Sunday 10/23 cancelled cause of fall break
Worked leo combos for an hour. First set was a choice between #2, #3, or #9. Then combo #4 followed by #5. Then change intent the puncher could throw either combo #2, #3, or #5 and focus mit person had to defend.
Did 4 min interval working on kick of choice with a partner. Did a little breathing workshop from horse stance focusing on slow vs fast breathing.
finished with standing center lock
We did more kicks….in fact an hour of front kicks and roundhouses against pads. It hurt in a good way. Plus lots ‘o stretching.
2nd hour we got intouch with our forms..partitioned class so everone got to work on their rank appropriate form. Wei Kuen Do Trapping Form 3, Naihanchi, or Taikyoku Shodan.
Finished with slow offense-defense and push-hands drill.
First hour: forehand set and backhand set each 1-3. Freeder does all angle #1 with two canes. Two minute sets
Second hour: Orange Belt self-defence moves 1-6. On the mats so people got throw around.
NEED TO SPEND MORE TIME DOING KICKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Leo Fong seminar was 10/14 - 10/15. And it was too brilliant to be summarized…also mad tiring. My take home point: relax
Despite the fun with Leo, we had regularly scheduled class. Chester Brown was in town and came by to guest instruct. So we had an introduction to Doce Pares.
As best I can recall the techniques went like this:
From abaniko corto reference, strike head, pass to wrist lock, secure opponents cane hand with your live hand, strike their ribs and go into front arm bar. Take small step to 45 with left leg and transition your hand under opponent’s writst in such a fashion that your cane is under your forearm. This creates compression on opponent’s arm.
From absorptions bock against #1, present punyo to face, they block, secure live hand and strike to elbow with cane, fold arm and go into wrist compress. This is similar to steel arm in IMAF curriculum; Chester stressed that the cane should be set deep into the elbow before folding the arm
From absorption block strike leg, go into front arm bar, again pass your cane on top of opponents arm for the trap (finished position is similar to that outlined in first technique.)
I think from a similar reference you could strike the leg, the kidney, the head and then get into the wrist compress action on the live hand. From that postion the right hand follows along the cane to re-grab palm up. Circle step to the right moving the cane vertical and create a vice by bringing your elbow to your cane. (For those that know the freight train, it’s a similar energy, though you are squeezing the arm instead of the wrist.)
From absorption block punyo to face, opponent blocks near wrist, push the tip of your cane with left hand, creating a pinch on opponents hand with your punyo. Your right hand serves as the fulcrum for pinch.
Counter to #2 disarm, as cane is being passed transition hand so you are holding your cane in reverse grip, step forward with right foot and drop weight forward almost like you are throwing a right elbow. Again this creates compression on opponent’s forearm.
There was a counter to #3 which involved grabbing the opponents live hand as the thumb-wrist is pulling back towards their body. Then you drop you cane onto their forearm and get some kinda locky-torquey action that makes with the pain. I didn’t really get it to work, so can’t describe what needs to happen.
Again if you have comments, please post
Waited too long to post
don’t remember what we did. There was some front kicking. I believe we worked leo combos 2, 4, and 9
Might have done all 4 FH sets.
Feel free to post-comments if you have a better memory than I
Bobby Jenkins here:
Betty Sue is making me so mad I could just hit something. But Coach always says that when you feel like that, it’s important to just ‘hit the gym.’ Coach is so smart. But, seriously, I can’t believe how annoying she got after I took Lisa Marie out for ice cream. I mean, it’s not like we were necking up on The Point. It was just a hot fudge sundae. For two.
Anyway, in class we covered FH/BH sets. Not sure which ones. Second half of first class was Leo combo #2 and then QB combo #1 (jab, cross, hook, uppercut). We tried to ascertain why Sunday’s attendance is so bad, but we got nowhere. Second class was Naihanchi. Randy asked some good questions. I feel like we did something before Naihanchi, but the brain isn’t working right now.
There was only one class. And no timer. Luckally Ken showed up and prettended to be the timer.
Gotta do something about sunday attendance.
Started with leg raises, did roudhouses to the belly (stand in hourse-ish stance both facing the same direction and kick the belly with the distal leg.) In anticipation of the seeing the club’s granddaddy again, ran through leo 1-10 to the air. Then worked leo 2&3 or 4&5 to pads depending on your color. Yes, at the kempo club we do discrimnate based on color. Though we stick together dispite our differences. Should you try to eat our purple people, then you will face the entirety of our multi-colored village. grrrrrr!
Finished with Fh sets with canes.
Dear Diary,
I am totally not speaking to Bobby Jenkins. Can you belive he’s been taking Lisa Marie out for ice cream as well. OMG I can’t stand her. She’s not even that cute. And dumb. The other day in social studies the teacher was asking what language they speak in Australia, and Lisa Marie raised her hand and said “Austrailian.” I bet she didn’t even watch the Olympics. But that’s not why I’m not speaking to Bobby. Today at lunch Bobby was laughing at me. See Lisa joined my karate class–I told you she was trying to be like me–and we did some stuff I am not so good at.
The first hour: it was Fh #1 and #3 with two canes against Bobby 12 angles, which I’m really good at. Then we did leo combo #2 off of Fh#2 and finished with a low roundhouse instead of the kung-fu punch. At the end we did trapping forms. And let me tell you when I do trapping form #1, at the first double punch I look good when I switch my feet. I know cause I could see myself in the mirror.
But the second hour, after learning the first half of trapping form #2, we working on shooting. I have to admit I’m not very good. I couple of times I tripped and flopped on the floor–thats what Lisa Marie told everybody about at lunch. Turns out she used to wrestle at her old school, so she told everyone how good she is. Fat cow, I wish she’d go back when she came from.
I hope Bobby Jenkins tries to call…….
XOXO
-Betty Sue
Hello again and time for our latest foray into typos and misspelled words…..
Class was unusually small……..and Dave was not present……..coincidence or conspiracy???? In matters both large and small the Illuminati makes its presence felt….
Yet they were not able to hold back the learning:
Hour 1: Bobby 12 angles. Largo-medio drill. Attack at largo—two hand block then counter—attack at medio—single cane block and counter. Reset and repeat. Leo combo #2 3min intervals. Repeat and feeder throws punch. Deffender does FH #1 and continues with leo #2. 2min intervals. Much sweating ensues. Finish with rank appropriate Leo Form.
Hour 2: Break out the canes again. Bobby flowing review. Largo-medio-corto drill. Same as above drill except take an additional step at the single cane block to close to corto and counter with punyo. The attacker blocks punyo strike and defender gets to work obstruction removal. Did 2 min interval of medio blocking. Stand at medio attack with 1’s and 2’s. Defend with single cane block. Goal to work on striking from chamber without lifting elbow; and efficiently bring cane back to chamber. Did quick round of FH1-4 open hand. Review tapioca showdown bunki initially covered on Sunday.
Batman and Robin present both days
Thursday…..who can rememer so far back
first hour: swung the canes in 12 angles. Worked two handed block go from largo to medio. Then did punyo to the floor single cane block at medio. Tried it as a prgression: attacker strikes from largo defender closes to medio, then stays put and attacker strikes from medio and defeder does single cane block. Might have done something after than but I don’t remember what.
second hour: might have done single sinawali closed but I’m not sure. Did fh #4. worked lung 5 takedown. Working Fh#4 into lock knee. Then Fh#4 into mega choke.
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Sunday
first hour: leo #2 followed by leo #2 with roundhouse afer hook into clinch. Fh #1 and #2
second hour: leo #4. Break down for yellow belt or maybe its be. the stuff from tapioca showdown.
