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KARATE KOMMENTS 1) Water Kata: This one has been around for many years and has
become a favourite with karate practitioners as well as students
from other disciplines that have forms as a part of their syllabus. It
By Jim Riddell, does require a pool or a beach to practice this drill - standing in a
body of water up to your neck, execute a kata. The resistance of the
Seaway Karate Club water will challenge you a bit and can provide a good workout if you
choose to either do several reps or go through some different kata.
2) Coin drill: With your feet in your normal fighting stance, place a
Summer Drills coin on the top of your lead hand and fully extend it. With an upward
t’s been a busy summer so far in the sporting world. Nick Taylor motion of your lead hand, toss the coin in the air and throw a cross/
Isunk a 72-foot putt on the fourth playoff hole to become the first reverse punch with your dominate hand, catching the coin. 25 reps.
Canadian since 1954 to win the Canadian Open. In hockey, Canada 3) Sticky foot drill: ick a doorknob or another object of similar
defeated Germany to win the IIHF Gold, Michael Andlauer is the height and execute a front kick towards that object. Once the kick is
new owner of the Ottawa Senators, and the Vegas Golden Knights fully extended, (but never touching the target), do a very slow one
have won the Stanley Cup by defeating the Florida Panthers in five thousand and one count. 10 reps with each leg.
games. Did anyone actually predict either Florida or Vegas to be 4) Self-defence kicking drill: A small tree, post, a chair, or a variety
playing in the finals??? of other vertical surfaces can be used to simulate a leg. This utilizes
The end of NHL hockey means that summer is upon us and for all low kicks, targeting the ankle bones, shins, and the lateral and
some martial artists, which this presents a bit of a challenge. There anterior femoral pressure points of the thigh. Come up with a
are some excellent minor soccer programs in our area, as well as combination of kicks targeting any three of these areas. Make sure
baseball and football, that younger karate students are involved in, that one technique flows into the next and practice until the footwork
as well as adults/parents that sometimes coach these sports during is smooth.
the summer months. Unless the karate student has a Blackbelt exam 5) Tree climbers: This one is one of the most practiced one-minute
coming up in the fall and can’t afford to have scheduling conflicts, it drills. The same vertical surface used in the last drill may work here
is most often beneficial to get outside and play some different sports as well. Without putting your foot down between each kick, execute
during July and August. Minor soccer in particular seems to have a series of 5 roundhouse kicks beginning with calf level, then outer
many early games, and students are able to still get to their summer thigh, lower ribs, upper ribs, with the fifth and final kick at head
karate class. A few classes may be missed, but most often those level. Touch the target lightly with each kick to ingrain a sense of
students are energized and fully engaged in karate once again by the distance. Do 3 sets, then repeat the drill with the other leg. Not a
end of summer. Each summer we provide our students with some high kicker? Change the drill up by making the first 2 kicks with
drills that take no more than one minute, can be practiced alone, the inside edge of the foot to the ankle bone and shin areas. Turn the
and are designed to help maintain or possibly even improve martial foot/leg to make #3 a roundhouse kick at calf level, #4 to the thigh,
art skills. They can be done almost anywhere - we have had many and the final kick just above the belt.
Seaway Karate members over the years that always do a few of these Karate Quote: Practice fast and get sloppy, practice slowly and
drills whether at home, or somewhere on vacation. get fast.
