Monty's training journal

[Monty]

You did well!

Bet you were hoping for something easy like burpee / double kicks, no?

Gary

:) I'm not sure I will ever use the word Burpee and Easy in the same sentence :)

[GJEC]

Come over to the dark side ... :eek:

:)

Gary

[Monty]

Tuesday, Gym Training

Was really annoyed at work this afternoon so left earlier than usual and got to the gym a bit early. So an extra 12 Minutes for me on the Treadmill.

Ros got there and we did 10 mins on the Cross trainer.

Someone(Ros) had the idea to up the rounds to 1.5 minutes today so we did 1.5 mins of........

Left leg forward, Jab/Reverse/Uppercut into the bag.
Right leg forward, Jab/Reverse/Uppercut into the bag.
alternating between us 3 X Mawashi geri into the bag me right leg & Ros left leg.
swap sides and same again.
Sit-ups.
Burpee, Right maweashi geri, Left mawashi geri.
Russian Twists.
Ushiro geri(probably not 1.5 minutes though).
Mawashi geri/Ushiro mawashi kake geri over squatting partners head.

Yellow belt kata to the count
Yellow belt kata against an opponent X 2

Brench presses 5,4,3,3,3 reps (Ros says not to put the weights we used;)).


Osu-EN1

Monty

[Monty]

Thursday, Enshin Training

Ros did the main write up tonight. Enjoyed all of the class apart from the horrible Tabata thing:eek:

Osu-EN1

Monty

[GJEC]

I try to please ...

All self-imposed though, I did tell everyone to judge the right amount of effort for each part. Glad everyone poured with sweat though, if I'm honest.

Gary

[Monty]

I try to please ...

All self-imposed though, I did tell everyone to judge the right amount of effort for each part. Glad everyone poured with sweat though, if I'm honest.

Gary

The sweat was flowing after the warm up:eek:

My Quads are complaining this morning, too many squats! Why oh why is the Coffee machine downstairs at work:( Perhaps I'll sit at the top of the stairs and call down to people to bring me coffee:)

[Last_Empire]

Tuesday, Gym Training

Was really annoyed at work this afternoon so left earlier than usual and got to the gym a bit early. So an extra 12 Minutes for me on the Treadmill.

Ros got there and we did 10 mins on the Cross trainer.

Someone(Ros) had the idea to up the rounds to 1.5 minutes today so we did 1.5 mins of........

Left leg forward, Jab/Reverse/Uppercut into the bag.
Right leg forward, Jab/Reverse/Uppercut into the bag.
alternating between us 3 X Mawashi geri into the bag me right leg & Ros left leg.
swap sides and same again.
Sit-ups.
Burpee, Right maweashi geri, Left mawashi geri.
Russian Twists.
Ushiro geri(probably not 1.5 minutes though).
Mawashi geri/Ushiro mawashi kake geri over squatting partners head.

Yellow belt kata to the count
Yellow belt kata against an opponent X 2

Brench presses 5,4,3,3,3 reps (Ros says not to put the weights we used;)).


Osu-EN1

Monty

It must be fantastic to work out with your wife! I hope I am as fortuante to have a partner to work with in the future! And such good training you did! :)

[Monty]

It must be fantastic to work out with your wife! I hope I am as fortuante to have a partner to work with in the future! And such good training you did! :)

Yes, It's great to have Ros as my training partner:D

[Ros]

Yes, It's great to have Ros as my training partner:D


Thanks Last Empire. Don't worry, I'll make Monty say it like he means it later. ;):D

[Monty]

Thanks Last Empire. Don't worry, I'll make Monty say it like he means it later. ;):D

:p

You can try:cool:

[Last_Empire]

lol!

[Hangtime]

it Must Be Fantastic To Work Out With Your Wife!

yes, It's Great To Have Ros As My Training Partner

yes, When My Defense Is Good....hands Up For The Head And Quick Gedan Barai For The Midsection :p

thanks Last Empire. Don't Worry, I'll Make Monty Say It Like He Means It Later. ;)

you Can Try

i'm Feeling Particularly Defensive Today :p

:p
Osu!

[Monty]

:)

Friday, Gym Training

Small, Easy session today. Still recovering from Monday and Thursdays Dojo training so went back to 1 Minute rounds.

Couldn't get on the Cross trainers today so we went straight on the bags and did....

Jab, Reverse, Uppercut/Shovel hook left leg forward
Jab, Reverse, Uppercut/Shovel hook right leg forward
Sit-ups
Left Mawashi geri with partner holding pads
Right Mawashi geri with partner holding pads

Ushiro geri

Yellow belt kata, Blue belt kata & White belt kata to the count and against opponent.

Didn't think we'd get too sweaty but it seemed to heat up as soon as we got to the gym.

Osu-EN1

Monty

[MilkManX]

Osu-EN1

Sounds good Monty.

The Enshin Kata are a really good way to practice techniques.

[Last_Empire]

Yeah the enshin kata really seem to not only be quite energetic, but also really useful, its good to see you training them so much :)

[Monty]

Saturday, Enshin Training

10 Minute warm-up on the cross-trainer

Defence against grabs, Started with partner grabbing the sleeve of the Gi and you do an uppercut/shovel hook and a Hiza geri, then it was the same but with a takedown on the end.

Next your partner grabbed and hooked the neck and you escaped from that by bringing your head under the hooking arm, then upper cut and either Hiza geri of chudan mawashi geri and finished with a takedown.

looked at defence against being grabbed and dragged round in a circle, move quicker than you opponent to get in range to strike.

mixture of all the above, dealing with what ever your opponent does to you.

Then we moved over to the weights and Gary showed us some more stuff we can do to improve strength. One of which was chin ups. Haven't done chin ups for years, always used to be able to do them, shouldn't be an issue, How wrong I was:(

Osu-EN1

Monty

[MilkManX]

Hey Monty I am in the same boat with the Chin Ups and Pull Ups.

I am doing negatives to get it back but it is slow going.

Osu-EN1

[meguro]

Isometrics (eg. bent arm hangs) and eccentrics are very helpful in building the strength for the chins & pull-ups. Jumping pull-ups, where you use a jump to help get your chin over the bar then hold for a bit at the mid-pont and lower yourself slowly for the negative is one way to combine the isometric with the eccentric.
Osu-EN1

[Monty]

Monday, Enshin Training

Ros had the main write up tonight, I say "Had" because it's just manged to navigate away from the page and lost all the words she'd written :(

There were bad words being said, and I mean really bad words!

Now she's decided to go to bed(in a huff;)) so I guess I'll expand on her two lines.

From fighting stance....

Front punch X 20
Reverse punch X 20
Front/Reverse X 20
Front/Reverse/Shovel hook X 20

Hiza geri X 20
Hiza geri/Mae geri X 20
Hiza ger/Mae geri/Mawashi geri X 20

Got into partners and did mawashi geri/Ushiro mawashi kake geri over your (Crouching) partners head then same again but four kicks instead of two.

Various pad stuff including......

Mae geri, Move off line, grab and Mawashi geri
Mae geri, Move off line, Grab and hook, Hiza geri
Mae geri, gedan mawashi geri, grab and Mawashi geri

Then we did some grab defences like we did saturday.....

Partner grabs, you counter grab, Shovel Hook, Hiza geri
Partner grabs and hooks neck, you duck under and Shover hook, Hiza geri and takedown

Osu-EN1

Monty

[FredInChina]

It was probably asked & answered before, but what is a shovel hook? :)
Is that the kyokushin shita tsuki?

Osu!

[GJEC]

what is a shovel hook

A cross between a hook and an uppercut, so it travels at 45 degrees across the body and upwards targetting the liver/floating ribs or solar plexus.

Why shovel? Imagine the track your back hand makes if you fill a shovel then chuck it over your shoulder.

Gary

[FredInChina]

Thank you Gary :)

[Ros]

There were bad words being said, and I mean really bad words!


Come now dear, I'm sure no-one believes that I like to swear like a navvy...;):D

[GJEC]

no-one believes that I like to swear like a navvy

Only when it slips out.

Gary

[Last_Empire]

I like that training, seems like a good focus on skills, I may have to "borrow" it ;)

[Ros]

Only When It Slips Out.


Pmsl :d

[Monty]

Wednesday, Day off work so.......... Gym Training

Warm up with 10 mins on the cross-trainer

Then a few 1 minute rounds(30 secs rest) of....

Close bag work incl. Front punch, Reverse punch, Hook, Uppercut, Shovel Hook, Elbow, Knee

Long range work incl. Mae geri, Mawashi geri(varying height), Ushiro geri

Sit-ups

Put our gis on and then did.....

Yellow belt kata against an opponent
Blue belt kata against an opponent
White belt kata against an opponent

Then it was three minute rounds taking it inturn at being attacker then defender....

Mae geri defence and takedown off the back leg
Mae geri defence and takedown off the front leg

Mawashi geri defence wasn't working so we dropped this from the plan and moved on to working on grab defence, counter, takedowns. Did some work on Hiki Mawashi defence and counters.

The weights were in use so we skipped the strength stuff today and finished off with a good old Tabata of Sprints mixed in with Press-ups, Sit-ups, Squats & Burpees.

Then we went to the pub for breakfast:) And Ros and her Mum have now gone shopping.

