Karate4Life Posted August 17, 2014 Posted August 17, 2014 OSU!I'm starting this training log in order to keep track of what I'm doing, and I'm looking forward to reading your feedback. Any comment is welcome.Beside Karate I lift weights. Note: This is pure strength training, it's got nothing to do with body building. The aim is to improve my Karate. I'm using the 5x5 and the 5/3/1, respectively.I'll make a start with what happened during the last few weeks.Thursday, July 17th, 2014Cycle 5, week 1Bench: 60.0kg/70.0kg/80.0kg: (5/5/5): 5/5/5.Additional Bench: 70.0kg: 3x5.Pull-Ups: 5x5.Dead Lifts: 105.0kg/120.0kg/135.0kg: (5/5/5): 5/5/5.Squats: 50.0kg: 5x5. All fine. Need to work up again. Background: I had a knee inhury, and I'm recovering from it.Friday, July 18th, 2014Squats: 50.0kg: 5x5.5x3 minutes shadow sparring and bag work.Saturday, July 19th, 2014Midnight run, 7km. Great!Sunday, July 20th, 2014Cycle 5, week 1Bench: 60.0kg/70.0kg/80.0kg: (5/5/5): 5/5/5.Additional Bench:- 70.0kg: 4x5.Dead Lifts: 105.0kg/120.0kg/135.0kg: (5/5/5): 5/5/5.Pull-Ups: 5x6.Monday, July 21st, 20141h Pad-work and sparring with my buddy S.Squats: 60.0kg: 5x5. ATG.Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014Out all day with the kids - cycling 20km.Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014Out all day with the kids - cycling 20km.Thursday, July 24th, 2014Cycle 5, week 2Bench Press: 65.0kg/75.0kg/85.0kg: (3/3/3): 3/3/3Additional Bench:- 80.0kg: 3.- 70.0kg: 3x5.Dead Lifts: 115.0kg/130.0kg/145.0kg: (3/3/3): 3/3/3Pull-Ups: 5x6.Friday, July 25th, 2014 and Saturday, July 26th, 2014I’m sure I did something, but for the life of mine I cannot reconstruct what that was. Whatever…Sunday, July 27th, 2014Cycling with the Kids, Tennis with with my son JassimKata in the evening:- Gekisai Dai Ichi- Gekisai Dai Ni- Saifa- Seienchin- Sanseru- ShisochinMonday, July 28th, 2014Lunchtime session with my student S - Calisthenics- Lots of pull-up variations- Some push-up variations- Squats and PlanksSome jodan kicks in between sets10 minutes stretching Just Karate
Karate4Life Posted August 17, 2014 Author Posted August 17, 2014 Tuesday, July 29th, 2014Today's lunchtime session:Kata review, each 3 times:- Seisan- Shisochin- Seienchin- Gekisai Dai Ichi- Gekisai Dai NiStretching 10 minutesShadow Sparring: 4 x 2 minutesToday it was unbelievably hot and humid here in Hamburg, I must have lost 3 liters of water. Thank god for the showers in our offices!Wednesday, July 30th, 2014Weights with S.Bench: 70.0kg/80.0kg/90.0kg: (5/3/1): 5/3/1.Additional Bench:- 90.0kg: 1- 80.0kg: 2/2Dips-and-Pull-Ups-Pyramid: Do 1 dip. Do 1 pull-up. Then do 2 dips, and then do 2 pull-ups. Up to 5 reps, and then down to 1 rep again.Squats: 60.0kg: 5x5. All good here.Thursday, July 31st, 2014Today's lunchtime session, sweet 40 sweaty minutes:Kata, 3 times each:- Seisan- Shisochin- Sanseru- Seienchin- Tensho4 x 2 minutes shadow sparringStrikes against concrete wall, 20 times each:- Seiken- Shuto- ShoteiIt's shocking to see how much my Sanseru kata sucks. For the neutral observer it would probably look OK, but it feels just wrong.Friday, August 1st, 2014Today's lunchtime session, another sweet 45 minutes:Kata review, each 3 times:GoJu Ryu:- Seisan- Shisochin- Gekisai Dai Ichi- Gekisai Dai NiKyokushin:- Pinan Sono Ichi- Pinan Sono Yon10 minutes stretching10 minutes shadow sparringLesson of the day: Breathing makes things easier, and tensing up doesn't.Saturday, August 2nd, 2014- Cycling 15 km with my wife and my kids. My youngest (5 years old) did the whole distance with us and thoroughly enjoyed herself. I think that this is a remarkable effort for someone so young with such short legs. Well done, my daughter (and my son and wife as well)!- Running 15 km in the evening.Lesson learned: Sometimes it's good to take the time for things that you enjoy.Sunday, August 3rd, 2014Weights.Cycle 5, week 3Bench: 70/80/90: 5/3/1. I hate the bench press. I hate it.Additional Bench: 80: 3x3.Dead Lifts: 125/140/160/170: 5/3/1/1. I love the dead lift. I love it.BW Dips: 5x5.Deep Push-Ups on PU stands: 3x10.Ab-Wheel Rollout: 3x10.An awesome session. Lesson of the day: Life is good! Just Karate
