Upcoming Gasshuku

[AnonymousOne]

My teacher has asked me to design the lessons and structure of an up-coming 4 day weekend training camp.

Here is what I have developed:

Friday Night

Arrive 6pm – Settle into barracks

6.30pm Bell is rung – Quick tour of facility and grounds for familiarization. Rules for weekend outlaid. Weekend expectations out laid and jobs delegated.

Barracks 1-30 Cooking and Kitchen duties at allotted times.

Barracks 31-40 Ground Cleaning and Gym cleaning

Barracks 40-60 Shower and Toilet cleaning

Barracks 61-80 Laundry cleaning

Each one is responsible for their own barracks

Lesson 1.

7.30pm – 9.30pm

In main hall. All grades. Basics

9.30 pm until late – free time but there will be a discussion of Karate in main hall with Kancho

Lights out at 11pm

Saturday

4.30am Bell is rung – Get changed into your gi and be in the main hall by 5am

Lesson 2.

5am – 7pm Static and Dynamic Stretching 8 kilometre run up Otai Mountain Road. Basics

7.00am – 9am Breakfast

Lesson 3.

9am – 11am

Split into Kyu and Dan grades. Kata

5th Kyu – Heian Nidan

4th Kyu – Heian Sandan

3rd Kyu – Heian Yondan

2nd Kyu – Tekki Shodan

1st Kyu – Hangetsu

Shodan and above – Gankaku

(This will be the format for all Kata lessons for this Gasshuku)

11.00am – 1pm Lunch

Lesson 4

1pm – 3pm

Split into Kyu and Dan grades. Kata Bunkai

3pm – 4.30pm Rest

Lesson 5

5pm – 7pm All grades Kumite

7.00pm Dinner

Rest of evening is free time. Lights out at 11pm

Sunday

4.30am Bell is rung – Get changed into your gi and be in the main hall by 5am

Lesson 6.

5am – 7pm Static and Dynamic Stretching 8 kilometre run up Otai Mountain Road. Basics

7.00am – 9am Breakfast

Lesson 7

9am – 11am All grades. Army obstacle course, agility training exercises, plyometric exercises, basics, (5th and 4th Kyu will not be performing plyometrics but this will be replaced with basics instead)

11.00am – 1pm Lunch

Lesson 8

1pm – 3pm – Oi Zuki Marathon

Lesson 9

5pm – 7pm Split into grades. Kata and Kata Bunkai

7.00pm Dinner

Rest of evening is free time. Lights out at 11pm

Monday

4.30am Bell is rung – Get changed into your gi and be in the main hall by 5am

Lesson 10.

5am – 7pm Static and Dynamic Stretching 8 kilometre run up Otai Mountain Road. Basics

7.00am – 9am Breakfast

Lesson 11

9am – 11am Grades above 2nd Kyu - Weight Training, Plyometrics and Agility exerices.

Grades below 2nd Kyu Army obstacle course and agility exercises

11.00am – 1pm Lunch

Lesson 12

1pm – 3pm – Kumite.

Lesson 13

5pm – 7pm Split into grades. Kata and Kata Bunkai. Finishing with a tug of war contest between the various Dojo’s. Losing Dojo’s get kitchen, and cleaning duties

7.00 Dinner

Rest of evening is free time. Lights out at 11pm

Tuesday

4.30am Bell is rung – Get changed into your gi and be in the main hall by 5am

Lesson 14.

5am – 7pm Static and Dynamic Stretching 8 kilometre run up Otai Mountain Road. Foot work and stance

7.00am – 9am Breakfast

Lesson 15

9am – 11am All grades Kumite, basics and Tai Sabaki

11.00am – 1pm Lunch

Lesson 16

1pm – 3pm – All grades - Basics and self defence

3pm – 4pm. Clean up whole facility including kitchen, hall, barracks, showers, laundry, grounds, equipment etc

5pm Inspection of facility and depart home

This should be a very tough 4 days

[P.A.L]

thank you

[cathal]

Not bad