Osu-EN1

Monty

[sandman]

All that before breakfast? Nice! After a wake-up routine like that nothing else you face during the day will seem difficult :)

[Monty]

All that before breakfast? Nice! After a wake-up routine like that nothing else you face during the day will seem difficult :)

The Pub breakfast is, to quote the hobbits, a "Second Breakfast" :)

[sandman]

LOL! 2nd breakfast is almost as good as the 3rd one :D

[Monty]

Thursday, Enshin Training

Ros has the main write up tonight.

I liked my Mawashi geri/Ushiro Mawashi kake geris tonight:)

I had the pleasure of holding the pads for a while, blimey some of them kicks were coming in hard even behind the pads:eek:

I experienced the same as Ros on the one legged squats, the non supporting leg was hurting more! What's that all about then?

The weird thing is last time we did these one legged squat things my head told me I couldn't do them so I couldn't do them. Today my head knew I could and I did:)

Osu-EN1

Monty

[GJEC]

Today my head knew I could and I did

Where there's a will there's a way!

[Last_Empire]

Its good when the head stops being negative isnt it! :)

[sandman]

Yep, sometimes you've got to just tell your head to stuff it...

[FredInChina]

(...)Today my head knew I could and I did (...)
Well done Monty! :)
Osu!

(...)just tell your head to stuff it...
LOL - I just happen to know precisely where it could go... :D

Osu!

[sandman]

Well done Monty! :)
Osu!


LOL - I just happen to know precisely where it could go... :D

Osu!

Yeah - Mrs Sandman is always reminding me where I can stuff it :rolleyes:

:D

[Monty]

Saturday, Enshin Training

Well with Ros working it was bound to be a killer session, It was;)

Warmed up with 2 Minutes of mawashi geri into the heavy bag, Rik one side kicking right leg me the other kicking left. First minute was Gedan then second minute was Chudan. Swapped sides and did another 2 minutes. Trying to work on positioning the supporting foot at 45 degrees first then firing the kick. There were some nice noises coming from the bag:)

Next I had a kick shield and had to hold it out the way as I delivered a Mae geri(we'll get to them later) Rik blocked the kick and then I put the shield against my forward leg for Rik to counter with a Gedan mawashi.

Similar thing next but this time the shield went infront of the body and a chudan mawashi geri was the counter, The aim of the game was to make the person behind the pad wince:)

I was having a problem with my Mae geri, not bringing the knee high enough before firing the lower leg. So Gary had one of us holding the kick shield and running toward the other, who then had to use a Mae geri to stop the runner in their tracks.

Did the same but this time using a Ushiro geri to stop them.

Next was blocking a mae geri and countering with a Chudan or Jodan Mawashi geri(depending on where the opponents arms went)

Moved on to do Kata, White belt, Blue belt and Yellow belt against an opponent.

then it was a little drill where you assume the fighting position and move round and slap your opponents front guard out of the way as you move offline to prepare for a mawashi geri. The first and second time you do this your opponent moves round to follow you but the third time they stay put and you deliver the mawashi geri

Finished with an amount of time doing Burpee, Left mawashi geri, right mawashi geri. I think it was more than a minute, I'm guessing it was 2?

[GJEC]

There were some nice noises coming from the bag

That was me trying to encourage you, not the bag talking :)
OK I jest, good impact from you both.

The aim of the game was to make the person behind the pad wince

Love that game! My aim is to always make the person holding the pads nervous. We also gave feedback on a scale of 1 to 10 about how hard the kicks were going in. Pleased I got a 10 even with a poorly poorly foot (is that that blasted violin I can hear again?)

Notes -

Rik: If you give me a 9 I'm just going to keep going for ever until I get a 10.

Monty: Your mae geri drills were good. Once you raised the knee a bit higher you were stopping Rik in his tracks. Well done!

Gary

[Last_Empire]

Good drills :) always seems a fun time when you train, well done! :)

[GJEC]

always seems a fun time when you train

I hope so - easier on the head if you enjoy what you're doing.

Note: Fun does not mean easy.

Gary

[Monty]

I hope so - easier on the head if you enjoy what you're doing.

Note: Fun does not mean easy.

Gary

Yesterday when we were running at each other was fun but it was also hard, your brain knows that at the end of the run you are going to get kicked in the chest (albeit through a kick shield). As you near the opponent you brain applies the brakes because it doesn't want to get hurt. The hard bit was overridding that and keeping going so as to make the drill useful for your opponent.

I think that Gary's use of the word Enjoyable sums it up better than the word Fun.

All this said there are also points that are very, very un-enjoyable:eek:

Osu-EN1

Monty

[Dent]

Osu!

At what speed where you running? I find it hard to judge distance for kicking an opponent moving at high speed. I stick to punching. :)

Osu!

[GJEC]

Only jogging - it's just to get the kick stopping them dead or even better taking them completely off their feet.

Older members will remember an iconic photograph of Makoto Nakamura, whose opponent had rushed at him and been literally folded double over his mae geri. :)

That'll do nicely!

Gary

[Dent]

Osu!

Thanks, Gary. As a guy who focuses on hands over feet, it's nice to learn drills that might help.

Osu!

[FredInChina]

Older members will remember an iconic photograph of Makoto Nakamura, whose opponent had rushed at him and been literally folded double over his mae geri. :)

That'll do nicely!

Gary

It can be seen at this link: :)
http://www.bkk-crawley.co.uk/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=148

Osu!

[GJEC]

That's the one Fred, thanks for that.

Sabaki means 'useful re-direction of force' and it doesn't come much more re-directed than that! :)

Gary

[sandman]

It can be seen at this link: :)
http://www.bkk-crawley.co.uk/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=148

Osu!

:eek:

Holy crap! He must've felt that one in the morning!

[Hangtime]

Yeah - Mrs Sandman is always reminding me where I can stuff it

LMAO!

It can be seen at this link:
http://www.bkk-crawley.co.uk/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=148

Osu!

Holy crap! I want a mae geri like *THAT* when I grow up! :D

OSU!

[MilkManX]

Osu-EN1

Yeah we do a similar drill to that with Mae Geri also.

Fun!!

[Monty]

Monday, Enshin Training

My write up tonight coz Ros is being a bit of a miserable(although I've just been told, at knife point, to say that this is a very very rare occurence) ;)

Sensei Paul was in charge tonight, Nice to have him out the front for a change:)

Started off with a full Enshin warm up.

Moved on to 20 reps of all the Kihon Strikes, Blocks and Kicks. Doing Ushiro Mawashi Kake geri in line without doing a Mawashi geri first was a bit wierd.

Partnered up and got a set of pads between each pair and worked on various strike combinations into the pads going for Impact again.

Added in some Kicks on the pads as well, working on positioning the supporting foot at 45 degrees before starting the kick.

Then did White, Blue and Yellow belt kata to the count, against an opponent and as the attacker

Finished off doing some squat jumps at the end but with a difference, holding on with both hands to the wall bars and as you jump up you pull on your hands and try and get as high as you can (bit of a bad description but hey ho).

Osu-EN1

Monty

[FredInChina]

(...) squat jumps (...) holding on with both hands to the wall bars and as you jump up you pull on your hands and try and get as high as you can (bit of a bad description but hey ho).
Pretty good description, I say! :D
Osu!

[Last_Empire]

May I ask what a full enshin warm up is, or have you already explained it somewhere in your journal already?

I really like you do alot of kata and application, I know thats what enshin is lol, but I really like reading how everything you train is so practical!

[Monty]

May I ask what a full enshin warm up is, or have you already explained it somewhere in your journal already?

I really like you do alot of kata and application, I know thats what enshin is lol, but I really like reading how everything you train is so practical!

Unless someone else beats me to it I'll transcribe it from "The Book" later when I get home from work for you.

[Monty]

Thursday, Enshin Training

Ros has done the main write up. Good class tonight, good sweat on and no damage before Holidays tomorrow:)

Osu-EN1

Monty

[sandman]

Enjoy your holiday guys - hope you have fun :)

[GJEC]

Have a good one!

Gary

[Dent]

Osu!

Safe travel, Monty and Ros! And don't forget the sunscreen! :D

Osu!

[Monty]

Thanks everyone, T-Minus 6 Minutes till we leave the house. Ros's mum is taking us to the airport so wish us luck;);)

[Monty]

Monday, Menorcan Training

As an attempt to work off all the Beer/Chocolate/Cookies/Flapjacks/Fry-ups we decided to do a session on the pads this afternoon.

Started up with a quick warm up then it was 1 Minute rounds of....

Left fighting stance, Front/Reverse punch
Right fighting stance, Front/Reveres punch
Left leg Mawashi geri
Right leg Mawashi geri
Right Ushiro geri(holding onto the column for support)
Left Ushiro geri
Mawashi geri/Ushiro Mawashi Kake geri over squatting partners head)

The area around the Villa was very quiet so the Grunts and the Slap on the pads seemed particularly noisy :)

Got the playing cards out and using the 5 - 10 of each suit took it in turns to draw 5 cards and do the number of techniques on each card. Punch/Elbow/Mawashi geri/Hiza geri. The jokers were 5 of all the techniques, Managed to draw one joker each, I think there may have been some fixing going on:D

Yellow belt Kata, Each move against an opponent 5 times then all the way through.