Karate4Life Posted August 17, 2014 Author Posted August 17, 2014 Monday, August 4th, 2013Lunchtime session.Kata, 3 times each:- Seisan- Shisochin- Gekisai Dai Ichi- Gekisai Dai Ni- Saifa- Sanseru- Tensho3 x 2 minutes shadow sparringHitting the concrete wall, 30 times each side:- Seiken- Shuto- Shotei- ChusokuLesson of the day: Just let it flow and everything falls into place.Tuesday, August 5th, 2014Lunchtime session.Kata review, 5 times each:- Seisan- Shisochin- Seienchin6-7 minutes stretching10 minutes kumite combinations from kamae.Techniques against concrete wall:- Chusoku mae geri chudan, 10 times each side- Chusoku mawashi geri jodan, 10 times each side- Shita tsuki, 35 times each sideLesson of the day: Transferring one's kata from one style (GoJu Kai) to another (IOGKF) and thus trying to change years of muscle memory is one hell of a task.Late night session: - 30 minutes relaxed bag work. - Pull-Ups: 1/2/3/4/5/4/3/2/1.- Bent-Over Rowing: 50.0kg: 5 x 10.Another lesson for today: Easy is the ticket. Tensing up gets you nowhere.Wednesday, August 6th, 2014Lunchtime session.Kata:- Seisan, 10x- Gekisai Dai Ichi, 10x15 minutes stretchingStrikes at concrete wall, 40 times each side: seiken, shuto, shoteiEvening weights with S.Cycle 5, week 3 reloadedBench: 70.0kg/80.0kg/90.0kg: (5/3/1): 5/3/1Additional bench: - 80.0kg: 4/3/3- 60.0kg: 10Dead Lifts: 125.0kg/140.0kg/160.0kg: (5/3/1): 5/3/1Additional Dead Lifts: 170.0kg: 1BW Dips: 5x5Deep Push-Ups on PU stands: 2x10Plank: 2 x 1 minuteBicycle crunches: 2 x 100Next week is deload week – looking forward to that.Lesson of the day: Back to basics, and THINK about what you’re doing Christian. Thursday, August 7th, 2014Lunchtime session with C and O:- Stretching- Sparring- Pad WorkWell done, m’lady and gentleman!Friday, August 8th, 2014Lunchtime session:- Junbi Undo- 600 kicks from kamae: Mae, Mawashi, Soto Mawashi, Yoko- StretchingNot too good today- This.Goddamn.Hip.Flexibility!Lesson of the day: Stretch more! Just Karate
Karate4Life Posted August 17, 2014 Author Posted August 17, 2014 Saturday, August 9th, 20147 km run with my boy Jassim. Son, you ran like the wind, I’m really proud of you, and here’s a big OSU for you!Sunday, August 10th, 2014Evening weights with S.Cycle 5, week 4 – Deload weekBench: 60.0kg: 5x10.Dead Lifts: 100.0kg: 5x5.BW Pull-Ups: 5x5.BW Dips: 5x5.Deep Push-Ups on push-up stands: 3x10.Overhead press in zenkutsu dachi: 30.0kg: 3x5.Lesson of the day: Sometimes it’s good to pull back a little and go easy.Monday, August 11th, 2014Lunchtime session today:Junbi Undo.Kata, 5 times each:- Shisochin- Seisan- Gekisai Dai Ichi- Saifa- First half of Suparinpei (still getting it together)Stretching.Nice one!Lesson of the day: None. It was just a good session...Tuesday, August 12th, 2014I know I did something on that day, but I forgot to write it down and cannot for the life of mine remember what it was. Probably a lunchtime session with kata and stretching. Ah well, whatever… EDIT: Yes, come to think of it, it was indeed a kata session!Wednesday, August 13th, 2014Lunchtime session:Kata review, 3-5 times each:GoJu Ryu:- Gekisai Dai Ni- Saifa- Seienchin- Shisochin- Bits and pieces of SuparinpeiKyokushin:- Pinan Sono Ichi- Pinan Sono San- Pinan Sono YonConcrete wall, 5 minutes: Seiken, Uraken, Shuto, ShoteiLesson of the day: Quality over quantity, yes, but it sure is fun to do as many different kata as time permits!Thursday, August 14th, 2014Lunchtime session with my co-worker O. 45 minutes of rather intense partner work on kumite combinations. Well done, buddy!!In the evening weights:Cycle 5, week 4 – deload week.Bench: 70.0kg: 10x5.Dead Lifts: Several sets with 2-3 reps. Max. today: 170.0kg x 1.Pull-Ups: 5x5.Push-Ups on Push-Up stands: 3x10.Overhead Press: 32.5kg: 5x5.Friday, August 15th, 2014Rest day. Too many personal matters that needed settling.Saturday, August 16th, 2014Cycle 5, week 4 – deload week, sort ofBench: 70.0kg: 5x5Additional Bench: - 80.0kg: 3- 85.0kg: 1- 90.0kg: 1- 80.0kg: 3Pull-Ups: 5x6.Overhead Press: 32.5kg: 5x5.Dead Lifts: Several sets with 3 reps. Max. today: 160.0kg x 1. That’s enough for today.Push-Ups on Push-Up Stands: 3x10.Good one! Lesson of the day: It’s good to walk this road with good companions!OSU! Just Karate
