The Martial Artists' Training Log

[bushido_man96]

2/27/2019

Taught TKD Class: 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Basics, forms, and one-steps today. I had a couple of fresh-faced white belts in class, so tried to hammer in on some basics. The CI was sick with the flu that day, so a surprise to be teaching, but a good one, to be sure.

[bushido_man96]

3/7/2019

TKD Class: 6:30 -7:30 pm. Basics, a brief stretch, form (Choong Jang), one-steps (white belt), and sparring consisted of combinations and testing sparring with no pads. Quick stretch after class.

Tonight after forms, my instructor asked me what my favorite form was. I told him it was Gae Baek, as I feel like I get a lot of power out of it, and it just seems to "fit" the way my body likes to do things.

[bushido_man96]

Back in the gym after a very long layoff. Not to mention spending most of the last month and a half being sick has really slowed me down.

3/25/2019

Strength Training

Squats: warm-ups: 45x5x2; work sets: 135x5, 135x5, 135x5.

Bench: warm-ups: 45x5x2; work sets: 95x5, 95x5, 95x5.

Barbell Curls: 45x10x2.

[bushido_man96]

3/26/2019

Strength Training

Barbell Rows: 75x10, 75x10, 75x10.

Lat Pull-downs: 110x10, 110x10, 110x10.

Spent 15 minutes on a bike, too.

[bushido_man96]

3/27/2019

Strength Training

Deadlifts: 135x5, 135x5, 155x5.

Press: 45x5x2, 55x5, 65x5,65x5.

Lying Triceps Extensions (LTEs): 25x10, 25x10.

TKD Class: 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Basics, stretch, forms (Choong Jang), one-steps (white and green), and testing sparring, with one bout being a three-for-all. Good times were had by all.

[bushido_man96]

3/28/2019

TKD Testing: 6:30 - 8:30 pm. We had a few lower ranks test, and also had a handful of higher ranks testing. I thought it went well overall. As always, there's some room for improvement, but everyone is making very good strides in their training.

4/1/2019

Strength Training

Squats: 45x5x2, 140x5, 140x5, 140x5. Knees were really aching today.

Bench: 45x5x2, 100x5, 100x5, 100x5.

LTE: 25x10, 25x10, 25x10.

BB Curls: 45x10, 45x10, 45x10.

DT Club: dropped in on the club for a little bit, to see how things were going. There was a new LEO to one of our small communities, and I assisted in some instruction with him.

4/2/2019

Solo Training

Bag work: I did 10 rounds of bag work. First two were on the standing bag, then two on the speed bag, two more on the standing bag, two on the speed bag, two more on the standing bag. 1:30 rounds with 1:30 rest between each. The first two rounds on the standing bag were mostly from punching range, working some kicks in. The second two rounds I worked more from outside kicking range, closing and kicking, then working inside. On the last two, I tried to do more push kicks and side kicks to simulate keeping distance. I finished with a nice stretch.

[bushido_man96]

4/3/2019

Strength Training

Front Squats: 45x5x2, 65x5, 95x5, 95x5, 95x5.

Press: 45x5x2, 70x5, 70x5, 70x5.

Deadlifts: 155x5, 155x5, 155x5.

Barbell Rows: 80x10, 80x10, 80x10.

TKD Class: 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Basics (changed and abbreviated; we did some front leg side kicks from a sitting stance (which I hate), including multiples; also did some inside axe kicking mixed in with our crescent kicks. Forms; Chon Ji, Dan Gun, Jun Gun. One-steps (white belt). Stretched after class.

[bushido_man96]

4/4/2019

TKD Class: 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Pre-class warm-up included form reviews of Do San, Won Hyo, Yul Gok, and Jun Gun. Basics (changed up a little again), stretch, forms (Hwa Rang review), one-step (white belt, really hitting on the little things).

[bushido_man96]

4/8/2019

Strength Training

Squats: 45x5x2, 145x5, 145x5, 145x5.

Bench Press: 45x5x2, 105x5, 105x5, 105x5. Shoulder is handling it well.

LTE: 27x10, 27x10, 27x10.

Barbell Curls: 47x10, 47x10, 47x10.

4/10/2019

Strength Training

Deadlifts: 165x5, 165x5, 165x5.

Press: 45x5x2, 75x5, 75x5, 75x5.

Barbell Rows: 85x10, 85x10, 85x10.

MA Training

TKD Class: 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Basics, stretch, forms (Choong Jang), one-steps. Its the first week after promotions, so I worked with low and high orange belts on their forms, and some black belts on Poe Eun. Instead of sparring, we did combinations the long way down the floor, which was nice and tiring.

4/11/2019

MA Training

TKD Class: 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Basics, stretch, forms (Yoo Sin), one-steps (white belt). No sparring, but after class me and one of the third dans worked on Kwang Gae, Poe Eun, and went through Se Jong several times.

[bushido_man96]

4/12/2019

Strength Training

Squats: 45x5x2, 150x5, 150x5, 150x5.

Bench Press: 45x5x2, 110x5, 110x5, 110x5.

LTE: 30x10, 30x10, 30x10.

Barbell Curls: 50x10, 50x10, 50x10.