Finished off with a pool Tabata alternating Front crawl legs & High Knees:)

Osu-EN1

Monty

[Ros]

The area around the Villa was very quiet so the Grunts and the Slap on the pads seemed particularly noisy :)


It was a bit like this:

"<grunts> ah, that one hurt"

"<groans> oh, right on target"

Hee hee. :D (sorry, I seem to have turned this into Carry On Training!)

[Monty]

Saturday, Enshin Training

Ros has the main write up. I agree with her it was good to get back in the Dojo:)

Gary was in a very good mood, I could tell by the smile on his face as he kept throwing me to the floor ;)

Osu-EN1

Monty

[GJEC]

LOL

Felt in a happy mood this AM :)

Painkillers and anti-inflamatories (sp) are great! :cool:

Gary

[MilkManX]

It is funny how that happens Monty...

Osu-EN1

[Monty]

Monday, Enshin Training

Sensei Paul was in charge again today

Started with a quick warm up running round in a circle, high knees, kicking your bum etc etc

Then it was into lines and did 20 reps of all the Kihon Strikes and Blocks

Kicks were done a bit differently tonight, from fighting stance moving across the dojo alternating right then left for a count of 5....

Hiza geri
Kinteki geri
Mae geri
Mawashi geri
Turn then side kick

Then we strung the five kicks together to the five count

next thing was fun, got out a PE type bench a small vault type thing and a medium vault type thing. We started standing on the bench then jump down from that and straight into a jump onto the small vault thing then jump off that and straight into a jump onto the medium vault thing. Pleasantly surprised that I managed to do it:) Then we did the same but starting from the highest and going to the smallest.

then we did some movement drills across the dojo.

Partnered up and using your partner as a target did Ushiro geri, firstly stationary then turning.

Pads came out and we partnered up and did....

Mae geri, Ushiro geri
Partner does gyakazuki, you do Hiki mawashi, Hiza geri, Mawashi geri
Partner does Mae geri, you do gedan barai, low kick, Mawashi geri, Hiza geri

Interesting thing next, each person had one arm pad took it to Sensei who held it for you to kick out of his hands using different techniques. My Ushiro geri was particularly poor :(

Finished off with some one armed press-ups, One legged squats and squat jumps (Using the wall bars to pull on to help get height).

Osu-EN1

Monty

[MilkManX]

Osu-EN1

Don't sweat it Monty. That is a hard kick to get good at. Mine is still not very good. Nice for a surprise though.

[Last_Empire]

I think ushiro geri is one of the tricker kicks to get flawless. I can jump spin kick look pretty in the air with some power, but on the ground and do a good ushiro geri that Im happy with? Not every time. You will get it good over time however, so long as you get some flexability in those inner thys! :)

[GJEC]

"IT WILL COME"

:)

Gary

[Monty]

Tuesday, Gym Training

After some Dentist type worries for Ros today and some driving to and from Nottingham to take her to and from work (it's a parking issue) we eventually got to the Gym :)

Started as usual with 10 Minutes on the Crosstrainer as a warmup, then it was 1 Minute(mainly) rounds of................


Right leg Ushiro geri (2 Mins)
Left leg Ushiro geri (2 Mins)
Right leg turning Ushiro geri
Left leg turning Ushiro geri
Sit-ups
Alternating 3 X Mawashi geri, me left leg Ros right leg
Alternating 3 X Mawashi geri, me right leg Ros left leg
Russian Twists
Burpee, left Mawashi geri, right Mawashi geri

Mawashi geri/Ushiro Mawashi kake geri over squatting partners head

Yellow belt Kata
Yellow belt Kata against an opponent
Couple of goes at moves 6 & 7 of Yellow belt Kata

Tabata of Sprint, Press up, Sprint, Sit up, Punch bag and High knees, Squats, Punch bag and High knees, Burpees

Ros asked me a question, I didn't answer, then she asked it again but in a "Don't you ignore me" way! I had to explain that I didn't answer the first time because I couldn't talk not because I was ignoring her ;)

Osu-EN1

Monty

[GJEC]

then she asked it again but in a "Don't you ignore me" way!

Snap!

Exhaustion is never an excuse for disobeying a lawful order in our house. The long-haired General would have me flogged.

Gary

[Ros]

I thought he was ignoring me on purpose because the question was: 'Did you notice I kept up with all your burpees'. :D

[Dent]

Osu!

I thought he was ignoring me on purpose because the question was: 'Did you notice I kept up with all your burpees'. :D

Sorry, Ros. What did you say? ;)

Osu!

[Monty]

Thursday, Enshin Training

Ros has done the main write up, I have to say that by the time we'd got to the Mae geris my legs felt like lead and It was all I could do to do one kick per every 2nd or 3rd count :eek:

Enjoyed the sparring tonight, tried some of the defence/counters we've done as drills. Some worked some didn't :) Absolutely knackered by the end, went for a wobbly walk round Tesco.

Osu-EN1

Monty

[GJEC]

Some worked some didn't

IT WILL COME

You looked like you were doing OK to me ...

I take it it was beer supplies from Tesco's, need to replace lost fluids asap. ;):)

Gary

[Ros]

I take it it was beer supplies from Tesco's, need to replace lost fluids asap. ;):)


Nope, no alcohol in the trolley last night...the beer was already in the fridge! ;):D

[Monty]

I take it it was beer supplies from Tesco's, need to replace lost fluids asap. ;):)

Gary

LOL

I downed the Litre bottle of Lemon barley water on the way to Tesco! In fact I think I'd done 3/4 of it before we even drove out of Cobden Carpark:eek:

I think the gym session this afternoon will be a light one :)

[GJEC]

Still doing the weights?

Gary

[Monty]

Still doing the weights?

Gary

Yes, well trying to anyway. We didn't do any last time we were there but that was only because there were people using them :(

[GJEC]

there were people using them

Always the problem with gyms. It used to bug me to death when I wanted to push on, only to find some idiot sitting on the kit I wanted - texting.

The usual etiquette of "Can I work in with you?" doesn't work when they're lazy and you're dripping in sweat, they just look sheepish and say, "I've got three more sets mate".

Gary

[sandman]

I've found that doing tornado ball slams in the middle of the floor while cursing the little green men really loudly makes 'em a little more willing to share the equipment :D

[Monty]

Oooh, Look what I found.

Might have to get a couple of these babies for after Training:)

http://hfolgg.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pyHYNQpdQNyv_C6gHoi3ST4IA9_O4SQ6Nbh70KYJwHI0UZXv wAyjYvJN1C3uuqhcXGqZxEnY_Uj9lwPDpDAMvD7oTqBITbd-k/31BBAhx3xpL__SS500_.jpg?psid=1

[FredInChina]

LOL monty!
Does it become pumpkin juice after midnight? :D
Osu!

[Monty]

Saturday, Park Run

No Dojo training today so we joined Gary and son for a 7am run in Bradgate Park.

20 Minutes of varying Intervals of Walking(downhill), Jogging(downhill), 3/4 speed run(uphill), Sprinting(uphill) & Rest.

It was a lovely morning and a really enjoyable change(apart from the sprinting up hill bits!)

Later on we are going to a chinese restaurant for an all you can eat buffet meal with some people from our old style of karate where I have two main goals...

a) To eat my own body weight in Satay Chicken ;)
b) Keep Ros from going on about how much better Enshin is:p

Guess which is going to be easiest (I've already warned the chinese they need 12 stones of chicken for tonight) :)

Osu-EN1

Monty

[GJEC]

:D

Fly the flag Ros, fly the flag.

Gary

[FredInChina]

:d

Fly The Flag Ros, Fly The Flag.

Gary
Lol :d

[Ros]

Fly the flag Ros, fly the flag.


The worst thing is that they all agree that our old style fits somewhere on the scale of 'a bit rubbish' to 'appalling McDojo' and yet they are very reluctant to try anything else (even if we've done the scary stuff of trying it first! :D). One of them insists he will just stay until he gets his black belt - my view is what's the value of a black belt from an organisation you have no respect for? Other reasons have been:

I can train with the kids - (Great, you can all have s**t training together)

But we can train on every night of the week if we want to - (Great, you can have frequent s**t training)

We get free training because we're 'senseis' - (I really shouldn't type my feelings about this one!)

But we wouldn't be able to keep our grade - (and?)

etc. etc. Hee hee, I'm on a right soap-box aren't I - I sound like an ex-smoker or something! :D I'm sure I won't be able to help myself with some 'gentle suggestions' tonight. I only have a finite amount of self-control y'know and that buffet will probably need all of it. :D

[GJEC]

"Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened".

(Sir Winston Churchill)

If someones staying in an easy style because they're comfortable they've missed the whole point. You get stronger through challenging yourself.

That's not to say you can't enjoy hard training or have a good belly laugh on occasions, but it should test your courage and determination at least some of the time.

Have a great meal - you deserve it!

Gary

[Dent]

Osu!

There's a limit to how hard you can hit your head against the wall, Ros. :)

Just tell them how much fun it is, invite them for a session, and leave it there. Just looking at you and Monty, they can see tangible results from training with Gary. If they want it, they know where to find it!

Osu!

[Monty]

Monday, Enshin Training

Full enshin warm up to start with.

Kihon strikes and blocks X 20

Not many kicks tonight(thankfully because my quads are still sore from Saturdays run). Mae keage, Kakato otoshi geri X 20 with partner holding up as hand/hands as a target.

