Training Log
Conditioning:
- 1 hour total, 20 minute continuous cycles with 3 minutes breaks:
- overhead weight runs, wind sprints, box jumps, bear crawls, spiders, alligators, slide/curl/press, knuckle stands, makiwara work, table climbs, yes/no/maybe’s (neck lifts), mountain hangs, monkey swings, crunches, reverse crunches, 8-count bodybuilders, burpies, lunges, tricep presses, pullups
Training:
- Warmup conditioning, 30 minutes:
- basic stretches and rolls
- subset of above
- bagwork: front kicks, front and side shinkei’s, walking punch, double-barrelled punch
- Single Technique drill and detail (Initial sequence of Bushi, 30 minutes):
- 3x proper form, slow with full follow-through, focus on breathing, balance, and form
- 2x lunging variation, slow with full follow-through
- 2x fading variation, slow with full follow-though
- 3x increased speed, focus on flow
- 3x slow, focus on generating full power
- 3x fast, focus on generating full speed with only incidental power
- 3x full speed and power
- 3x proper form, slow with full follow-through, focus on breathing, balance, and form
- Liang-Yi Chuan section 1 review (30 minutes)
Recent Readings/Re-readings:
- The Gift of Fear, de Becker, Gavin