Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Ippon Two (Two Step Drill)

1. High Block, Reverse Low Front Kick
2. Cross High Block, Reverse Low Roundhouse Kick
3. Outside Middle Shuto Block, Grab, Side Thrust Kick
4. Inside Middle Shuto block, Low Front Kick
5. Dodge, Low Angled Front Kick
6. Spinning Back Kick
7. Block and Haito, Hook Kick, Take Down
8. Low Open Hand Block, Grab, Knee Low
9. Low Open Hand Block, In-step Kick Low
10. Middle Open Hand Block, Grab, High Round House Kick

This Drill focuses on hand attacks and kick counters. Changing ranges is an excellent way to confuse your partner and land a point.

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Ippon One

Ippon One (One Strike, One Step)

1. Low Block, Reverse Punch Middle
2. Middle Block, Reverse Punch Middle
3. Open Hand Middle Block, Nukite Middle
4. Open Hand High Block, Nukite to the throat
5. High Block, Reverse Punch Middle
6. Inside Chest Block, Reverse Punch to the Ribs

This will help you remember if you know the drill. Otherwise it might not really help. Hopefully we will have a video of the drill up at some time in the future.

Little Dragon's Pictures


Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Quote from O'Sensei Kim

Open your hand, you can grab anything; close your hand, you can not grab anything.

Adult students feel free to grab a copy of his biograph (20th Century Samurai Richard Kim) from amazon.com.

Ninja at the Academy this week!

Ninja have been showing up during the kata this week at the academy so watch out!

Karate Quiz:

Name the Colors of the Ninja in order?

Monday, January 19, 2009

Way to go students on Stripe Testing.

Students did so well with their stripe testing last week. Keep up the great work everyone!

This year we ranked in the top 250 schools in our martial arts association with over two thousand members. Thanks we owe it all to our wonderful families and students. Keep spreading the good news about our academy and will break the top 200 in 2009.

God Bless,
Sensei Shoen

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Happy New Year - Welcome 2009 Karate Style

I just finished up 2009 techniques old school on a heavy bag. Hope you all meet the challenge too. For our younger students shoot for 209. Remember to let me know for stars. See you all on 1/5 when the school reopens.

Sensei Shoen