Then your partern holds both arms out infront of themselves and you do Mawashi geri over them place the foot down and then same leg comes back over the arms doing a Ushiro mawashi kake geri.

We did the same again but added a second mawashi geri at the end

Kata time: White, Blue and Yellow belt.

Next the pads came out and we did 3 minutes of hit what you see 3 of each technique. Same again but this time only 2 of the techniques. Thought my Mae geris were much better than they usually are tonight :)

Padded up and did 3 rounds of sparring.

Proper sweaty by then, got a bit of a breather while Gary talked to us about using Sabaki in our sparring then finished off with 30 Press-ups, 30 Sit-ups, 30 Squat kicks & 25 Burpees:eek:

Osu-EN1

Monty

[FredInChina]

(...) my quads are still sore from Saturdays run)(...)
Yes Monty, oftentimes, the muscles solicited by new or infrequent exercises hurt more the second day after... :)
Osu!

[GJEC]

Then your partern holds both arms out infront of themselves and you do Mawashi geri over them place the foot down and then same leg comes back over the arms doing a Ushiro mawashi kake geri.

LOL

I saw that on another thread and thought "We'll have a go at that". Change is as good as a rest ...

Gary

[Monty]

LOL

I saw that on another thread and thought "We'll have a go at that". Change is as good as a rest ...

Gary

It certainly caused the brain muscle to have to work:) I'm sure most people's heads were saying "Continue the turn and do the Ushiro Mawashi Kake geri with the other leg"

[Monty]

Thursday, Enshin Training

Ros has done the main write up for last night.

Felt good about my kata and enjoyed the sparring at the end:)

My quads were complaining about having to sprint.

Glad we're not going to the Gym today, can rest up ready for Saturday:)

Osu-EN1

Monty

[GJEC]

Saturday's going to be great! Fresh air and hills. Perfect!

Gary

[Monty]

Saturday, Running at Bradgate Park

Met up with Gary at 0700 hours and did 20 mins of Fartlek training up a hill.

Glad to say that Ros's injuy wasn't stopping her, my quads were "singing" a bit by the end of it though.

Nice of Gary to extend the Max 10 at the end to Max 15 (ish) :eek:

Now the Dojo is shut for 2 weeks :( But we're going up to York to train on Monday:)

Osu-EN1

Monty

[GJEC]

Good effort! That 'max 10' would've been longer if it had taken me longer to catch you. Any instructor will tell you it's not, "Who dares wins" it's "The one holding the clock decides". ;)

we're going up to York to train on Monday

Do you want me to ring him and say, "They thought it was easy last time" ? :eek:

Gary

[FredInChina]

Ahhh Monty, I was looking forward to the report; Glad to hear Ros is okay. :)
...You ought to be able to keep Gary at bay on hill sprints... Come on Monty, it is not sabaki! :D
Osu!

(...)Do you want me to ring him and say, "They thought it was easy last time" ? :eek:
Yeah, that would do nicely LOL
:D
Osu!

[FredInChina]

(...) I only have a finite amount of self-control y'know and that buffet will probably need all of it. :D
Hey Ros, I realize I was also expecting some feedback from the recent outing...
How did your self control controlled? :D

osu!

[Ros]

Well Fred, I was reasonably controlled with the food and super controlled with my comments. We travelled to the restaurant with another couple and they started telling us why they couldn't join Enshin even before I'd opened my mouth. They then spent most of the evening complaining about their karate club, so with a superhuman effort I kept my mouth shut (hard to believe but true!) and laughed inwardly. We were asked how our training was going, and it was great to be able to say 'fantastic'! :)

Gary, I think Matt said his mobile phone was on the blink. :D

[GJEC]

We were asked how our training was going, and it was great to be able to say 'fantastic'!


Kind of you Ros. You're a winner!

Gary

[FredInChina]

Thank you Ros.
Gary quoted Churchill several times about most people that stumble upon the truth just move along... sadly it is true. :(

Well, one secret of happiness is: "never give something to someone that can't have it..." :)

Osu!

(The other secret is: "I can have anything" ;))

[Monty]

Do you want me to ring him and say, "They thought it was easy last time" ? :eek:



Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

[sandman]

Originally Posted by GJEC
Do you want me to ring him and say, "They thought it was easy last time" ?


Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

LOL! Ros made up a nice excuse, Monty just comes out and says "hell no!"

I like it :)

[Monty]

Monday, Enshin Training York

Ros has done the main write up, what a session:eek:

Doing Kata straight into Padwork straight back into Kata straight into more padwork straight into more Kata straight into padwork was nasty!

Then the cards, oh the cards:eek: I don't think it helped that my partner for the first set of padwork was an ex boxer, his punches were bad even behind the pads! My chest was aching from that and the situps were making it worse!!

Thankfully Sensei Matt forgot to do the "Carrying the heavy thing up and down the dojo" :)

I really wanted to stop before the end of the second go through the cards but pushed on, may not have done every single rep but hey ho.

Gonna ache in the morning

Osu-EN1

Monty

[sandman]

Osu!

Sounds like a heckuva session there Monty - glad you lived through it :D

[MJH]

How were the shovel hand marks on your ribs this morning Monty?!!!!!

[Monty]

How were the shovel hand marks on your ribs this morning Monty?!!!!!

Hello, no bruises(yet) which means that Ros doesn't believe how hard I was being hit:(

Nice to see you on the Forum:) Have you posted in the Introductions section yet? Gary, Ros, Wilk and I know you but I'm sure everyone else would like to get a bit of background.

Osu-EN1

Monty

[sandman]

How were the shovel hand marks on your ribs this morning Monty?!!!!!

Hello, no bruises(yet) which means that Ros doesn't beleive how hard I was being hit:(



Monty

Yeah - so next time leave a mark, will you? :D :D

[Monty]

Yeah - so next time leave a mark, will you? :D :D

Ros is currently having some more Ink done, I'm going to go to Boots and buy some make up and fake some bruises (actually I'm going to stay sat in the pub);)

[MJH]

Osu
yes have left a little bit in the "about" section.

Just to clarify though the shovel hands do not belong to me, and most days its my wife who thinks I have been in a car crash the night before!!

One of my students is an ex super heavyweight boxer and hits like a train

Well done Monty as Sensei Gary says..." Its not the size of the dog in the fight, its the size of the fight in the dog"!!!

[Monty]

Osu

One of my students is an ex super heavyweight boxer and hits like a train



He certainly does !

Osu

Well done Monty as Sensei Gary says..." Its not the size of the dog in the fight, its the size of the fight in the dog"!!!

I kept looking over to see if we were going to swap training partners, I thought for a moment we were going to and then you said about always going home bruised up and it sank in that it we wouldn't be swapping in the near future:eek:

[FredInChina]

(...) One of my students is an ex super heavyweight boxer and hits like a train (...)

(...) ou said about always going home bruised up and it sank in that it we wouldn't be swapping in the near future:eek:
Just when I was being sold on sabaki... :D
Osu!

[Monty]

Just when I was being sold on sabaki... :D
Osu!

There was no sabaki being requested, it was a "hold some pads and let John hit you" kind of thing:)

Osu-EN1

Monty

[Monty]

Friday, Gym session

Got to the Gym super early so I could catch up with the owner for a chat. So on top of what Ros has logged I did 13 Mins on the Treadmill and 5 Mins on the rowing machine.

Those Deck Squats/Full Bastards (or as I am now naming them....... Deck Bastards) are nasty, the quads are particularly bad going from being on your back to being in Press up position.

Anyhoo, it was fun to be back in the gym after what seems like ages:)

Osu-EN1

Monty

[FredInChina]

(...) Deck Bastards are nasty (...)
Eeeeeh, you tried them! ;):)
Good on you Monty!

Osu!

[Ros]

Eeeeeh, you tried them! ;):)
Good on you Monty!


Which just goes to show that Monty should be scared of me as well as Gary! ;):D

[FredInChina]

Which just goes to show that Monty should be scared of me as well as Gary!
HAHA, you are right Ros, Gary should be very scared of you! :eek::D
I had not read your journal yet when I commented on Monty's
Well done Ros! :)

'Ave It
Osu!

[Monty]

Saturday, Running at Bradgate Park

We were both up early this morning so headed off at 6.30am to the local Park and did 20 Minutes of Fartlek stuff up (and down) a hill :)

Osu-EN1

Monty

[Monty]

Tuesday, Gym Training

I got there before Ros so I got an extra 13 minutes on the treadmill, Then when Ros turned up we.....

10 Minutes on the cross trainer

2 minutes of Hit what ever the pad man gives you

One minute rounds of....

Left Jab, Reverse, Hook
Right Jab, Reverse, Hook
Sit-ups
Left Ushiro geri
Right Ushiro geri
Any Kicks
Burpee, Right Mawashi geri, Left Mawashi geri

Then it was an amount of time working on defences and takedowns

White, Blue and Yellow belt Kata to the count

Yellow belt kata against an opponent

Finished off with 5 X 5 Dumbell Cleans and then 5 X 5 Dumbell Jerks

Osu-EN1

Monty

[MilkManX]

Sounds great guys!

Keep it up!

Osu-EN1

[FredInChina]

Great times Monty, that'll give you a headstart when the big dog returns from his mellowing in Tuscany! :D

Osu!

