Next month (July) I will have my 6 month check-up.
This will give me an idea of how far my knee has recovered from the surgery as well as mobility, strength, muscle mass and range of motion tests.
I will also be meeting with my surgeon to discuss the next step of rehab and what/how much I am permitted to do in and out of the dojo.
This will be an interesting talk....my surgeon doesn't like the fact I returned to karate, even though my rehabilitation doctor said it was a good idea!
I am still training with Genseiryu Butokukai and my own training 2 to 3 times a week. My range of motion and mobility is slowly increasing but I still try to hold myself back for safety reasons.
My next post will be after my check up.....
Saturday, June 20, 2015
Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Genseiryu Butokukai Training Week 2....
I cannot stress how good it feels to get back into my dougi and get back into the dojo!!
So, second time round for training (not including my "own" training of course!) was once again kihon followed by kata and of course finishing up with kumite!
Kihon was similar to last weeks training, however this week was concentrating on forward and back shifting movement and KIME. As fast movement is still a "no-no" I merely slowed it up and concentrated on my stance positioning, balance, upper body and kime.
Kata. As always my favourite (and in my honest opinion my worst area) concentrated on "kimochi" or putting feeling and kime into the kata. As I am the only adult training, mostly kids and young teenagers, alot of the students tend to "chat" and/or mingle when it's time to self-practice...."BOOM" sensei blew up! Even though I was self-training it was a good reminder for me as well to step-up my training (within the realms of rehab) and to set some goals for my training rather than "just training".
Kumite, as sensei explained last week I should find my rhythm without bouncing....I think in some ways I did last night. I somewhat reverted to my old Shotokan method of kumite in the respect I stayed light on my feet and didn't bounce, but, internally I felt the rhythm (mine and theirs) and used countering as attacking means putting stress on my knees which is a "no-no".
So all in all......loving training and have set myself a goal....
To participate in this years #2 grading or next years #1 grading (depending on knee) and achieve my Shodan. (Thinking Sandan to equal my Shotokan rank might be pushing too hard)
So, second time round for training (not including my "own" training of course!) was once again kihon followed by kata and of course finishing up with kumite!
Kihon was similar to last weeks training, however this week was concentrating on forward and back shifting movement and KIME. As fast movement is still a "no-no" I merely slowed it up and concentrated on my stance positioning, balance, upper body and kime.
Kata. As always my favourite (and in my honest opinion my worst area) concentrated on "kimochi" or putting feeling and kime into the kata. As I am the only adult training, mostly kids and young teenagers, alot of the students tend to "chat" and/or mingle when it's time to self-practice...."BOOM" sensei blew up! Even though I was self-training it was a good reminder for me as well to step-up my training (within the realms of rehab) and to set some goals for my training rather than "just training".
Kumite, as sensei explained last week I should find my rhythm without bouncing....I think in some ways I did last night. I somewhat reverted to my old Shotokan method of kumite in the respect I stayed light on my feet and didn't bounce, but, internally I felt the rhythm (mine and theirs) and used countering as attacking means putting stress on my knees which is a "no-no".
So all in all......loving training and have set myself a goal....
To participate in this years #2 grading or next years #1 grading (depending on knee) and achieve my Shodan. (Thinking Sandan to equal my Shotokan rank might be pushing too hard)
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Back to training
Last night was my first day back training under Naito-sensei at the Gensei-ryu Butokukai Hiroshima Honbu.
Honestly I thought I would struggle a little more than I did at training.
I warmed my knee up completely before doing anything, then continued to stretch it during the entire training session at regular intervals just to be safe.
I had to hold myself back alot, I think I can do more at training but to be safe I take a step back from what I think I can do and take it easy (which is difficult for me as I have always gone 110% when training).
The training session started with some kihon and body adjustments, shoulders, arms etc. Using the Kihongyougi Shihotsuki kata pattern to reinforce and check the adjustments.
Next came kata. Kata is generally ok for me to train in, as long as I remove the kicks, jumps and take care not to go fast. The up-side to training like this is I can focus on the small adjustments and differences between Shotokan and Genseiryu kata.
Then came kumite. This was a little difficult. Rhythm is important in kumite not oly the sport aspect but the self defence aspect as well. I slippped up a few times and without thinking my body automatically threw a kick (luckily with my good leg). So I now know that I have to concentrate completely when training in kumite.
As for the rhythm....Naito-sensei taught me a good training method due to me not being able to perform the rhythm (bounce) with my body. I am to keep my feet light but planted, relax and "hear" the rhythm in my head without letting my body move to it....difficult....but a challenge is what I like!
This morning I thought my knee would have swelled a little from the workout, but to my surprise it hasn't swelled, nor is there any pain! But my leg muscles got a good workout which is what I need!
All in all....progress.
Honestly I thought I would struggle a little more than I did at training.
I warmed my knee up completely before doing anything, then continued to stretch it during the entire training session at regular intervals just to be safe.
I had to hold myself back alot, I think I can do more at training but to be safe I take a step back from what I think I can do and take it easy (which is difficult for me as I have always gone 110% when training).
The training session started with some kihon and body adjustments, shoulders, arms etc. Using the Kihongyougi Shihotsuki kata pattern to reinforce and check the adjustments.
Next came kata. Kata is generally ok for me to train in, as long as I remove the kicks, jumps and take care not to go fast. The up-side to training like this is I can focus on the small adjustments and differences between Shotokan and Genseiryu kata.
Then came kumite. This was a little difficult. Rhythm is important in kumite not oly the sport aspect but the self defence aspect as well. I slippped up a few times and without thinking my body automatically threw a kick (luckily with my good leg). So I now know that I have to concentrate completely when training in kumite.
As for the rhythm....Naito-sensei taught me a good training method due to me not being able to perform the rhythm (bounce) with my body. I am to keep my feet light but planted, relax and "hear" the rhythm in my head without letting my body move to it....difficult....but a challenge is what I like!
This morning I thought my knee would have swelled a little from the workout, but to my surprise it hasn't swelled, nor is there any pain! But my leg muscles got a good workout which is what I need!
All in all....progress.
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