2022-06-13

2022-06-13, Monday

Teaching my regular classes at the Ross Farnsworth - East Valley YMCA.

It was good to be back “home” at my own dojo. We spent the evening reviewing everything we’d learned so far, and spent the bulk of our extra time working on distancing for yakusoku kumite. In particular, we spent time learning how to adjust distance by changing our angle with respect to our partners on the last count and, if absolutely necessary on the “middle” counts, by shuffling our feet a bit … but never by leaning forward. On the flip side, we also discussed the importance of making proper distance and always being in the “danger zone.” After all, if your punch can’t reach your partner, then the defender can’t practice good blocking skills. To put that another way, if you have to reach for the attack to block it, then it probably wan’t going to hit you in the first place!