[Monty]

Great times Monty, that'll give you a headstart when the big dog returns from his mellowing in Tuscany! :D

Osu!

I'm certainly hoping so:) Also it's only 3(and a bit) weeks from when we get back in the Dojo until the next Promotion test:eek:

That's why we're making sure we go through all the Katas each time we're in the Gym.

Osu-EN1

Monty

[Monty]

We've just booked ourselves on the following weekender:)

http://crossingthepond.webs.com/uk.htm

[Hangtime]

That should be a pretty cool experience Monty; Can't wait for the write up :)

OSU!

[jcarmello]

We've just booked ourselves on the following weekender:)

http://crossingthepond.webs.com/uk.htm

That looks really cool!!

[Monty]

We're slightly nervous about training with Marc 'animal' MacYoung:)

[FredInChina]

Hey Monty, this could be a great experience; looking forward to your or Ros's write up.

We're slightly nervous about training with Marc 'animal' MacYoung:)
Why? :)

Osu!

[sandman]

We've just booked ourselves on the following weekender:)

http://crossingthepond.webs.com/uk.htm

Osu! I didn't get a chance to follow the link until just now. This looks awesome - looking forward to your writeup :)

[Ros]

Why? :)


Mine's more of a general nervousness about the whole thing, Fred! Curse you, internal, squirmy self-consciousness! :D

[FredInChina]

Mine's more of a general nervousness about the whole thing, Fred! Curse you, internal, squirmy self-consciousness! :D
LOL - Thank you Ros.
I think it is great to push the envelope of comfort a little bit.
Good for you & Monty :)

Looking forward to the report...

Osu!

[Monty]

Saturday, Fartlek training, Bradgate Park

Well, the hill felt like a mountain this morning. I think we chose the wrong slope to do it on:(

The incline towards the top is a bit steep, I fear. Back to the other track next week I think:)

Now Ros has gone to work and I've got tidying to do!!

Osu-EN1

Monty

PS Sandman, I've installed Skype now:)

[sandman]

PS Sandman, I've installed Skype now:)

Uh oh - I have no excuses left now! :eek: :D

Cool! I think I need another week or two to get back into the groove and then we can try to set something up :) That could be fun.

[MilkManX]

I have Skype too! Add me. shinmilkmanx

:D

Osu-EN1

[GJEC]

Back to the other track next week I think

Ready for the bridge yet? That's nasty.

Gary

[Monty]

Ready for the bridge yet? That's nasty.

Gary

Hi Gary, Good Hols?

The bridge......... Not sure I'm up to that yet:eek:

[GJEC]

Great thanks - although I'm not much for sunbathing.

I also like to be a bit more active, but on the positive side it's been great to relax and let all the little aches and pains disolve.

Ready to go now though!

They sicken of the calm, who knew the storm

Gary

[Hangtime]

PS Sandman, I've installed Skype now
Oh no...

I think I need another week or two to get back into the groove and then we can try to set something up
I might need 3 :D

I have Skype too! Add me. shinmilkmanx
You're joining us for the team burpee challenge? :D:p

[Monty]

I think I need another week or two to get back into the groove




I might need 3 :D




We wouldn't want to do it before the next test so that's us out till end of August :)

What's the time difference between where you are in the US and us here in UK?

[Hangtime]

We wouldn't want to do it before the next test so that's us out till end of August :)

What's the time difference between where you are in the US and us here in UK?

That's good, I'll definitely need time to build up. I can do about 20 consecutive before wanting to lie down and take a nappy-nap :)

We are 5 hours behind London time.

Note the new thread... (http://kyokushin4life.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11955)

[Monty]

Thursday, Enshin Training

Good to be back in the Dojo, I'd hate to think how we'd have faired if we hadn't been doing stuff over the two week break.

Started off with a quick warm up then it was 20 reps of all Kihon Strikes, Blocks and Kicks. Plus Sanbon Tzuki and punch/block combo's. Thought I'd got the Block/Punches for about the first 5 reps then it all went to pot. Ofcourse it's then really tricky to get back in with the count!

We then did Yellow, Blue and White belt kata to the count and then without count.

Finished off with sparring type drills where first 30 seconds was lower grade attacking and higher grade defending/countering, then higher grade attacking etc then last 30 seconds was alternating being the attacker.

Osu-EN1

Monty

[MilkManX]

Osu-EN1

Yes it is getting to that time again.

I know Sensei told me and the other Senpai that we will be testing the lower belts at the end of next month...

:D

Osu-EN1

[GJEC]

You both did well last night. Seemed a bit chilly in there to me ... ;)

Gary

[Monty]

You both did well last night. Seemed a bit chilly in there to me ... ;)

Gary

I was considering asking you to stick the heating on for ten minutes, it was that cold ;) :D

[Hangtime]

Good to be back in the Dojo,

Isn't it always?? :) ;)

OSU!

[Monty]

Thursday, Enshin Training

Ros has done the write-up tonight.

The Drop-outs/Press-Ups were quite nasty, managed the lot though so that was good.

It was a very sweaty session and I was glad of the little break in the middle:)

Osu-EN1

Monty

[Mitch]

My first session back after months off for injury. Still can't do press ups, couldn't do some shoulder stretches at the end, didn't dare spar, but man alive what a blast :D

Enjoy the crossing the pond seminar, Iain Abernethy is an inspirational martial artist, enthusiasm and knowledge wrapped up together in a ball of toughness and energy, a dynamo of a man.

The other guys involved are all well known and when I've come across them online have been very down to earth and knowledgeable people. I wish I could make it and I wish Rory Miller was coming to the UK leg!

Mitch

[GJEC]

Good to see you Mitch - as you could tell, tests soon so everyone's pushing hard.

Watch that shoulder!

Gary

[Monty]

Saturday, Enshin Training

First time back in the gym on a Saturday AM for a while, Loads of people there (some on time, some not;))

Started of with 40 reps of....

Chudan Tsuki
Ago Uchi
Seiken Mawashi Uchi
Hiza Geri
Mae geri(20 chudan then 20 Jodan)
Mawashi Geri(20 chudan then 20 Jodan)

1 Minute of right mawashi geri into the bags then 1 minute of left mawashi geri into the bags

1 Minute of Mawashi geri/Ushiro Mawashi Kake geri over partners(squatting down) head.

1 minute rounds of Defence and take downs against.....

Mae geri
Mawashi geri
Ushiro geri
Mawashi geri(where your opponent has grabbed you first)
Any of the above

3 rounds of sparring, absolutely knackered by the last round:)

Almost forgot, we then did 2 X 1 Minute of Burpee/Left Mawashi geri/Right Mawashi geri

Finished of with some stretches.

Osu-EN1

Monty

[MilkManX]

Sounds like it was a good one Monty!

We had some sparring yesterday and my right thigh got blasted good.

Osu-EN1

[Monty]

Monday, Enshin Training

Ros has done the main write up tonight.

It was a nice change the way the class was done, I enjoyed doing lots of Kata and felt(like Ros did also) that my kata was good and strong tonight:)

I was very impressed with Ros, She managed to block a kick that was very nearly head height. Even better than that, it was a kick that came from me that was very nearly head height:) :)


Osu-EN1

Monty

[GJEC]

:) Nice to see you pushing each other.

Gary

[MilkManX]

Sounds good to me Monty!

Kicks are coming along I see!

Osu-EN1

[Monty]

Kicks are coming along I see!



Yeah, seems to be:) Why is it thought that I can't kick Mawashi Geri head height when I'm doing them in Kihon but I can on a bag or on a person(nearly)?

Anyhoo, I'm normally very anal and every Monday Morning, Tuesday Morning and Friday Morning I update my Karate Log Spreadsheet that shows me various things like number of classes, grade, dates of grading etc. I haven't done that since last Tuesday and I've just realised I'd missed a milestone.

Saturday's class was My 100th Enshin Class:) :)



Osu-EN1

Monty

[GJEC]

Saturday's class was My 100th Enshin Class

Geez - if I'd known I'd have made it tougher!! ;)

Congratulations! Onwards and upwards! :D

Gary

[Last_Empire]

Yeah, seems to be:) Why is it thought that I can't kick Mawashi Geri head height when I'm doing them in Kihon but I can on a bag or on a person(nearly)?



I was never able to bring my full game against my friends, id always not kick as brilliantly, maybe you wouldnt want to accidetally hurt the darling beloved :)

actually, i also find when kicking head height, its different on a person, cause the shoulders are kind of an almost unconcious obsticle, maybe someone else has found this also?

Its great to see that you are getting your kicks up there though, as someone who struggled for a time i really understand the feeling you must have about achieving this goal, well done! :)

[GJEC]

maybe you wouldnt want to accidetally hurt the darling beloved

I wouldn't recommend that Monty ...

Gary

[powerof0ne]

I've noticed in sparring the mechanics of kicks are often done a bit different then in kihon and on the bag. Sometimes it's so subtle that you don't notice at first but after re-examining it and breaking it down you do.

I'm not Gary so I can't even fathom what you're doing or not doing Monty, without seeing :)

However, I imagine in kihon you're chambering a bit more then you do in sparring and on the bag but I've been wrong before...


Besides all that I like how detailed your log is :) I'll be starting one here, soon!
Osu-EN1

[Monty]

Geez - if I'd known I'd have made it tougher!! ;)

Gary

I would say "Is that possible?" but I'm sure you'd just see that as a challenge;)

I wouldn't recommend that Monty ...

