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I've hit a wall and I need advice. By TheDonster - Wed, 20 Dec 2006 04:34:37 GMT
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Okey dokey, well my situation is I originally started training in February 2003, trained for that whole year and thanks to circumstances which I regret, I did not continue training in 2004. I achieved the rank of 8th kyu after about 3 months I think.
So I started again right at the end of 2005, and all the way through 2006. I have been determined all year to get right back into it and finally progress and move right on, however I feel as though I am not nearly as good at the end of this year as I was at the end of 2003.
This is incredibly frustrating as while I have definitely improved as far as re-learning everything (and learning a couple of new things) is concerned, a lot of things still feel unnatural to me and some things I just can't 'get'.
For example, at our last night of training for this year last night, we were working primarily with the hanbo. The last technique we worked through was stepping forwards + left 45 degrees and striking to the hip joint with the end of the hanbo, then using the hanbo and your opponent's arm to push them away.
Now, I KNOW that you're supposed to use your legs and your body to do everything. I know this, and it is something that I am very conscious of. The problem is, is with a lot of things I just can't seem to actually do it.
I think this has been my biggest problem with my training this year. I have been (in the last few weeks) working hard on my kihon happo in my own time to try and 'restore' the full use of my body.
I am also planning on working on a single-handed striking technique we were using last night (right hand at end of hanbo to your right side, spinning your wrist to strike. I don't know the Japanese name) except working on it with the Bo per the advice of one of our Senseis. I felt a difference in using the hanbo with this technique after a few minutes polishing it with the bo, but still did not feel it was quite right.
Can anyone give me any more advice?
Also, my Sensei (the big man who actually runs the whole lot of local dojos) said that I'm trying too hard. Anyone able to sort of elaborate on this for me? I'm a bit slow at times and last night I was way too tired after an early start at work to think too much about it.
Thanks all
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Okey dokey, well my situation is I originally started training in February 2003, trained for that whole year and thanks to circumstances which I regret, I did not continue training in 2004. I achieved the rank of 8th kyu after about 3 months I think.
So I started again right at the end of 2005, and all the way through 2006. I have been determined all year to get right back into it and finally progress and move right on, however I feel as though I am not nearly as good at the end of this year as I was at the end of 2003.
This is incredibly frustrating as while I have definitely improved as far as re-learning everything (and learning a couple of new things) is concerned, a lot of things still feel unnatural to me and some things I just can't 'get'.
For example, at our last night of training for this year last night, we were working primarily with the hanbo. The last technique we worked through was stepping forwards + left 45 degrees and striking to the hip joint with the end of the hanbo, then using the hanbo and your opponent's arm to push them away.
Now, I KNOW that you're supposed to use your legs and your body to do everything. I know this, and it is something that I am very conscious of. The problem is, is with a lot of things I just can't seem to actually do it.
I think this has been my biggest problem with my training this year. I have been (in the last few weeks) working hard on my kihon happo in my own time to try and 'restore' the full use of my body.
I am also planning on working on a single-handed striking technique we were using last night (right hand at end of hanbo to your right side, spinning your wrist to strike. I don't know the Japanese name) except working on it with the Bo per the advice of one of our Senseis. I felt a difference in using the hanbo with this technique after a few minutes polishing it with the bo, but still did not feel it was quite right.
Can anyone give me any more advice?
Also, my Sensei (the big man who actually runs the whole lot of local dojos) said that I'm trying too hard. Anyone able to sort of elaborate on this for me? I'm a bit slow at times and last night I was way too tired after an early start at work to think too much about it.
Thanks all
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