Man, do I need to work on moving. At times today it felt like I was starting all over. Worked on drills
Attacking with Jodan zuki, Double step, kizame zuki
Defending with Shukoken, Double step backwards, kizame zuki
This drill is good for working on distance. Sensai stressed turning the hips to drive the punches.
Then did the same drill only with various front leg kicks instead of punches. On defense, used the double step to get out of the way, (rather than block) and counter attack. Sensai, said that the kicks tend to cover more ground than the punches, but that they should be the same.
Attacking by sliding forward, kizame zuki then step, kizami zuki
Same footwork backwards on defense.
Worked on yakusoku kumite 6. O Sensai downplayed the violence here by changing the strike to uraken. Originally, the strike would have been an arm break.