So today I'll work on my own karate kata - a shadow boxing routine.
I'll also stretch my hips and work my kicks.
I'll do routines called Paul, windmill, Bill and heavy bag tabata.
Paul's Elasticsteel warmup routine
Windmill is a balance and strength routine. You kick front kick, roundhouse, sidekick, hookkick, backkick with one leg and then change to other leg. You are standing in the same place all the time. Angle of kick changes 45 degrees so that you will kick in all directions. Slow motion and as high as you can get it. ( I do 10 rounds per side.)
Bill is a routine from Bill Wallace
In heavy bag I use 20 sec work 10 sec rest and alternate side after each round.
Kata XO
For me a kata is a drill to practise skills you need in your combat. So what is my fight? (Maybe I'll need many kata's, but first one with some basic techniques.) My fight is for health - to strengthen my body and keep it functional. Martial arts or the game of fighting against some one is just for motivation - to make it interesting. I am not worried about self defence nor do I compete in tournaments or see my self in an UFC match:-)
BUT to get some kind of reality to techniques I have to pick some kind of fight to eveluate my techniques for. Probably it will be Shooto. I have not practised Shooto so the first kata will be very much a try out.
Match or sparring starts standing and fairly far from your opponent. You have a save distance, kicking distance, striking distance and grappling distance. One of the first skill would be to move from a distance to an other and circle your opponent to their week side.
Second important would be to attack. First learn to attack and then to defend. Idea of learning first to attack is that you get beaten more and learn faster from your mistakes:-)
Boosting recovery with raw chocolate
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