Good class.

We spent a little time warming up and then split up in to testing and done testing groups.

We spent a good amount of time working on basic stance training.  Now that most of the people that still need to test are all 5th kyu or above, the examiners are looking more closely at our stances and the way we move from stance to stance.  They are going to look more at our feet when we move to make sure our heals do not pop up  and are going to pay much less attention to the way we move our upper bodies and throw blocks or punches.

We also worked on kata.  My kata felt pretty good but my left foot is still not back to normal and is still sore.  I was able to perform a decent jump but I am still holding back until my test for now.

Class was good and we spent most of it working on some basics and kata.  We started out doing all katas from Heian Shodan to what we knew and it really warmed me up.

Our Sensei broke the poeple who needed to test in to a seperate group to help us prepare.  It was good to work on our kata we did some new things.  We did our kata in reverse and also mirror image.  It was really hard to do them but interesting.

Good class.

We spent a lot of time working on sparring drills. It felt good to do some sparring for a change since it has been a long time since I have done any sparring work. We did something different, where we spent time doing slow motion moves to get our timing with our opponent right. It was really different and made me focus more on my technical skills instead of speed and power. My roundhouse kick is finally getting better, at least with the right leg. I was able to hit my wife in the shoulder blade a couple time with my right leg and always above belt with my left leg.