There a grading coming up at the end of next week so I’ve been concentrating specifically on basics and kata in an effort to get as many students moved forward as possible. I’m planning to send the biggest group ever from my dojo, all ages and grades.
This means that all the neat movement and striking and bunkai work I’ve been doing has had to be put to one side for a little while. These basics/kata classes are so easy to teach, no planning needed, can do them with my eyes shut, totally to format. Very much karate by numbers, the opposite of intuitive. Not good.
But how good is this - eldest son has brought his weights and bench home – no room in his flat - so I can add some of this stuff into the mix. I have absolutely no idea what do do, never lifted a weight in my life, but looking forward to setting it up and experimenting. Easter beak will be perfect.
Yeah in the end that is what did me in with the main stream.
I would no longer waste time on the grading material.