yamesu Posted August 20, 2014 Posted August 20, 2014 Hi Mate,The Martial Artists Training Log thread in this section has a number of us keeping records like this if you wish to head there.There is also a number of people from different styles which gives a great indication as to how different styles employ different training methods.Osu. "We did not inherit this earth from our parents. We are borrowing it from our children."
Patrick Posted August 21, 2014 Posted August 21, 2014 Thank you for sharing that, yamesu. I appreciate it. There are benefits to both approaches and, right now, we can facilitate both. Thanks,Patrick Patrick O'Keefe - KarateForums.com AdministratorHave a suggestion or a bit of feedback relating to KarateForums.com? Please contact me!KarateForums.com Articles - KarateForums.com Awards - Member of the Month - User Guidelines
Karate4Life Posted August 23, 2014 Author Posted August 23, 2014 OSU!Thank you for your comments. I took a look at the thread you mentioned, and I agree, it's very interesting to directly compare the routines of people from different styles. It's just that this separate log will help me to keep track of my own practice, and I really look forward to any comment any of you want to spend.Weekly update:Monday, August 18th, 2014Lunchtime session with my co-worker C. She’s a newbie, but she grits her teeth, sweats, and gives her best. That was actually more teaching than training, but hey, that’s the kind of people I want to train with! Great spirit, well done, C!Tuesday, August 19th, 2014Lunchtime session with my new student S. He joined our company just yesterday for internship and bachelor thesis, and I discovered that he’s been doing Muay Thai for many years now. This guy is from Ukraine, and honestly I don’t know anyone from there who hasn’t a bit of martial arts experience. I invited him to join me today, and what could he say? I’m his supervisor after all, hehe… We did some nice pad work and some very mellow sparring just to get used to each other. We ended with some minutes of stretching. Nice one, I figure it’s going to be a lot of fun to have this guy around – kind, humble, hitting hard, training seriously.Wednesday, August 20th, 2014Bench Press: 70.0kg/80.0kg: 5/5, 75.0kg: 5x5.Goblet Squats: BW/10.0kg/20.0kg: 10/10/10. Hold each squat for some seconds and go as low as possible.Squats: 60.0kg: 5x5. OK, good. As long as the knee doesn’t scream at me I figure everything is fine…BW Dips: 5x5.Lots of couch stretches in between sets in order to losen up the hips.Thursday, August 21st, 2014Lunchtime session with S and O. 45 minutes of pad work and sparring. We agreed on knockdown rules and sparred with some good contact. Deep and hard stretching in the end while I waited in front of the showers for the others to finish their business. Friday, August 22nd, 2014Lunchtime session with S. Pad work and knockdown sparring. That guy’s pretty skilled and strong, so it’s really a lot of fun. My kicks are better than his, his boxing is far better than mine, so as long as I can keep him away I’m fine, but as soon as he manages to close in I’m in trouble, and due to all this bobbing and weavign that boxers do it's one hell of a task to block his strikes because they come in so fast from the weirdest angles. It’s really good to have him around.OSU! Just Karate
bushido_man96 Posted August 25, 2014 Posted August 25, 2014 I used to do the 5x5 method for lifting, and really liked it. I liked the idea of squatting especially, and building up power and strength. Right now, time is an issue for me, but maybe someday I'll get back to it.I have also looked into the Starting Strength method of training, and really like the idea of adding the power clean and power snatch to a workout. If I get the time, I will add it back in. https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com
