Martial arts training is filled with repetition. It is an instructors job to disguise repetition and to enhance students’ abilities. In our style of Kempo, we have a set of predefined techniques that we practice. Kata is made up of these Combinations, which is the bunkai or application of the kata. These techniques are used […]
Month: September 2014
Bo Staff course
I was looking through my notes and decided to post the Bo Staff course for my students to review. Exercises Push ups Sit ups Side-to-side walk Hopping Required Kata 1. Shu-shi no kon 2. Chu-on no kon 3. Saku-gawa no kon 4. Tsuken no kon Hojo Undo (Basic drills) Set 1: Strikes 1. Jo dan […]
51 Awesome Ways to Practice Kata
Check out this article from the Karate Nerd’s 51 Awesome ways to practice kata. Stay awhile and check out his other posts. I’m always looking for inspiration to make my practice seem fresh. Looking over the list, I see that I do and have done a few of these. My next challenge is to practice all […]