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Where are you now?
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| Shidokai |
Posted on 28-09-2005 07:57
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Not in terms of your physical location. At what point are you at in your training? What are you working on? What kata do you know so far? What's your biggest problem? What's the thing you do best?
Chances are, your problems are someone else's as well. And if you have a strong point, don't be afraid to share it. If someone needs help, then they know to talk to you.
For me:
Working on:
Kata: Gekisai Dai Ichi, Dai Ni, Saifa, Seiunchin, Shisochin (working on the last one quite a bit these days)
Kihon: Kake, Ido geki, Ido uke, kote gaishi, dogu
Weak point (Jakuten): Kake, rooting, turning in Neko ashi dachi
Strong point (kyouten): Power generation, using dogu
Everyone, throw down. I want to see what people are doing, where people need help, and where you can help others. Honest answers only, and I want to hear from everyone. Everyone has a strong point, everyone has a weak point, even if you started last week. |
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| SyracuseJundokan |
Posted on 28-09-2005 08:18
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Yudansha
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The highest kata I know right now is Kururunfa but with the kickoff of my new club, I've been putting more effort into the earlier kata to make sure I can set a great example. I try to spend at least one day per week doing solo practice where I can usually work on the higher kata a little.
On the kihon side, both I and my students have been spending a lot of time on sandan-uke along with a couple of variations of it, in addition to regular kihon work. This has been paying off well for all of us in our kihon.
Right now my weak points are my stances and balance. I'm struggling with that because of a knee injury, but it's getting better.
As for strength, I really feel that my development of kime and precision in my kata is getting much better lately. Also intellectually, I'm understanding things much better than I used to.
As for the next things to learn, I'm going to Okinawa in Novermber and my goals are to get a better understanding of hojo-undo and to learn the sequence for seisan. I feel awkward to ask to learn a new kata since I feel that they will offer if they think i'm ready, but last year one of my senpai offered and I declined, so if they offer this time I'll go for it. And of course, I'm always interested in learning new bunkai when in Okinawa!
On the competitive side, I'm working on speed and agility as well as developing some new offensive combinations. I'm competing on a team next year and need to get ready for it.
Good question... I'm interested to hear what others write...
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| Shidokai |
Posted on 28-09-2005 08:25
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re: Okinawa: Awesome! Let me know if you have a stop over in Fukuoka. We'll have to have some good food and weak beer. |
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| SyracuseJundokan |
Posted on 28-09-2005 08:42
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Yudansha
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Actually, we're stopping in Tokyo for 2 days to see my wife's sister and then on to Okinawa for the rest of the trip... I would love to visit Fukuoka one day, but every year we end up passing on mainland to spend more time in Okinawa.
I would love to see the competitive training at Fukuoka University. It must be amazing considering that most of the Japanese team seems to come from there...
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| Shidokai |
Posted on 28-09-2005 08:44
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Fuku Dai is pretty impressive. Hence why I'm trying my damnedest to get a job there. Jeez...so cushy... |
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| SyracuseJundokan |
Posted on 28-09-2005 08:48
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Yudansha
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If you get a job there, can you train with the team? |
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| Shidokai |
Posted on 28-09-2005 08:58
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I would imagine so. That's part of the point, right?
More likely, I'd work with the team in some coaching facility. Granted, I'm not the best person to be teaching at that level, but I'm at least 4-5 years from being able to get consideration for a part time position there, probably 10 for a cushy full time gig.
And by then, who knows? Maybe their program won't be as strong. Or maybe I'll be good enough to help out. Either way... |
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| Gojukaisda |
Posted on 01-10-2005 07:35
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I just can't get enough time to train for myself. There is always something to improve, concepts to consider, truth to be found.
Especially since starting to train others. It realistically doesn't work to teach and train in the same session.
Coaching in other topics; basketball, football, and track doesn't help much either.
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| Ben Low |
Posted on 01-10-2005 21:21
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Strong points: Saifa kata
Weak points: Shiko dachi, Ibuki
Anyone got tips on any web sites with advanced details about techniques and kata interpretation? |
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| kwebb |
Posted on 02-10-2005 04:56
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I struggle with energy applications and understanding the internal side of our art. I would love any input people have on that.
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| Ben Low |
Posted on 02-10-2005 07:03
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I feel that the soft side of Goju is the 'slowing down of time' during kumite such that we can evade an attack in a circular manner and counter with our own.
In the end, soft-hard-soft. |
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| SyracuseJundokan |
Posted on 02-10-2005 07:21
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Yudansha
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I think that people tend to thing of "soft techniques" and "hard techniques." My belief is that in goju we coordinate softness (relaxation) and hardness (contraction) in the same technique to transfer energy to the target.
