Just another manic Monday

Monday night sees me yet again under the expert guidance of Sensei George Andrews at Honbu dojo. More moving basics - sliding in cat stance, turning in Sanchin and then explosive combinations in front stance. Sensei George said that the combination of front kicks, jabs and reverse punches had enabled one of his senior - and fit - students to take his heart rate up to 180 beats a minute! It is such a simple combination and it really works the constitution.

Sensei also told me off for putting too much body into my movements. I have a bad habit of trying so hard to make a powerful movement that I ruin it for myself. It feels alien not to try hard! Yet Goju Ryu is founded on balance - it's very name implies hard and soft in harmony. So I will make conscious effort to correct this.