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Laurie, an elementary teacher at Williamstown Public School, grew up and attended school in Cornwall. “I
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KARATE KOMMENTS to attend the convention they would then take it to the people as a virtual
convention, with more than 50 high-ranking instructors that were scheduled
Conquering COVID to teach, doing their class online. Several of our club members registered
and were each given a password allowing them to watch, train, and retain
personal access to the material until December. The quality of both the
material and the video has been exceptional, and I believe that we will be
By Jim Riddell, seeing more of this type of training in the future.
Seaway Karate Club
I have a few drills to share that only take a minute or two each, can be
done almost anywhere, and will help to fill the gap until regular classes are
back:
t’s been three months since the sporting world came to a complete
Ihalt and at the time of this writing (mid-June) things are just now 1) Multiple kick balance drill: Slowly execute a front kick to full extension,
starting to show signs of life. The NHL will be in training camp in followed by a side kick, then a back kick, and finally a roundhouse kick. Do
early July with the playoffs beginning somewhere around the end of the this sequence of kicks without putting your foot down between kicks.
month. The UFC has already held a few fight cards and boxing won’t 2) Seated front kick drill: Seated in a chair, lift your knee, and slowly
be far behind. It may be quite some time before fans are allowed back extend your kick out keeping it as high as possible. Hold for a few seconds,
into venues but at least things seem to be trending in the right direction.
and then slowly retract the kick, repeating several times with both legs.
The global pandemic has caused major challenges for every sport Be very careful not to overdo it, as not having the ability to lean back puts
what with empty arenas, playing fields, ball diamonds, gyms, and dojos additional stress on the upper thigh and hip muscles.
in almost every country in the world. The restrictive measures put in 3) A balance drill to work your core: Close your eyes and execute a
place by the various governments have impacted every sport to some
slow front kick, stopping at full extension to do several foot circles before
degree. The martial art world has been coping as best it can with many retracting the kick. Do one set of ten kicks with each leg.
dojos offering Zoom classes to help fill the void. This won’t replace
regular classes, but it certainly is a means of making the best of a very 4) Wall Kata: With your back against a wall (or a tree if outside) slowly
bad situation. slide down until your thighs are parallel with the floor. Choose a kata and
slowly preform all of the hand techniques while remaining in the sitting
For the past 27 years, Seaway Karate has been a member of the
position.
World Kobudo Federation, which is one of, if not the largest martial
arts organizations in the world. COVID-19 forced the cancellation of Hopefully by the time the next issue of Sports Energy is out, we will have
the WKF Convention, which was to have taken place in Vienna, Austria a better understanding of where the martial arts world stands in relation to
in early May. The organizers decided that if the people were unable the COVID-19 Pandemic.