After a whole days of yard work and manual labor, I felt that I needed to do some kata. I wanted to try to do the katas while I was very tired, much like it is at my examinations, to see if I could use full power and speed.
I did one each of:
- Heian Shodan
- Heian Nidan
- Heian Sandan
- Heian Yondan
- Heian Godan
- Tekki Shodan
- Jion – I did the first group of moves up to the first kiai.
I also did one additional Heian Shodan but instead of using full speed, I held each stance for a three count before moving in to the next move. I did notice that being tired made me slow down when I got to Heian Yondan but I still tried to move as fast as I could and I always used full power.
One interesting note, since my Sensei mentioned that I should be imagining a real opponent when doing my kata, I tired it tonight and I could really feel the moves. It brought my focus to a whole different level.
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