Steve Hull, Caroline Rees, and Caroline Todd benefitted from Sensei Brennan’s expert tuition at the Shobnall Leisure Complex in Burton-on-Trent. Technical detail was the common thread running through both sessions. In the all grades’ session in the morning the class began with a short exercise in basics, followed by partner work. Chudan and jodan maewashi geris were practised and then applied in a kumite drill. Sensei Brennan then focussed on the kata Empi for the remainder of the session. This enabled Steve, Caroline, and Caroline to further refine this kata, which is one we have been working on over the last few sessions.
Steve and Caroline Rees also trained in the afternoon squad session. This was a vigorous affair as usual. A warm up drill involving a combination of kicks and punches, delivered in four different directions, using eight turns raised everyone’s heart rate to somewhere near maximum! Sensei Brennan then dissected three katas: Hangetsu; Bassai Sho; Gankaku. The detail in each kata was analysed closely with sections being repeated in order to perfect them. The session conluded with consecutive performances of these katas at full intensity and spirit!
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