September 21, 2004

Worked up a good sweat or There's only one way to do something, Sensei's.

We warmed up with 50 jumping jacks, 25 pushups, and 25 crunches. We broke out into small groups and did our first four katas and after each kata did the traditional bunkai (application) of that kata.

That went well until we got to Wansu. This is the first kata that has a side kick in it, to the knee, but most people pivot their hips and do something like a front kick instead.

Sensei decided she had enough of it being done wrong so we all "practiced" doing the kick the right way...100 times with each leg. I had a partner and I'd do 100 with one leg, then he went, and then I did 100 with the other leg. I definitely broke a sweat and it was a great workout.

Posted by bbarton at September 21, 2004 10:04 AM

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I've been there, and understand; the workout ends up being even more rewarding because with all that repetition you end up correcting a "trained" mistake in addition to getting a satisfying workout.

Posted by: Eric on October 2, 2004 07:08 AM
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