Friday marked 2015 KICKS at Contact Kicks Dojo. The annual kicks to start the new year, with 40 rounds of 50 kicks plus 15 to make 2015. To be honest, I was dreading it a little,
The Art of Humility
It seems that summer is drawing to a near in this part of the globe. Today is Sep 1 and Autumn is right around the corner. This has been a great summer, and a great year. You know it has been really great for me, because I wasn’t posting much over the summer. It’s hard to sit and write when …
Kumite Practice Is Not Only For You
Friday night class at Contact Kicks Dojo, like many Kyokushin dojos, is usual focused on Kumite. A grueling night in the summer heat, leaving us exhausted, beaten, but very satisfied. Stamina tends to be the deciding factor for many, including myself. Taking Sensei Fogarasi’s words of advice I try to pace myself, knowing what is coming. Taking it lighter earlier …
Kyokushin – Fukutsu no Seishin
Let’s see. I have a possible broken toe, smashed knee, bruised thighs and ribs, and can’t open my mouth wide from the knee strike. Ya, that sounds like Friday night at Contact Kicks Dojo Dojo in Toronto, with around 12-18 (I lost count, but I think I went three times with everyone) 2 min rounds of sparring. OSU !
Train the Mind Train the Body
I love Friday night classes, as they are usually geared towards sparring and kumite. My major weakness. We started with body conditioning and moved to focus pad drills. The emphases last night was on knee strikes. Fogarasi Sensei spoke to us about not only the importance of knee strikes, but the proper applications and distancing, both for competition and self-defense …