Post by genkaimade on Nov 19, 2010 20:44:08 GMT
I've just come out of possibly the best training session I've ever had! ^__^
It was everything that the perfect training session should be:
-The kihon was vigorous, and really quite demanding.
-The kumite was beyond awesome ^_^ There were only 9 of us (including instructor), and we were all giving 100% First I was paired with someone probably a year or so younger than me, and although we weren't killing eachother, it really got me in the mindset. The second person I was paired with was probably 14 - 15, and holy mother of cow was he quick. I hit him in the stomach once or twice with (obviously not full power - I can't do them well enough to yet anyway) ushiro geri, and he smacked me a couple of times with various techniques as well The final guy I was paired with, was beyond the perfect partner for me. Close to the same height and maybe 1 or 2 years older, a bit stockier, and *I think* a nidan. He had also had a similar history to me karate-wise, in that there was a gap in his training at around the same time there was in mine as well ^__^ A load of empi - gyaku-empi - oi-zuke - body manipulation combos thrown in made it quite literally perfection ^__^
-Finally kata. Well, we started off with Bassai Dai, and I can really feel it starting to embed itself into me now Finishing off with Jion - now my favourite kata without even a shadow of a doubt - just rounded things off to absolute bliss ^__^
Just thought I'd share my happiness with you all! ^__^
genkaimade
It was everything that the perfect training session should be:
-The kihon was vigorous, and really quite demanding.
-The kumite was beyond awesome ^_^ There were only 9 of us (including instructor), and we were all giving 100% First I was paired with someone probably a year or so younger than me, and although we weren't killing eachother, it really got me in the mindset. The second person I was paired with was probably 14 - 15, and holy mother of cow was he quick. I hit him in the stomach once or twice with (obviously not full power - I can't do them well enough to yet anyway) ushiro geri, and he smacked me a couple of times with various techniques as well The final guy I was paired with, was beyond the perfect partner for me. Close to the same height and maybe 1 or 2 years older, a bit stockier, and *I think* a nidan. He had also had a similar history to me karate-wise, in that there was a gap in his training at around the same time there was in mine as well ^__^ A load of empi - gyaku-empi - oi-zuke - body manipulation combos thrown in made it quite literally perfection ^__^
-Finally kata. Well, we started off with Bassai Dai, and I can really feel it starting to embed itself into me now Finishing off with Jion - now my favourite kata without even a shadow of a doubt - just rounded things off to absolute bliss ^__^
Just thought I'd share my happiness with you all! ^__^
genkaimade