The Martial Artists' Training Log

[yamesu]

12 August 2014.

-30 min Kyokushin kids class to warm up.

-120min Kyokushin lesson, focus on kumite and body conditioning.

13 Aug 2014.

-Knuckle conditioning, 20min.

-2 sets pushups on knuckles until exhaustion.

[tallgeese]

8/13

Drilled guillotiine choke. Tripod defense to choke. Single side weave sweep to counter.

20 min free roll.

30 min PTK footwork and cutting attacks to bridging fundamentals.

[tallgeese]

8/15

90 min free roll.

PTK: drill fluid 5 cuts, forward and reverse triangle work w strikes. Bridging.

8/16

Drilled arm bar transitions.

30 min free roll.

Moved into PTK fundamentals. Review of forward and reverse triangles. Mixed up striking patterns. Added L footwork. Bridging, requiring work.

Finished with fluid bridging.

[yamesu]

17 Aug 2014.

-7hr Kyokushin seminar. Drilled a lot of throws, locks and grappling/takedowns.

-Finished with tameshiwari.

[tallgeese]

8/18

Drilled closed guard to high guard transition. Moved into arm bar, leg over arm bar, and shoulder crank series.

40 min free roll.

Moved into PTK flow with the fluid 5 series. Then bridging. Then varying the bridging on different beat. Then some distance sparring and a few short rounds of technical sparring.

[yamesu]

19 Aug 2014.

-10min warm up and stretch.

-Drilled kihon 30min. Basic strikes/blocks and kicks 10 for technique and 20 for speed/power of each.

-All pinan kata.

-30min of med-high intensity cardio. 1min on, 30sec off. Everything from star jumps to switch kicks and moving punching combinations.

-20 burpees (with pushup and press) with 8kg medicine ball.

-1min mountain climbers.

-1min double unders.

-Pushups to exhaustion.

-10min warm down.

EDIT: Got bored after dinner.

Superset:

-Upright dumbbell rows 15/12/10/10/10.

-Dumbbell curls 15/12/10/10/10.

-Incline bench dumbbell hammer curls 15/12/10/10/10.

[yamesu]

20 Aug 2014.

-5min warm up.

-30min heavy bagwork, light-med intensity, focus on technique and speed.

-20min kata (Pinans, Gekusai Dai/Sho, Tensho, Tsuki-no and Saiha).

-5min warm down.

Superset 1:

-Bench press 20/15/12/10/5/8/16.

-Lat pulldown with wide protonated grip 20/15/12/10/5/8/16.

Superset 2:

-Dumbbell incline press 10/10/10/10.

-One arm dumbbell row 10/10/10/10.

-5min leg stretching.

[tallgeese]

8/20

Drilled fundamental armbar. Transition to alternate armbar off of escape and pass effort.

40 min free roll.

PTK technical sparring for 30 min

[hammer]

17 Aug 2014.

-7hr Kyokushin seminar. Drilled a lot of throws, locks and grappling/takedowns.

-Finished with tameshiwari.

I went to a 2 day Kyokushin seminar a few weeks ago...quite the workout. Missed out on the testing because I had to get home but I heard the kumite was quite spirited.

Usual workouts on Monday and Wednesday. Kihon and kata on Monday (learning a new kata) and kicking and pad work on Wednesday. Running on Sunday (9 miles), Tuesday (6 miles), and Wednesday (4 miles). Planning on a 7 mile run tomorrow morning. Lots more mileage than I need for MA but it's enjoyable, especially with the cooler weather we have been getting in New England recently.

[tallgeese]

8/22

Drilled triangle to two armbar transitions. 35 min free roll.

2 hours PTK working fluid attacks focusing on 1 and 2 and bridging. Lots of flow work.

8/23

30 min free roll.

Picked up with last night PTK material and built into full bridging with attacks 3 and 4 as well.