Training Journal

A journal of my martial arts training

Tag: steel

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    200 FCC (steel two-hand), 50 gambit, and continued straight offense and aggressive defense training, plus reviewing some of my requirements including Expert Blocks. Also examined my Cutting Pattern 4 and extended so it now is as follows:

    Aggressor:

    1. Shuffle in with torso thrust
    2. Jumping Tiger 2 (right neck cut, cross step left leg cut)
    3. Whispering Wind (left hand/torso chop, cross step right neck cut)
    4. Left advanced neck block
    5. Shadow (right decap cut, partial pull back, right shuffle, short right decap cut — final cut is “kill”)

    Defender:

    1. Right thrust deflection
    2. Left neck block
    3. Cross step back, right leg block
    4. Right decap/hand block
    5. Cross step back, left advanced neck block
    6. Right neck cut
    7. Left decap block
    8. Begin right torso chop (“die” to final opponents cut)

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    Got in an extra 100 FCC one handed steel

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    200 FCC (steel 2H), 50 Gambit, primarily worked with one-handed tonight continuing to work on lateral evasion and moving into attacks.

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    200 FCC (Steel), 50 Gambit, full through my silver chain requirements with tangents into how I might apply moves and techniques to be more effective.

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    200 FCC (Steel), 50 Gambit, continued working on straight offense and aggressive offensive defense and evasion

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    200 FCC (steel), 50 gambit passes, and continued working on my aggressive straight offense and offensive defense.

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    While visiting at the Hayward dojo, I took some time to solo train in the evening. I reviewed my requirements and then continued to work on my straight offense techniques. I also took a little time on non-stop chaining practiced moves.

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    100 FCC, then a focus session on straight offense. Also took a little time to review some possible strategies for key opponents in Best of the Best.

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    100 FCC to get warmed up (muscles-wise, it’s already about 80 degrees), then another focus session of high repetition of my straight offense moves.

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    Another focus session on my straight offense techniques, working to improve where I tend to be weak. In addition to my regular straight offense practiced moves, also working on an oblique movement with an inverted defensive face thrust (either side, though to my left lends to better movement).

    Today was a long day, I spent 10 hours helping Risa move a two bedroom apartment to a house. I was, first and foremost, muscle and legs. I would definitely count it as endurance training.

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    No class yesterday and needed a break. Today I started with 100 FCC, then 25 gambit passes, spent a long while working on my straight offense moves, and then did another 100 FCC.

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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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    50 gambit passes, balance 2+ through all strikes, blocks, and practiced moves, and then a long focus on all straight offense moves.

    Rain (light+) throughout.

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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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    Feeling somewhat better today, I used my usual two handed steel for all of my requirements as well as 10 passes at my gambit. Also grabbed one my handed steel for some of my one handed practiced moves.

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    I got my second COVID vaccination shot yesterday, so wasn’t at my best and had a sore left arm. I used my one handed steel to go through all of my requirements, then a one handed bokken for 10 passes at my gambit.

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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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    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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    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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    50 Gambit passes. Continued to work on The Samurai and Phantom. Took some time to work on a defensive overhand jodan thrust with follow up attack.

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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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    35 passes at a three target Gambit, focus time on The Samurai and Phantom, as well as continuous flow of nothing but practiced moves.

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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.