Youth Karate class practices front thrust kicks to body shields

Funakoshi Tekki shodan

Budo

 Budo

PERFECT ! KARATE KIHON KATA TRAINING TECHNIQUES WORD CHAMPIONS

山口剛玄 三戰轉掌 Gogen Yamaguchi Sanchin Tensho Kata

Thomas and Jack testing line work

Chinto Kata

Second degree Black Belt staff member Jeff C. leads the adult Karate-do class through a round of Chinto Kata the fifth Kata in the system.

10 Exercises #1

At a recent Bagua Zhang class Sifu leads the group through the '10 Exercises'.

I learned this set from Master Leung Kay-Chi in the park in Boston during the summer of 1979, when I first started to study Bagua Zhang.

These 10 Exercises are shot in real time (with 10 repetitions each exercise) and will be published one per post. This is the first of ten posts: #1 Exercise, nine more posts to come.

I have a number of variations that I use for the various martial arts and classes that I teach. This particular set of posts will be the originals (as I remember them) that I learned from Master Leung.

Many thanks to Master Leung for sharing these very special exercises with me all those years ago. I've been practicing them regularly now for three decades and have taught them a few thousand times. I have seen excellent results, especially for those that have practiced them regularly (daily), over an extended period of time (decades).

Lesson 1:

The 10 Exercises are excellent calisthenics!

Do 100 repetitions each and see what I mean!!

They are also an excellent set of Qigong exercises....

With T'an T'ien Breathing..

Do them slowly with mind intention...

They will help you to develop correct inner and outer principles and feelings

that lead to excellent martial arts skills, balance and whole body power!

They will help you to cultivate robust health:

A strong, flexible, coordinated body and.....

a calm and centered mind......

American Karate-Do, Youth Class, Jump Rear Leg Roundhouse Kick

Youth Karate-Do student PD demonstrates Jumping Rear Leg Roundhouse Kick for the group.

Lesson:

With 'Jing' in the legs

Jump straight up

in the air,

turn waist 180 degrees....

keep kicking leg chambered until the very end

release the lower leg.....

right before impact

land softly

be prepared to:

follow up

or

block their counter....

American Karate-Do self-defense basics - rear elbow stirkes

Sifu demonstrates rear elbow strike drill to standing bag NOTE: Both of these strikes are basic movements from Nihanchi and other Kata's.