Wednesday 26th December

That's one month today since I left to come to Japan and time has flown by as so many things have happened and loadsa fun been had. Glad Christmas day has passed now though cause that was a tough one for sure!

Kanayama Sensei was teaching the boxing day morning session and oooft what a session it was. Started with the good old 30 gyakizukis each side followed by maigeri each kick to the count of 4 followed by 30 full speed each leg and then the same for side thrust kick. We moved on to work on front stance and back stance each to the count of two squatting in the middle for the count of 20 each and then onto do khion across the dojo to the count of 8 up and back for each technique - the usual oizuki, sanbon tzuki, age uki gyakizuki, uchi uki gyakizuki, soto uki gyakizuki, shuto uke, maigeri, maigeri oizuki, mawashegeri, mawashegeri gyakizuki then side snap and thrust kicks. We then done all the heian katas each only one time to the count. We finished the class with 50 sit ups, 50 back extensions, 50 leg lifts, 50 one leg lifts alternating each count and then 50 legs crossing over, 50 push ups and finally to the count of 10 down hold the push up position and back up on next count ooffttttt! Time for a lye down!

Some lunch was had and time to relax for the day in preperation for the night session!




Lunchtime

Fanta Melon Soda

 

The evening session was taught by Yamaguchi Sensei and what a fantastic class it was too! We started with kizamizuki, gyakizuki, oizuki for the count of 10 slow then 30 full speed each side then maeigeri back, kizamimaigeri then maeigeri back again 10 slow then to the count of 30 full speed each leg. We then practiced various techniques such as shoto uke, gedan bari in cat stance, maigeri kick then gyakizuki, side snap kick uraken then empi strike, uraken on the spot left then right alternating, spinning empi strike then elbow strike all 10 times slow then 30 full speed alternating sides.

The class then continued on to study the katas kankudai and kakyoku neidan to finish - an awesome class loved it !