1 mile run/walk (with the dog) @ 10min 49sec (1549 steps)
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200 FCC, lengthy time working on my defensive movements to improve on lateral evasion over linear retreat
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4×3 Tabata set: medicine ball lunge & torque, medicine ball crunch, divider hop, bird planking
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Feeling almost back to normal. Requirements full through, then spent a while reviewing my straight offense practiced moves.
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1 mile run/walk (w/dog) @ 11min 42sec (1618 steps)
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150 FCC, went through all of my straight offense moves working on each for a while, both targetless and against one of my standup targets.
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50 gambit passes (3 target pells), 150 FCC
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As if a full day of combat wasn’t enough, Gad invited folks to join him on a night hike. We ended up doing 8.5 miles in under 2.5 hours.
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I travelled to the Hayward dojo for a special event to give both Kaiden Ravenstar and Requiem their 60 Minute Non-stop Battle, and there was boken melees (10) and steel melees (10) and some more one-on-one matches, too.
I also used the opportunity to get some clarification on draw cut targets (in particular, the vertical draw cuts are envisioned to be to something like the collarbone in application).
I additionally provided reviews and feedback to Requiem, Jesse B, and Christy.
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Jog/walk (w/dog) 1.02 miles @ 12m 27s (1778 steps).
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Class with Bryce. Once through our respective requirements. Focus session on Kill the Tiger. Break. Continuous Full Circle Cuts (100 him, 150 me). Three target Gambit (25 pass for me). Then we took 3 turns each making four passes, at the two groupings at opposing sides of the dojo, running between them on each pass (i.e. group A, run to group B, run to group A, run to group B). Finished with Balance 1 & 2.
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4×3 Tabata set: leaping lunge, roller crunch, pop squat (10lbs), dead bug
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150 continuous full circle cuts (steel), then spent some time reviewing my Shotokan hand to hand techniques and kata
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4×3 Tabata set: Bulgarian squat (10lbs), roller crunch, divider hop, alternating oblique crunch
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Jog/walk (w/ dog), one mile @ 11m 50s (1703 steps). Much better on this one, partly because the last I had eaten too recently and cramped, whereas this time I was able to keep up a consistent pace for much longer.
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Class with Jesse B. Stretch and our respective requirements once through. Focus session on Double Chop. Break. Combat movement, continuous full circle cuts (100 for him, 150 for me), and then Sequence Builder (four ad hoc technique sequences).
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150 continuous full circle cuts and then a long slow review of my requirements, pausing to examine and take notes on certain techniques that I want to ask Kaiden Gad about when I see him in a couple weeks.
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35 gambit passes (four targets, close bunching), 150 continuous full circle cuts, focus session on several practiced moves: The Samurai, Blood Fountain, The Mantis, and finally Defense Cut including variations.
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4×3 Tabata set: pop squat (10lbs kettle), bicycle crunches, high knees, plank extenders (6lbs medicine ball)
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4×3 Tabata set: Lunge with torque and medicine ball, plank extenders with medicine ball, jumping jacks, roller crunches