A day of Focusing
Today's class was very interesting and different. Firstly we got a surprise visit from Sempi Anthony from the Gold Coast Dojo, it is always great training with him, very uplifting…
Accommodating Injury
I am not unfamiliar with having injuries, nothing too serious though; the worst I have had my entire life is a broken finger and a badly sprained ankle. I do…
Bad start to a (hopefully) good week
The title says it all. Sunday night I went to bed thinking 'wow I can't wait to go to karate tomorrow night, it'll be so fun!' Fast forward to the…
Only Legs
So tonight's class was a tad different but was a great lesson The class was a bit more slow and a focus night. …
One week down, one to go
As the fifth day of the training intensive is over and it is the end of the first week, it is time to reflect on what I have achieved and…
One down, one to go
Ooooooh we're halfway there, WOOOAHHH LIVIN ON A PRAAAAYER! That's right. We are halfway through the intensive and looking at the weather forecast next week, it's not getting any cooler.…
Completed the First week – But much more to go
Definitely was a great week of karate I've enjoyed every single lesson I've attended so far, yes of course its been a struggle with the heat and the cramped muscles…
Not Giving Up
So, in class tonight we done many things, Conditioning was one of them. We got challenged on how many we could push out in a one time period of 2…
Speed and Bo training
Day 3 was another productive experience for me. The morning class was another warm one and Sensei Martin took us through some intense speed training. We went through most of…
Speed
In this mornings class, we went through some high speed stepping and punches. Asking our self how to get more speed in our stepping and how to get to the…