, chudan.
After my students get good at this flow drill at a slower speed ,then they progress to a medium speed, working up to full speed. From time to time I use this as a bit of a contest. Have men facing men, women facing women & kids facing kids. Starting as close in rank as your club permits. On you signal have them start this drill at medium speed, let them do about 10 each side then have them increase speed, the goal is to increase speed till one gets confused. It is usually easy enough to see who gets mixed up, that person is eliminated, put the winners of the first group together & start again, keep this going till you are at the final 2. the winner of this final 2 gets to try sensei ( if you dare!!! ;D ). Or he/she can do the counting for the 20 pushups that we all do..
Try it is a fun & safe way to get all feeling a bit competitive...
Osu
Paul B
I first saw it with two karateka standing & facing each other in shizen-tai ( natural stance ), feet shoulder width, facing front. Both karateka are yoi, but with their fists at their hips. For expalnation purposes, lets have one facing the shomen & the others back to it. Let`s call the karateka facing the shomen #1 & the other #2.
Karateka #1 punches choku-zuki jodan, while #2 blocks age uke, # 2 then punches jodan, while #1 blocks age uke, #1 then punches choku-zuki chudan, while #2 blocks soto ude uke, #2 punches chudan while #1 blocks soto ude uke. #1 starts back at jodan & the flow continues. Jodan, jodan, chudan, chudan.
After my students get good at this flow drill at a slower speed ,then they progress to a medium speed, working up to full speed. From time to time I use this as a bit of a contest. Have men facing men, women facing women & kids facing kids. Starting as close in rank as your club permits. On you signal have them start this drill at medium speed, let them do about 10 each side then have them increase speed, the goal is to increase speed till one gets confused. It is usually easy enough to see who gets mixed up, that person is eliminated, put the winners of the first group together & start again, keep this going till you are at the final 2. the winner of this final 2 gets to try sensei ( if you dare!!! ;D ). Or he/she can do the counting for the 20 pushups that we all do..
Try it is a fun & safe way to get all feeling a bit competitive...
Osu
Paul B
