Peak-4-Karate

This blog logs training methods, ideas, experiences and results of the Kaizen Central Karate Federation. Influenced by sports science and the experience of senior Karate coaches to produce the elite Karate athlete.

Thursday 1 October 2009

Squad session

The usual suspects turned up and not particularly bothered that nobody outside our group attends. Assistant coach Glen Middleton and myself worked to two main areas of kumite. Timing and kicking drills. I have been spending both on our monday session and wednesday on developing these factors.





We are currently re modelling the delivery of Gyaku Zuki (nothing new, but a result of analyzing current successful Europeans). This work is slow but progressive, in addition we have combined it with fast reaction pull back and return back to a deep stance developing the neuromuscular memory.