During my last self-directed karate practice, I had an insight regarding the il dan the speed drills. For quite a while I’ve been aware of how the rear left leg swing kick, the one that follows from starting in the right front stance, feels more awkward than the rear right leg swing kick that followsContinue reading “Il Dan Speed Drills and a Heavy Left Leg”
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The Basement Dojang, Born of COVID
This past Thursday, for the first time since 14 March, we trained with the other people from our dojang, though of course, not at the dojang. Instead, we were outside and separated by safe distances. One the one hand, it was really nice to see our friends IRL. On the other hand, the range ofContinue reading “The Basement Dojang, Born of COVID”