Day 2 - Plyometrics redux and return of an old school sempai, Day 3 - Shoulders & Arms redux

On Monday I had a lesson from the old school of hard knocks! I had the opportunity of learning from one of sensei's old students, and he taught me a lot. We started off with review of defense and counter-attacking using iyumiashi stepping and various blocks. And then the fun began... Kiso Kumite Dai Roku, where sempai went over every technique in great detail and excruciating pain for me! But it was worth it. One thing I realized is that I was not doing the techniques right. I had the motions right, but that's about it. People I was practicing with would just fall when I did my techniques with them. Not with this sempai though! There was a level of pain missing. It's one thing to be nice to our fellow karatekas, but if that means losing the purpose of the move, why bother practicing? These moves are devastating and meant to break limbs, and yesterday I learned that when practicing the moves we must focus and give the intent of the move, without breaking the limb of course. From a level of 1 to 10, where 1 is just motions and 10 is breaking the limb, I think I've been practicing these moves at 2, when I should have been at 6, 7, or 8. So just as in P90x, I need to up the intensity!
Speaking of which, I came back from Karate and went directly to Plyometrics. I didn't bother changing, and my dogi was already heavy with sweat from karate. I think it added at least another ten pounds to me, which intensified the jump training workout.
Day 3 was Shoulders and Arms. I used the bands again, but with a larger loop. I think I did really well. My numbers are up, and I am sore this morning in all the right places.
I need to start focusing on the diet aspect more. I've been slacking at lunch. I need to hit the subway and get the 6" subs instead of going to Wendy's for the chicken sandwich. Has anyone started counting calories???
More to come!

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