MaryAnn Sensei reminded me that it's a dictatorship and not a democracy. Well, next time...
After warmup I was placed with MaryAnn and worked on Sanchin for the entirety of the class. For those who might not be familiar with this breathing intensive kata, there is a lot going on in something relatively simple from a cursory look (well, aren't all kata?).
Sanchin dachi (stance) looks like an offset pigeon-toed with the addition of tucking ones behind in as forward as possible. This "locks" the stance into place giving the practitioner an unbelievably solid stance. Look at this guy for instance:
His Sensei checks stance from the floor up. Up to and including a kick in the crotch. How fun!
I was mostly concerned about getting the basics down, but because this is a very tension filled kata I neglected to watch my breathing. This left me a little woozy when I finished. So I think I did this about 20 times and pretty much soaked my gi.
It was a solid evening and I was happy it was only an hour. So tired.
2 comments:
That video is comparable to my date night. If your sensei smacks your Jimmy like that I expect lots of video footage. You owe this to your readers.
I'm trying to work up the courage to do a video of this. I know it would be great training to see me do this, but I'm afraid how much it would also blow.
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