I would, however, love to learn the "slowing down time" technique... That would be very useful...  |
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| Gojukaisda |
Posted on 02-10-2005 08:50
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kwebb wrote:
I struggle with energy applications and understanding the internal side of our art. I would love any input people have on that.
kwebb
Something that has worked for me. This is one aspect of the internal side of karate, again for me.
I believe that visualization through mokuso or meditation is extremely important. If you can see yourself doing it. Then you have set a goal. Now fill in all the steps to get there.
It puts you in a zone. The comparison is to the edge or zone that is referred to in sports. See yourself move fast and everyone else move slow. Over time you will.
The hard part is to keep focused during meditation. The mind wanders easily. Stay on task.
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| FGS |
Posted on 02-02-2006 05:49
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Ok, I "know" Gekisai dai Ichi, Gekisai dai Ni, Saifa and Sanchin meaning I know the sequence of moves.
I have graded on the two Gekisai kata, but there is much room for improvement.
my Saifa is far below the level I'd like it at and Sanchin is, I believe, always improving and changing.
I also know a bo kata, I'm actually unsure of the name, it was passed down to my sensei simply as bo no kata.
My major problems at the moment are switching stances and precision, I also struggle a bit with "entering" and "keeping contact"
Hopefully these will improve as training continues. |
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| nh goju ryu |
Posted on 02-02-2006 06:28
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Ikkyu
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I "know" gekisai dai ichi and ni, saifa, sanchin dai ichi and ni and learning seiyunchin. Except now I'm also relearning and changing stuff in my kata since training at a traditional dojo now. I think I know the movements for seiyunchin now, I went to Syracusejundokan site and watched it several times to check a few things.
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| SyracuseJundokan |
Posted on 02-02-2006 06:49
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Yudansha
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Haha - be careful... those animations are just guidelines... |
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| PictonMA |
Posted on 02-02-2006 10:08
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At present I'm working on a number of things -
Every day I practice Seipai, Kururunfa and Suparinpei - as many times as I can get in. Sometimes slowly through, sometimes fullspeed, sometimes section by section - every time one part of the kata starts to feel good, five others become glaringly in need of more work.
Wy wife is a Nidan and currently she is focused on Shisochin and Sanseiru (she has a new years resolution to do each of these kata at least three times every day at full pace - no walking through it just to get it in for that day) as such I have ample chance to work with her on pieces og the kata and bunkai application.
I spend a great deal of time teaching Geki Sai Ichi and Geki Sai Ni so I am forever working on those from several fronts - one for the new beginners, one for my students who have been with me for some time now and then for myself in doing them more like I should and less like I should be when I'm teaching it one-two-buckle my shoe.
I also have one student whom I am working with on Saifa and Seyuinchin - he is learning the kata and improving on them so it is nice in that it keeps them fresh in my mind, however I recognize that these kata are being neglected on my behalf somewhat at present - the upside is that they are two kata that I spent an incredible amount of time on in years past.
I do sanchin kata every day.
Beyond traditional kata I am working on the Renzoku kumite and oiyo for the Geki Sai kata (and when with a Sempai who knows them better than I Saifa and Seyuinchin).
One day a week I train Judo for two hours (basically 1 hour te waza and 1 hour ne waza).
In terms of kihon waza I am spending a lot of time with my students on dropping in stance, turning in stance and transitioning from one stance to another - my teaching style is very much that I show them what we are doing several times from various angles and then I do it with them at the front of the class for nearly all the repititions that they do.
This may seem like a lot but bear in mind that I do not work, I spend time with my wife and children and train / teach martial arts.
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| Haze |
Posted on 02-04-2006 11:03
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Ikkyu
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After a 12 year layoff I'm working on conditioning, stamina and basic stances, balance, flexability, you name it, I need work on it.
Big thing for me now is making a decision on what kind of training to resume. Back into conditioning and kata and kumite as sport or lean to the side of application, bunkai. Some dojo in my area tend to be one or the other. ........Huuuuummmm, I believe I will know in time
which way I am to go.
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| SyracuseJundokan |
Posted on 02-04-2006 12:20
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Yudansha
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What is the focus of the training at your dojo? |
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| Haze |
Posted on 02-04-2006 13:00
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Ikkyu
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SyracuseJundokan wrote:
What is the focus of the training at your dojo?
Having just returned to traing with my old teacher it is as it was when I left. Tons of conditioning, tons of kata (shorin ryu goju ryu mix), sport kumite but not much bunkai as I remember. I believe that all who trained with me back when could defend themselves if they had to but there seemed to be part of the art that was missing. It is a very relaxed atmosphere in class. Not that that in itself is a bad thing but I may be looking for something more formal, with more structure. Hard to put all this into words. I competed on the local level as kyu grade but lost that desire as I grew in Goju. It (karate) was not a sport for me. It was more than that. Way to much to write here.
( the rest of this autobiography will be published soon |
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