Denver Colorado Karate Classes Blog

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

This evening’s karate class centered on the theme of back and forth and side to side footwork. Some of the exercises included ducking techniques. After pairing up, the exercise progressed up to doing a spinning backfist to the temple. Stayed after class for some lessons which includes doing some DM’s with some being modified and learning DM 23.

Monday, February 16, 2009

Tonight was a full blown physical workout. About midway through warm-ups, we lined up to do some forward and backward lunges and side to side leaning stances. Then the Sensei wanted us to do some katas. We did pinan #3 and #4 and kata #2. Then he wanted us to do one our most recent learned forms. I did circle of the tiger. Then again but slower and with a lower than comfortable stance.

Then we teamed up into groups of three’s to do 15 of our DM’s. I went first, banged out all of them without hesitation but I am sure some looked a little sloppy because it’s a reactive exercise when fending off two people.

After that we formed two long lines and the person starting in the middle would punch in on each person and we then did our choice of a DM. Overall it was a good 50 minute workout.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Tonight we trained on basic footwork applications by either squaring up to the other person or in a side horse position. Then the drills required doing a block/strike combo or doing a side blade, retreating and then advancing while doing a side blade.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Today’s evening adult karate class was focused on doing our kempos and defense manuevers in groups of three’s.

Monday, February 2, 2009

Looks like the Superbowl kept everybody home for Monday’s karate class. Tonight’s class was devoted to countering arm grabs, choke holds, lapel grabs, etc… The hour class went by fairly quickly because we covered about 6-7 different techniques starting with just breaking free from the hold to taking control of the attacker and disabling them.