Saturday, February 16, 2008

Orange Belt, Second Stripe

Sensei Ashbee tested me for my second stripe on my Orange belt today.


I have been working on dynamic tension and he commented on how well I am starting to use it.


Last week Sensei Ashbee helped me with my Ishinryu fist, getting the finger all the way in to hide the nails. Today he pointed out that the thumb that is on top of the first index joint is actually a bit medial. Feels like instead of smashing the joint you are braced into it.


Now when I practice my kata I will focus on getting the fist position correct before pouring on the dynamic tension.