Karate4Life Posted May 8, 2018 Author Posted May 8, 2018 Dang, I haven't posted here in ages, so here's an update.I have moved all over Germany due to a new job, and now I am located in central Germany. The last two years have been really chaotic, and I managed to train regularly, but mostly on my own. Unfortunately, there is neither a GoJu Ryu dojo nor a Kyokushin dojo within reasonable distance from my new home, so I joined the central German JKA Shotokan headquarters which is actually only a 10 minute drive from where I live. It is an excellent dojo, and while I still have a lot of difficulties with adapting to what the Shotokan folks are doing, it is nevertheless great fun training with them, and after those few months that I have been with them this dojo begins to feel like home. Great people, great training, excellent instructors, and most important: I was made to feel welcome from day one.Due to my rapidly deteriorating knee condition (advanced arthritis on the right side) I have decided to quit powerlifting about a year ago, and that was a hard decision - I love lifting weights. But well, as years go by we need to adapt to what our bodies dictate, I suppose. So right now it is only Karate, and I manage to get 4 sessions per week in (2 in the dojo, 2 at home in my man cave).I am looking forward to posting my training here more regularly and to enter discussions with you.Saturday, 5th May 2018 The annual dojo seminarThere were four groups, kids beginners and advanced, and adults beginners (9th kyu - 6th kyu) and adults advanced (5th kyu - dan grades). The seminar consisted of 8 sessions á 75 minutes, and I was responsible for two sessions with both adult groups. In the beginner's group there were only 10 people (white belts up to green belts), and the advanced group had about 20 people (I forgot to count), most of them brown and black belts. My missions was to teach a GoJu Ryu kata and bunkai to both adult groups.I did kata Gekisai Dai Ichi with both groups. It is a beginner's kata in GoJu Ryu, it is quite simple, and it is short so it can be taught easily within 75 minutes. In both groups we started with light randori for warm-up, followed by a short introduction to two specific stances and some techniques that occur in that kata and which are not done in Shotokan. In the beginner's group I managed to get the kata across so that at the end everyone was able to do it properly, and we even managed to extract three partner drills from the kata that they did in pairs. With the adults we were done with the kata after about 40 minutes so that we had plenty time to put several of the combinations contained in the kata into practice with a not-so-compliant partner. That was great fun, everyone gave their best, people were sweating, the room was filled with kiai and heavy breathing and the last 10 minutes were reserved for pad work where I instructed all of them to put specific short combinations contained in the kata to the pads as hard as they could. A good day. I felt honoured to be trusted with these two sessions. After all I've been in that dojo only for some months.Monday, 7th May 2018Home-DojoSome shadow sparring5 x 2 minutes kickboxing on the heavy bagKata:- Heian Godan- Hangetsu- Meikyo- Tekki Shodan- TenshoA good session!OSU! Just Karate
Karate4Life Posted May 9, 2018 Author Posted May 9, 2018 Tuesday, 8th May 2018Could not make it to the dojo in time due to work obligations, so I worked in my home dojo late at night.Interval training, 10 rounds of: 1 minute continuous boxing on the heavy bag, 30 seconds mellow shadow boxing3 x 2 minutes kickboxing on the heavy bag, all outKata, several times each:- Hangetsu- Meikyo- Heian Yondan- Heian Godan- Tekki ShodanGood session! OSU! Just Karate
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