First, to my surprise, my knee held up fantastically well!
Balance was the best it has been since before the injury. Strength still has a way to go as I am still building my muscle mass back up. General movement was fine with the exception of turning.
Kicks...still a NO GO. (Slow, controlled and movement only was fine. Still a little unsure mentally on putting excessive weight on my left leg)
Blocks and punches...while being conscious of my left knee blocking and punching is fine. As karate involves using the entire body for punching etc. I have to take care and be aware of "pulling" the power and "snap" out of my blocks and punches (only to a degree) to stay safe.
Movement...straight foward and back movement is great! I am also able to put a fair amount of weight on my leg as the rehab comprises of a "lot" of squats! So in essence its the same as rehab. side to side is do-able but only if done at 30% speed and I have to super conscious of my balance "centre". Turning is a NO NO!
Kata...As turning etc. is still a problem, I am only able to "walk through" my kata. However this has an up side....I am able to focus more on the "little" things like placement an angles. It also offers me the opportunity to work on getting my Gensei-ryu kata firmly placed in my memory.
Kumite....NOT GONNA HAPPEN! This was a strict instruction from my surgeon, doctors and rehab docs!! It will probably be winter before even "light" kumite will be allowed!
I had my 3month MRI last week and have my 3month check-up this Wednesday. This will give me a better idea of how far my knee has come and how far I have to go.
Will post the results with my update of next weekends training!
A shout out to my Gensei-ryu teacher Naito-sensei and Kamohara-sensei from Shukokai. Their conversations and guidance have helped me keep a positive mindset to rehab and not giving up!
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