DarthPenguin

Sunday 7 June Lifting Session Squat 20kg x 5 40kg x 3 60kg x 2 80kg x 1 104kg x 3 104kg x 3 104kg x 3 Bench press 20kg x 5 40kg x 3 60kg x 2 86kg x 3 86kg x 3 86kg x 3 Assisted pullups -25kg x 3 -25kg x 3 -25kg x 3 Captains of crush grippers (reps are per hand and did both hands) Trainer x 15 Trainer x 15 0.5 x 8 0.5 x 5 0.5 x 5 0.5 x 5 trainer x 12

Saturday 6 June BJJ Session Half guard session again. Began by warming up using some standing up grip fighting then working on inserting for a throw. Did some drills of retaining knee shield again. Worked on replacing knee shield if getting smashed, by framing and then building up on an elbow and getting it back, and then worked on taking an underhook and wrestling up. Then worked on hitting coyote half guard sweep when opponent smashes you back down when going for underhook.

Tuesday 4 June Lifting Session Squat 20kg x 5 40kg x 3 60kg x 2 80kg x 1 92kg x 5 92kg x 5 92kg x 5 Bench press 20kg x 5 40kg x 3 60kg x 2 76kg x 5 76kg x 5 76kg x 5 Deadlift (conventional) 60kg x 5 80kg x 3 100kg x 5 100kg x 5 100kg x 5 Captains of crush grippers (reps are per hand and did both hands) Trainer x 15 Trainer x 15 0.5 x 3 - these sets were EMOM, eachh hand for three reps then rest remainder of the minute 0.5 x 3 0.5 x 3 0.5 x 3 0.5 x 3 0.5 x 3 0.5 x 3 0.5 x 3 0.5 x 3 0.5 x 3 1 x 3 1 x 3 1 x 3

Wednesday 3 June Karate Session Usual type warm up and then we worked some grading prep for those grading soon. We worked on Sanbon kumite and ippon kumite techniques and drills and then ran through Heian Nidan, Sandan and Yondan for those grading using them

Wednesday 3 June BJJ Session This session mainly focused on retaining knee shield half guard and recovering it when being smashed etc.. Was really useful as i worked out i needed to push my hips an inch or two to the outside and made a massive difference to not having it smashed

Tuesday 2 June Lifting Session Squat 20kg x 5 40kg x 3 60kg x 2 80kg x 1 92kg x 5 92kg x 5 92kg x 5 Bench press 20kg x 5 40kg x 3 60kg x 2 76kg x 5 76kg x 5 76kg x 5 Assisted Pullups -40kg x 8 -40kg x 8 -40kg x 8 Triceps pushdowns (straight bar) 32kg x 6 32kg x 6 32kg x 5 Captains of crush grippers (reps are per hand and did both hands) Trainer x 15 0.5 x 5 0.5 x 5 1 x 1 1 x 1 1 x 1 1 x 5sec timed hold 1 x 5sec timed hold

Sunday 31 May Lifting Session No squatting as had a lot of pain in my foot so didnt think it would be safe Bench press 20kg x 5 40kg x 3 60kg x 2 76kg x 5 76kg x 5 76kg x 5 Assisted Pullups -40kg x 8 -40kg x 8 -40kg x 8 E-Z bar biceps curls 36kg x 6 36kg x 6 36kg x 5 Captains of crush grippers (reps are per hand and did both hands) Trainer x 15 Trainer x 15 0.5 x 8 0.5 x 5 0.5 x 5 0.5 x 5 trainer x 11

For me it would be Sensei Nakayama former JKA chief instructor. I have heard multiple times from very senior karateka that if they are ever unsure they refer to the 'karate bible' aka Best Karate series. So to learn from the author himself would be amazing. Would also be incredible to take some BJJ classes with Rolls Gracie. Everyone always says how far ahead of his time he was and how incredible so that would be an amazing experience

Must be regional / international differences in pricing - i am in Scotland and when i compared them i found Hirota to be cheaper (though it could have changed in the interim). Could also be due to the size i need (i'm 6'4 and about 230lb in American units). I am interested to hear about the Tokyodo one though, i could do with another Gi...

Excellent idea! Hopefully will also remind me not to be lax in updating mine!

Hi, I gota Hirota gi a couple of years ago an i was very impressed with it (still am). Tbh i am about to buy another one of them! I have also got several training partners who wear the same gi and all are happy with theirs. Seems like a good combination of quality and price: not cheap but not as expensive as Shureido. Before i got mine i spoke to some people who had both brands (i am very much a buy once cry once type of person) and asked their opinions and they all said they would get another Hirota before they got the Shureido

I've got a copy. It seems decent but is also a little old fashioned; could do with a few more pictures. I have tried to follow the principles a few times but not really noticed any difference tbh. Though the issue is likely with my performance of the requirements. It feels to me that it could do with a more up to date version with more detail etc

Wednesday 27 May BJJ session We worked gi chokes from a knee shield half guard. First as a warm up worked retaining the knee shield when being smashed. Then worked a baseball choke style variant from half guard bottom; a brabo choke from half guard bottom and finally a lapel cross choke from half guard bottom. Was a really good session

Tuesday 26 May Lifting Session Squat 20kg x 5 40kg x 3 60kg x 2 81kg x 5 81kg x 5 81kg x 5 Bench press 20kg x 5 40kg x 3 60kg x 2 67kg x 5 67kg x 5 67kg x 5 Assisted Pullups -40kg x 7 -40kg x 7 -40kg x 7 Triceps pushdowns (straight bar) 32kg x 6 32kg x 5 32kg x 5 Captains of crush grippers (reps are per hand and did both hands) Trainer x 15 0.5 x 5 0.5 x 5 1 x 1 1 x 1 1 x 1 1 x 5sec timed hold 1 x 5sec timed hold

Monday 25 May Karate Session Warm up as per usual and then the class was focused on kicking drills to make sure we were chambering properly. we split into trios with a belt being suspended around mid shin level. We then drilled kizami mae geri; mae geri with back leg and landing back and kizami mae geri landing back. We then combined them into a combination over the belt. Then worked ushiro geri kicking above it. Was a fun class and a good drill to do