Tag: shotokan

• WCoS

  2023-01-23

  karate, portland dojo, shotokan, sword, wcos

  Special one-on-one session with Jesse B to work on his Red Rope requirements. We started with a one hour hand-to-hand session in Shotokan karate, covering stances (front, back, side), punches (lunge, jab), kicks (front snap & thrust), and blocks (down, up). It was a lot of material, but a good foundation, and we discuss a lot of how it could apply to combat situations with respect to the Western Circle.

  We then moved to the sword and did a few rounds of Refined Strikes, focusing primarily on controlled force.

  Donning helmets and mitts, we did a round of Centered Cuts.

  Finally, we finished with some bokken Advanced Response Training while we had the gear on.

• WCoS

  2021-05-11

  full circle cuts, karate, shotokan, silver chain, sword, wcos

  150 continuous full circle cuts (steel), then spent some time reviewing my Shotokan hand to hand techniques and kata

• WCoS

  2017-07-27

  karate, portland dojo, shotokan, sword, wcos

  Class with Bryce. Stretch and reviewed his requirements. Instructed him on Jumping Tiger 2 and Dragons Tail to bring him up to 7 total practiced moves. Switched over to a full session of hand-to-hand training. Hit him with the knowledge firehose, going over Shotokan Karate technique; front stance, front lunge punch, reverse punch, jab, front snap kick, side thrust kick, low block, inside block, outside block, rising block. Went over a few common escapes, as well as falling and forward rolling (including with sword in hand). Finished up with a while doing light hand to hand sparring with just mitts, and a quick review of the sword disarming technique.

• WCoS / Shotokan Karate

  2014-09-02

  redding dojo, shotokan, wcos

  Special hand to hand session with Dalton, Michael and Caleb. I instructed on Shotokan Karate basics, covering front stance (zenkutsu-dachi), lunge punch (oi-zuki), reverse punch (gyaku-zuki), jab (mai te), front snap kick (mae-geri-keage), side thrust kick (yoko-geri-kekomi), stomping kick (fumikomi), down block (gedan-barai), inside block (uchi-uke), outside/hammerfist block (soto-ude-uke), and rising block (age-uke).
  I also briefly touched on side/horse stance (kiba-dachi) and front thrust kick (mae-geri-kekomi).

• Shotokan Karate

  2014-07-16

  shotokan, ska

  Class led by Brad. Stretch, pushups and squats. We then focused on Teki Shodan and Teki Nidan for a long time. Moved on to ippon kumite with a focus on kibidachi zuki counter and finally sanpon kumite still using kibidachi zuki counter.

• Shotokan Karate

  2012-11-10

  shotokan, ska

  Special class led by Godan Marty Cullenward. The main focus was on improved timing and distance control, using distance for defense, blocks for opponent disruption, and following quickly with a counter attack.