With only five weeks remaining until the 62nd National Tournament of Wado-ryu Karate-do Renmei, we began our annual joint intensive training sessions today. We were blessed with clear weather this morning, but the heat inside the gymnasium—which lacks air conditioning—was intense; nevertheless, everyone stayed focused on their training without faltering. I truly admire the students who join me in studying and practicing challenging concepts: shifting the center of gravity; external and internal leg rotation; compression and expansion; rotational movements in opposing vertical directions; Mahanmi-no-neko-ashi-dachi and footwork; rapid changes of direction; and the interplay between abdominal pressure, the center of gravity, and the tanden. For children, summer vacation is undoubtedly a time when they want to play to their heart’s content. Yet, they set that desire aside to participate in training because each of them has a goal. I am fully committed to supporting and assisting them in their efforts.
腹圧と重心と丹田の相互作用を稽える Considering about interplay between Fukuatsu, Jushin and Tanden
With only five weeks remaining until the 62nd National Tournament of Wado-ryu Karate-do Renmei, we began our annual joint intensive training sessions today. We were blessed with clear weather this morning, but the heat inside the gymnasium—which lacks air conditioning—was intense; nevertheless, everyone stayed focused on their training without faltering. I truly admire the students who join me in studying and practicing challenging concepts: shifting the center of gravity; external and internal leg rotation; compression and expansion; rotational movements in opposing vertical directions; Mahanmi-no-neko-ashi-dachi and footwork; rapid changes of direction; and the interplay between abdominal pressure, the center of gravity, and the tanden. For children, summer vacation is undoubtedly a time when they want to play to their heart’s content. Yet, they set that desire aside to participate in training because each of them has a goal. I am fully committed to supporting and assisting them in their efforts.