Gary

I agree :-)



Besides all that I like how detailed your log is :) I'll be starting one here, soon!
Osu-EN1

Thanks.

Looking forward to reading yours.

[sandman]

Regarding the kicks working better on the bag than in the air - I'm the same way! My "air" jodan mawashi geri are finally getting a little better - I think its because I'm learning to relax a little bit. But they've always been much better on the bag. I think its because when I lay into the bag, the bag helps stabilize me and keep from losing balance. In the air I have to rely on my own muscles to apply the brakes and keep balance - that's a lot harder to do, especially if you are trying to kick with power, pivoting on the support foot, etc...

Incidentally, I just tried practicing my jodan mawashi geri, and mawashi ushiro kake geri on my double end bag for the first time last night, and that seemed to work even better :confused:

[Hangtime]

I've noticed in sparring the mechanics of kicks are often done a bit different then in kihon and on the bag.

Ditto! I was just saying that very thing to my wife a few days ago. At a clinic we held, I was asked to teach a session on advanced kicks: 4 shodans, a sandan and a friend of the sandan; all but the sandan hosed the kick. The way they threw the kick, a groin is the only thing they would've hit. I digress...


Anyhow: Monty, congrats on 100 classes, that's awesome. Well on your way my friend :)

Po1 --looking forward to the journal :)

OSU!

[Monty]

Tuesday, Gym Training.... no wait.... Home training

Ros picked me up from work with the intention of us then going to the gym, we decided in the car that rather than go to the Gym we'd go home, get the jigsaw mats out in the back garden(did we tell you that.........) and do some training in the sunshine:)

Warmed up with White, Blue and Yellow belt kata. Then did Yellow belt against an opponent.

2 Mins of

Ushiro geri, holding onto a chair for stability
Yoko geri(Ros only)
Moving round hitting whatever the padperson gives you

1 Minute of situps

1 Minute of Mawashi geri/Ushiro Mawashi Kake geri over Partner

1 Minute each of Burpee/Right Mawashi geri/Left Mawashi geri

30 Seconds Plank

Moved inside to finish off with some bench presses

Osu-EN1

Monty

[sandman]

Osu!

I think its awesome that you guys train so well together :) Sounds like another good session today!

[GJEC]

Keep it going!

Good work and it's paying off.

Gary

[MilkManX]

Saturday's class was My 100th Enshin Class:) :)



Osu-EN1

Monty

Nice. I must be somewhere over 350 by now easily. :D

[Monty]

Thursday, Enshin Training

Full Enshin warm up to start off with.

20 or 30 reps of all Kihon strikes and blocks

20 Reps of Mae Keage, Hiza Geri & Mae geri

Then 4 stations of Gedan mawashi geri, Chudan Mawashi geri, Jodan Mawashi geri & Jodan Mawashi geri holding onto the wall bars. 20 kicks at each station and rotated through each station twice.

We went straight from this into Drop outs/Push ups starting at 10 reps of each and ending at 1 rep of each.

Then the cards came out and it was do the kata if you know it and sit down if ya don't. Damn you cards! Yellow belt kata was the first and second out !!

How lovely it was to hear the words "Black belt kata next":)

Pad work next, the pad man held the pads in front of themselves then you kicked or pushed him/her back, grabbed the front arm, kicked Mawashi geri then took them over.

The Pad man then did a Mae geri, you blocked, grabbed, Mawashi geri and take down.

The pad man grabbed, you counter grabbed, Shovel hook/Uppercut/shita tsuki, Hiki mawashi, Hiza geri and take down.

The class shot by today and we were just about to move on to a Elbow strike drill and Gary noticed we'd run out of time:(

Most people packed up and went at that point whilst some stayed on for some sparring. 3 Bouts and I was knackered. The phrase I'm going to take away from it is "Monty! Keep Your Hands UP!!" :)

Osu-EN1

Monty

[MilkManX]

Osu-EN1

Monty if your Gym has a speed bag. Use it.

That will help your shoulder muscles strength and endurance and it will help you keep your hands up.

Osu-EN1

[Dean]

Monty. Assuming in the drill where u grab the front arm, that u r both in ortodox stance so u grab his left arm r u kicking with your left or right leg ?

[GJEC]

Dean

The first kick has to knock the padman back. at that point he will naturally fall into a stance. We grab the outside of the front shoulder, so if he's left leg forward we grab with the right, swing the left leg back and kick. (Reverse that if he steps back with the right leg in front.

Monty

Hope Ros is OK. She looked in a bit of discomfort by the end of the session.

Gary

[Mitch]

Dean

The first kick has to knock the padman back. at that point he will naturally fall into a stance. We grab the outside of the front shoulder, so if he's left leg forward we grab with the right, swing the left leg back and kick. (Reverse that if he steps back with the right leg in front.

Monty

Hope Ros is OK. She looked in a bit of discomfort by the end of the session.

Gary

She did look a bit off, hope she's OK Monty.

A great class tonight, my Shotokan friend was going to turn up but was a bit broken after his training Monday so missed it. I stopped by his house on the way back to enthuse and make sure he knew what he missed :)

I'm off on holidays with the family from Tuesday next week so have fun and I'm looking forward to seeing you guys after the promotion test. Best of luck to all those testing, not that luck will come into it, just hard work, sweat and effort.

Mitch

[Monty]

Monty

Hope Ros is OK. She looked in a bit of discomfort by the end of the session.

Gary

I think it was a mix of Dental pain and Hunger (because she couldn't eat for a few hours after the dental work). We sorted that on the way home though by stopping off for some chips:)



She did look a bit off, hope she's OK Monty.

I'm off on holidays with the family from Tuesday next week so have fun and I'm looking forward to seeing you guys after the promotion test. Best of luck to all those testing, not that luck will come into it, just hard work, sweat and effort.

Mitch

Thanks Mitch, Have a good holiday. Hopefully we'll be wearing green belts the next time we see you:)

[GJEC]

not that luck will come into it, just hard work, sweat and effort.


Mitch, you're programming is almost complete! Have a good break.

Gary

[Ros]

Hope Ros is OK. She looked in a bit of discomfort by the end of the session.


Yeah, by the end there my face was throbbing in time with my heartbeat!


I think it was a mix of Dental pain and Hunger


Surely the worst discomfort combination! The chips definitely helped! :)

[sandman]

Hope you're feeling better today Ros?

[Hangtime]

Ros -- Yikes :eek:! That's incredible. If I've had dental work, I'm sure the dojo is the last place I'd be found!

OSU!

[MilkManX]

Ros has the spirit of Osu-EN1

[FredInChina]

Great going here Ros & Monty. Mitch, I hope your shoulder improves, & Ros good show of spirit there.
Nice catching up with you. :)

Osu!

[Monty]

Saturday AM, Gym Training

Well, we were in the Hotel thinking of Mark and Lee and Gary training back in Loughborough and we thought we'd better do something. So we headed down to the Hotel Gym and did....

10 Minutes Treadmill
10 Minutes Cross Trainer
5 Minutes Rowing
5 Minutes Cycling

5 X 5 Reps of Dumbell Presses for Ros

5, 4, 3, 3, 3 (increasing/decreasing weight) For me

1 Minute Russian Twists

20 Situps

20 Press ups

Saturday PM, London

Hours Walking (being pushed and barged and generally annoyed) round London Zoo and then Leicester square.

Back to the Hotel for a jacuzzi and a few lengths of the pool:)

Osu-EN1

Monty

[meguro]

[B]
Back to the Hotel for a jacuzzi and a few lengths of the pool:)



I'd love to throw a bit of that into my routine.:)

[MilkManX]

Ditto!

:D

Osu-EN1

[Monty]

Monday, Enshin Training

Ros has done the main write up tonight, felt good about most of my Kihon. Cocked up shita tsuki a bit and got corrected on my kansetsu geri.

As for the jacuzzi in the training, we're off to the "Crossing the pond" thingy this weekend and the Hotel has a jacuzzi so it may form part of this weekends training as well:)

Osu-EN1

Monty

[GJEC]

Hotel has a jacuzzi so it may form part of this weekends training as well

Hubble Bubble Toil and Trouble ...

Just kidding Ros - enjoy it!!

Gary

[MilkManX]

Osu-EN1

Kansetsu Geri is the bane of my Kihon right now. I have big legs so that one gives me trouble.


Yoko Geri is no problem though. Strange!

Osu-EN1

[GJEC]

You were doing the kick OK, just the angle was a little wrong.

Easy to fix.

Gary

[Monty]

Tuesday, Home Training

White, Blue & Yellow belt Kata to the count

White, Blue & Yellow belt Kata against an opponent

White, Blue & Yellow belt Kata no count

2 Minutes of hit whatever the padman gives you

Then spent a few minutes practicing Yoko Geri(Ros) and Kansetsu Geri(Me)

1 Minute Situps

30 seconds Plank

Bit of stretching to finish

Osu-EN1

Monty

[GJEC]

Good stuff. Have you binned the gym or just prefer a bit of outdoor while the sun shines?

Gary

[Monty]

Good stuff. Have you binned the gym or just prefer a bit of outdoor while the sun shines?

