Post date: Aug 13, 2017 2:36:34 AM
The Meriden Martial Arts Club made it out to Ed DeCosta's Okinawan Karate school for a great class. Here's what we learned!
Hojo undo
Return the leg for kick
Don't be very upright, be lower, strike with bottom half of body
Sanchin
Watch back heel, keep it square
Push your leg through...remember eds drill, step on our back foot while we slide it forward
Turn front foot in for stance, more angle with hip
Move eyes, look where you are going when turning.
Waueke block, keep lower hand on the belt not below it.
Turn hand over at very end, remember eds drill push on hand while we throw strike, this will check stance for balance
Kanshiwa
Bunkai, keep shoulders square and good sanchin, don't collapse upper body when blocked after striking, keep square
Block heavy with other arm before circle block at beginning part of bunkai
For bunkai keep blocks closer to me, end block in sanchin don't reach -- especially for hammer strike block
Seisan
At end before jumpback, for spearheads and stepping, keep blocks small inside body not super wide, keep elbows in sanchin
Sei Ryu
Use legs and strike with clenched fists at beginning. Keep fists clenched when sliding back and when doing armbar thing
Keep double shokens together when turning before cat stance
For cat stance thing, keg comes up first, then circle block, be mindful of protecting ribs
Keep upper body loose before big strike at end, exhale first before striking to help this.
For circle block spearhand stepping striking drill, make a small circle block around the strikes and step to the side and in to cut the angle while controlling arm and distance
Yakosuko
Just do the block, don't reach
Try to not telegraph