Saturday, 12 January 2013

UCL 11/01/13

Second practice of the year, felt really good to see the regulars at UCL.  They are just so incredibly everpresent there.  Really respect their commitment to kendo and friendships made there.

Points to improve:


  • Not enough strength in the arms.  After the third set of kirikaeshi, I felt very weak in the last set.
  • As hard as I tried, I still couldn't launch tobikomi men without "shuffling" my left feet.  What can I do to improve my strength in the legs and feet?
  • Head either bobbing down or up.  DON'T LIFT CHIN!  DON'T DROP HEAD DOWN!
  • In jigeiko, lack of intensity/interest in hikiwaza.  
  • Still loading up too long before cutting.  
  • Against Joe, really did not threaten him with any seme.  Very tense and rigid in my kamae.
  • Lack of confidence when closing in the distance.  Need to be more authoritative
  • Against Saf, got caught out when he suddenly seme in quickly, after prolonged period of just holding a set distance.  A lesson in changing the speed and timing of your attack. 

Interesting:

  • Joe had us do uchikomi and kakarigeiko without sliding in after you turn around.  It reinforces the concept that you should cut men from a starting start.  
Things to try next training
  • Don't bob head up and down
  • Don't shuffle feet before cutting
  • Keep the intensity in tsubazeriai
  • Change the pace, speed and timing of closing in
  • Leave it all out there on the kirikaeshi, lifting arms all the way up

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