Gary

Certainly haven't binned the Gym, just wanted to make the most of what's left of the Summer and get outside:).

[sandman]

Certainly haven't binned the Gym, just wanted to make the most of what's left of the Summer and get outside:).

LOL! I'm waiting for this hot a$$ summer to finish so I can move my training back outside a bit ;) 100 deg F doesn't make for a pleasant workout :rolleyes:

[Ros]

Certainly haven't binned the Gym, just wanted to make the most of what's left of the Summer and get outside:).

This is what Monty says - although I can't help but think it's because I wanted us to spar this afternoon and he was chickening out! ;):D

[Monty]

100 deg F doesn't make for a pleasant workout :rolleyes:

Ooh, that's too hot for me:eek:

This is what Monty says - although I can't help but think it's because I wanted us to spar this afternoon and he was chickening out!:D

Going back onto a popular theme, you want a sandwich in the morning and you ain't gonna get one of those either unless you start being a bit nicer:p

[MilkManX]

LOL! I'm waiting for this hot a$$ summer to finish so I can move my training back outside a bit ;) 100 deg F doesn't make for a pleasant workout :rolleyes:


Thats me 8 months a year!!

:D

Osu-EN1

[sandman]

Thats me 8 months a year!!

:D

Osu-EN1

Yeah but its a dry heat :rolleyes:

:D

[Monty]

Thursday, Enshin Training

Started off with 5 sets of 10 Jumping jacks and 10 Mountain climbers

Then the normal quick warm up

The Kihon strikes and blocks were a bit different tonight, straight through them at full speed 10 reps of each with no gap an no announcment of what technique we were doing next.

Then the Kihon kicks, I think the kansetsu geri was at a better angle tonight.

Mawashi geri/Ushiro mawashi kake geri alternating over squatting partners head. 1 Minute rounds X 4

Yellow, Blue & white belt kata to the count
Yellow, Blue & white belt kata no count

Then the Cards and the Pads came out and it was varying numbers of Punches, Mawashi geri, Mae geri or Hiza geri depending on the card drawn. Don't know how long it went on for but it was really good fun and I felt my Mawashi geri especially were powerful tonight:)

I then had to hold the pads for two of the Black belts to do the same.

Padded up and did several rounds of light kumite, last two rounds were the juniors punching the seniors and all we were allowed to do in return was move.

Finished off with partner ladders of press ups and then 5, 4, 3 ,2 ,1 Burpees:)

Somewhere in there was a relay running thing where the people who were waiting ot run had to be sat down, it was nasty getting up, sprinting, sitting down, getting up, sprinting, sitting down etc etc

Osu-EN1

Monty

[GJEC]

You were sweating well!!

Gary

[Monty]

Saturday, day 1 of Crossing the Pond Expo

Started today with some swimming and some Jacuzzi-ing:)

Got to the seminar and the very first person to come and talk to us was Marc "Animal" MacYoung:)

The first instructor was Kris Wilder, he showed us about using "Closing your centre" to generate power. Aligning the hips (pulling the tail bone down and tilting the pelvis up slightly) then bending (struggling to explain really) body over a bit?? He also talked about "cheating in fights" using a persons natural response to give you extra time to strike. Ros and I were doing a drill and he commented on how quick Ros's reactions were. He took my place and had ago himself against Ros and said "You are quick, I'll actually have to put some effort in to beat you" :) Then dragged her up to demonstrate.

Then Nicholas Yang showed us some moving drills in a Kung-fu way. Moving forward, swopping stance, moving at angles. Then some Kicks and defences there of. It was interesting but I have to say(with no disrepect to Nicholas) that it was my least fav part.

After lunch we started back with Al Peasland, Tomorrow he'll talk about pre-emptive striking but for today it was what to do if your first strike fails. Did some blocks, locks and chokes.

Marc then did some street defence stuff, Moving off line using gravity to help(imagine lifting your right leg up without first putting your weight onto the left), getting to the "happy spot" and then using your momentum for power. This was Ros's favourite session.

Finished the day working with Iain Abernethy on bunkai from the Kushanku/Kanku dai kata.

Quite an exhausting day, off for some food now:)

[Ros]

Ros and I were doing a drill and he commented on how quick Ros's reactions were. He took my place and had ago himself against Ros and said "You are quick, I'll actually have to put some effort in to beat you" :) Then dragged her up to demonstrate.

Which of course, I was secretly very chuffed about, hee hee. :) I also learnt that if you're going to punch a ream of paper, don't do it with the wrong knuckles - I now have a monster bruise! :o


Then Nicholas Yang showed us some moving drills in a Kung-fu way. Moving forward, swopping stance, moving at angles. Then some Kicks and defences there of. It was interesting but I have to say(with no disrepect to Nicholas) that it was my least fav part.

We were very naughty and hid at the back so we didn't have to swap partners. I felt self-conscious enough - swapping partners would have pushed me over the edge!


Overall, a great day. Looking forward to tomorrow.

[FredInChina]

Nice recount of the day - it triggers some interest in a future participation... :)
Why am I not surprised with your feeling about NY ? :rolleyes:

Osu!

[GJEC]

Glad you're enjoying it! Take notes.

Gary

[Monty]

Sunday, Day 2 of Crossing the Pond

Excellent second day, Ros has written it up.

Particularly good today was Kris and some of his little way to confuse the body :-)

Osu-EN1

Monty

[MilkManX]

Osu-EN1

Sounds like I am missing a great time!

[Monty]

Monday, Enshin Training

Last training session before Test on Thursday!!

Quick warm up then 20 reps of all the Kihon strikes and blocks.

Kihon Kicks were done with a partner giving you a target to aim at.

sabaki drills with Hiza geri then Mawashi geri

White belt, Blue belt and Yellow belt kata to the count X 2. These all felt good tonight and it felt like everyone was on form and sharp(do no how you can feel that but I could)

White belt, Blue belt and Yellow belt kata without the count, made a couple of cock ups but kept going:)

White, Blue and Yellow belt kata against an opponent

Osu-EN1

Monty

[sandman]

Good luck Monty and Ros!

'Ave it! :)

[Last_Empire]

definately good luck!

[Ros]

Thanks Sandman and Last Empire.

[FredInChina]

Best of luck for your coming test Monty & Ros. :)
Osu!

[Monty]

Thanks everyone, Will report back Thursday night:)

[KvW]

All the best to you both. I'm sure it will go well for you.

[Dent]

Osu!

Looking forward to the write up. I like to read your progress over time, as well as in the short term.

Also instructing to get two different points of view on individual events. Shows just how much of any situation is based on perception.

Osu!

[Hangtime]

Best of Luck on testing Monty!

[Monty]

Just found that this has been posted on FB.

All the Students and Instructors from "Crossing the Pond"

http://hfolgg.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p8O8yVCO_5iE8QwojFeg5g9ayElGXHkGQlKSvN-idnCZ1xhyqJVt3g-LtkGWAZnuTl_nT17_AnHa2JNYlcC5DRaUuGNULzODb/Crossing%231.jpg?psid=1

[GJEC]

Was John there?

Looks like him middle row 5th from left.

Gary

[Monty]

Was John there?

Looks like him middle row 5th from left.

Gary

Hi Gary

No, John wasn't there. Lot's of people with the same "Martial Artist" Hair cut though ;)

See you tonight

Monty

[GJEC]

I should've gone to Specsavers.

See you later. Give it your best.

Gary

[Monty]

Thursday, Test Night

Ros has done the write up of tonights events.

After the second round of sparring I felt I couldn't go on (Might have been Declan blitzing me in the last 10 secounds of the round(on top of everything else)) Found something from somewhere and carried on for the last round.

Was secretly happy when We were told we'd be doing Burpee/Left Mawashi/Right Mawashi (because we do these quite often), right up to the point where I did the second or third burpee and my legs started screaming STOP, What are you doing to us? Gary said we'd be doing a minute, I've a feeling it was longer:rolleyes:

4th Kyu now, Woo Hoo:D:D

Osu-EN1

Monty

[GJEC]

Good effort! You hurt Pauls arm through the pad so things are definately getting stronger.

Gary

[sandman]

Osu!

Well done Monty!! Congratulations!! :)

[jcarmello]

congratulations!!! Osu!! and Congratulations Sensei!!!;) OSU!!

[MilkManX]

Osu-EN1

I had no doubts.

Congrats!

Osu-EN1

[Last_Empire]

way to go with the grading :)

[Monty]

Thanks everyone:) I can just about move this morning, Left Thigh is dead and right shin is painful.


Good effort! You hurt Pauls arm through the pad so things are definately getting stronger.

Gary

:D that my kicks are getting stronger but :( that I hurt Paul.

[Ros]

I can just about move this morning, Left Thigh is dead and right shin is painful.

Toughen up, Princess! (I'm feeling great BTW!) ;)


:D that my kicks are getting stronger but :( that I hurt Paul.

Ha, you just laugh when you hurt my arm throught the pad! :D

[Hangtime]

Nicely done Monty! Excellent!

OSU!

[sandman]

Toughen up, Princess! (I'm feeling great BTW!) ;)





LOL! Not feeling much love this morning, huh Monty? :D

[Monty]

Saturday, Enshin Training

Felt good to put the new Green belt on this morning and step out onto the mats at the gym(OK, actually it felt a bit achey still but.....)

