Training for tournament - X. R. Liu

[Liu]

Since December 2006, I've been training for the upcoming North American Weight Category. It will be a great challenge for me. I have to train harder than ever. OSU!

Saturday, January 27, 2006
10:00AM to 11:15AM

- Stamina training
- Mix of push-ups, sit-ups, jumping-jacks, etc.
- Pad work with Sensei (my very honorable coach Sensei Savard). Focus on Shita Tsuki, Tobi Ushiro Yoko Geri, Do Mawashi Kaiten Geri.
- Kumite

[Kyokugen]

Ganbatte X.R Liu

[nzproud]

Gambare! Liu~! But don't give out too much info of what you do here cos your opponents might read it haha! Kidding. Osu.

[Spirit]

I always found it profoundly curious that people "train harder for upcoming tournament(s)".
I ask why, your training (daily in and out of the dojo) should be of a level that at any time you can step into the ring and do your best at the level you are!!!

Often when we where young and did well at a few tournaments we would step up in divisions, many times as as a gokyu or so and at 16, 17 I would fight in B/B division and do well. The experiance gained was knowing what I did well and what needed work. Entering a tournament should not be about if you win or not but what knowledge you gained....

Often those who do extra training for a tournament fail and fail bad, do to missing the training of the mind and spirit... body work is only part of your training if the mind & spirit is not at or above your body you will be beaten and often by a lesser skilled apponent. Because they have balanced their training to be strong at mind, body, spirit....

But what do I know, I just train for the hell of it, and learned that each trophy I have is nothing, but every lesson learn during the tournament was the turn victory !!!

[Liu]

It has been a while since my last post.

A few things I know now about the tournament:
I'm in the brown belt middleweight category (15 to 17 years old boys, more than 59.1kg/130lbs). I'm 14 years old, weighting 140 lbs (just a little too much for the lightweight category).

Friday, February 16, 2007
8:15PM to 9:00PM

100 rope jumping
55 push-ups
100 rope jumping
55 sit-ups
100 rope jumping
55 squats
100 rope jumping

- Heavy Bag

Saturday, February 17th, 2007
10:00AM to 11:00AM

50 maegeri, mawashigeri, yokogeri, sotogeri, uchigeri, uchiro geri, uchiro yoko geri
100 squats
100 push-ups

- Pad work
- Kumite

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Jap man, I totally agree with what you are saying.