We went through kihon kata and some basic applications of kata in small groups. We then covered some advanced applications, noting that blocks can also be strikes.
Thank you Sensei Joe for taking the lesson. The lesson focused on zanshin (awareness) and mirror-image/on the spot kata. Practice techniques on both sides.
Tonight we practiced performing kihon kata, heian shodan and heian nidan. It's important to practice all the kata you know, not just your current kata.
We've been practicing our kihon, kumite and kata over the last 2 months. Today we put all of this together and practiced everything required for the grading.
Tonight, we continued learning about kime, relaxing for speed, tensing at the end for power, and how to utilise the hips, legs, and floor to generate power.