Today was all (*see below) kata day, started learning Green belt kata:) interspersed with White, Blue and Yellow.

*Finished off with a Tabata of sprints and Press-Ups, Star situps?(star shape lying on your back, bring left hand to right leg), Jump squats & VB. Ros went and tried to beat me in the last sprint, wasn't having that ;) (took about half hour to recover from that last push:eek:)

Osu-EN1

Monty

[Last_Empire]

lol nice

How are you finding the new kata? Do you find now that youve graded you see new things in the old kata?

[Monty]

lol nice

How are you finding the new kata? Do you find now that youve graded you see new things in the old kata?

Tricky is a good word to describe how I'm finding it:)

As for seeing more in the kata, I'd have to say no. There isn't much (if any) hidden bunkai in the Enshin Kata.

[Dent]

Osu!

As for seeing more in the kata, I'd have to say no. There isn't much (if any) hidden bunkai in the Enshin Kata.

Don't you find that there are layers though? I think that there are the application for all, but then the same techniques can be used vs other attacks.

Osu!

[GJEC]

Kancho's a pragmatist, and still changes the odd move here and there if it works better. I think he just wanted to put over the sabaki principles in gradually more complex kata.

Once grasped, those principles are open to different uses.

Gary

[Last_Empire]

Oh, if this came from my question of seeing more in the kata, i meant more in hindsight, maybe through the grading process of more "owning" the kata now if that makes sense lol sorry if i confused

[FredInChina]

Good job Monty, well done. :)
Green belt is serious!

Osu!

[GJEC]

i meant more in hindsight, maybe through the grading process of more "owning" the kata now if that makes sense lol sorry if i confused


That's a valid question.

For me, after 10 years of regular practise I still see them simply as a link between basics and fighting. Whether I'm training or teaching I just drill each combination - all practical moves - until they start to flow. So improvement has come through making the moves smoother and more economical, rather than finding different applications.

Gary

[MilkManX]

Osu-EN1

Monty,

The Green Belt Kata was the hardest for me to learn. I had to break it down into sections. Then I was able to master it. The ones after it seem really easy after you master Green.

Osu-EN1

[sandman]

Osu!

Thats great to hear Monty! :)

[Monty]

Tuesday, Gym Training

Off work today so Ros could get some more Ink so up early and.....


Warmed up with 10 minutes on the cross trainer

White, Blue and Yellow belt kata against an opponent

1 Minute of 3 X Left Mawashi geri into the heavy bag

1 Minute of 3 X Right Mawashi geri into the heavy bag

2 Minutes of Mae geri defence and takedowns

1 minute of Mawashi geri defence and takedowns

1 minute of Burpee, left mawashi geri, right mawashi geri

Finished of with some Dumbell presses

Tattoo didn't happen because of a family issue for the tattooist, so Ros is having her hair done instead :)

Osu-EN1

Monty

[Ros]

I've just realised what you forgot to mention! :)

There is one particular move in green belt kata that I know is going to give me (particular) trouble: mawashi geri, ushiro mawashi geri, then as you touch the floor with that foot, a little hop forward and mawashi geri. So we also went over that move several times (slowly). It can only get better! :D

[sandman]

I've just realised what you forgot to mention! :)

There is one particular move in green belt kata that I know is going to give me (particular) trouble: mawashi geri, ushiro mawashi geri, then as you touch the floor with that foot, a little hop forward and mawashi geri. So we also went over that move several times (slowly). It can only get better! :D

LOL! Sounds like a good challenge :)

[MilkManX]

Its all in the footwork Ros.

If you have the DVD watch Kancho's or Koichi's feet.

Lots of little info there.

Osu-EN1

[Monty]

Saturday, Bradgate Park

Well, It's a lovely start to the day here in sunny Shepshed :) so we headed up tp Bradgate Park and did 20 Minutes of Fartlek Running.

Now Ros is off to work and I'm on Housework duties (Might sneak a Film in as well :) )

Osu-EN1

Monty

[Monty]

Monday, Enshin Training

Back in the Dojo, Hooray:D

Ros has done the main write up tonight, going to be taking the sabaki drills we did tonight to the gym with us:) Add them into the menu on days when we take our Gis with us.

Osu-EN1

Monty

[Monty]

Tuesday, Gym Training

Ros just wanted to concentrate on Cardio today so we did....

10 Mins Treadmill
10 Mins Cross Trainer
5 Mins Rowing machine
10 Mins Bike

Tried to finish off with some Dips and Chin ups but it wasn't working so we binned that Idea and went shopping instead:)

Osu-EN1

Monty

[Monty]

Thursday, Enshin Training

Easy one tonight! This is ofcourse using the Chamberlain definition of Easy:eek:

Quick warm up

30 reps of Chudan tsuki, Jodan ago uchi, seiken mawashi uchi, shita tsuki, Jodan uke, chudan soto nagashi & Gedan barai

30 (and for one technique 50) reps of Mae Keage, Hiza geri, Kinteki geri Mae geri and Mawashi geri

Proper sweaty by then:)

Partnered up and did (1 minute rounds of) Mawashi geri/ushiro mawashi kake geri over squatting partners head, swapped partners and did grab arm move to sabaki position 1 or 2 and Mawashi geri, swapped partners again and did Hiki mawashi and Hiza geri, swapped partners again and did either of the above two techniques.

we split into two groups one at one end of the dojo, the others at the other end.

Both sets sitting on the floor with legs out infront. First side jumps up and sprints down to the other lot, touch your opposite number and then run(backwards) back to where you started. Oppsite number gets up and chases you back and so on.

Same again but this time you are lying face down.

The pads came out and we did the first half of green belt kata doing each move lots of times against an opponent, I really enjoy this and am looking forward to doing the second half.

Finished off with Ladder press-ups 5 down to 1, then same with situps, then same with burpees.

Most people went home then but six of us stayed behind to do a bit of sparring. 5 rounds of a minute each.

We then went for a wobbly shop round Tesco :)

Osu-EN1

Monty

[meguro]

Must be fun experiencing a Chamberlain definition of hard training.;):)

[Dent]

Osu!

Must be fun experiencing a Chamberlain definition of hard training.;):)

No one has survived long enough to report back on it! :D

Osu!

[Last_Empire]

As always sounds great :)

[sandman]

Sounds like a great session Monty!

[Monty]

Saturday, Enshin Training

Ros has done the main write up. she's right, thursday's sweaty wasn't as bad as today's:eek:

I was quite looking forward to the bag work last night when we got a text from Gary saying "Bring your bag gloves", that was until we actually started doing it:)

And forgot to mention, Gary noticed that when I do jab, reverse, upper cut my back leg lift off the floor when I do the uppercut. I had no idea this was happening and must correct it post haste:)

Osu-EN1

Monty

[MilkManX]

Osu-EN1


Always helps form when someone can show you how to make it better.


Osu-EN1

[MJH]

Osu

Monty mate, that is quite a common problem, one I had to put
right too. I tried to move in a little closer and work on making left
and right equally strong.

[Monty]

Osu

Monty mate, that is quite a common problem, one I had to put
right too. I tried to move in a little closer and work on making left
and right equally strong.

Matt, thanks. I'm going to start correcting it in the Gym tomorrow after work assuming my legs are ok(* see below)

Monday, Enshin Training

Started up with a quick warm up and then 20 reps of all Kihon strikes, blocks and Kicks. Apart from Mawashi geri which was 80 reps:eek: Quite liked my Shita tsuki at slow pace but at full speed they went a bit 'Pete Tong'.

Partnered up and did 3 X 1 Minutes of Mawashi geri/Ushiro Mawashi Kake geri over partners head(squatting down)

Did the second half of green belt kata against an opponent, several goes each at each move.

Fully padded up and did some three man sparring drills, Highest grade defends against alternating attacks from other two, then middle grade is 'on' then the lower grade.

lined up against an an opponent and then did 3 rounds of Lower grade attacks for first part, higher grade attacks for second part and alternate attacks for last part.

Finished off doing various numbers of various excercises against a partner depending upon which card is drawn. Gary then told us if we'd had enough we could sit down or stay up and carry on, My mind had a quick chat with itself and I decided to stay up and carry on:) Second go round I was missing reps and not keeping up with the count so when Gary said again sit down if you've had enough or stay up for more my "Sit down" voice won. Turns out he was only joking about the third go anyway:D

I was very impressed with Ros, She only got 3 hours sleep last night and has been exhausted all day, it was touch and go as to whether she'd go training or not tonight but she did and managed to keep up with everything.

Osu-EN1

Monty

[GJEC]

I was very impressed with Ros, She only got 3 hours sleep last night and has been exhausted all day, it was touch and go as to whether she'd go training or not tonight but she did and managed to keep up with everything.

I never realised Ros. Hope you feel better soon.

Gary

[Last_Empire]

sounding good as always!

[Ros]

I never realised Ros. Hope you feel better soon.


Yesterday afternoon I was only awake because of caffeine and willpower! I felt a bit better when I got in so thought I would come training. Which seemed to be fine until I suddenly hit a wall! Not the out-of-breath-can't-speak type knackeredness, but the bungee-cords-tied-to-limbs-slurring-words kind! :)

Anyway I hope a proper night's sleep has sorted me out, thanks (although I'm always weak first thing, so will have to wait til mid-morning to do a proper assessment! :D).