Next saturday, the Shinergy[battle] autumn cup '11 will take place here in Vienna. Needless to say, my dojo will be well represented. This time, 5 of my boys will compete and pressure test their skills. Yesterday we had the last sparring session before the tournament. The class layout was pretty straight-forward: 10 rounds of technical … Shinergy[battle] autumn cup ’11, fight prep weiterlesen
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Thoughts on Coaching Tools: Shadow Sparring, #2
In my post "Thoughts on Coaching Tools: Shadow Sparring", I mentioned my growing enthusiasm when it comes to shadow sparring.Over the last couple of months, I've really come to love this simple yet immensely effective form of training. Not only has shadow sparring become a staple exercise in my own training (I'm currently preparing for … Thoughts on Coaching Tools: Shadow Sparring, #2 weiterlesen
Thoughts on Coaching Tools: Shadow Sparring
During July and August, I'm officially taking a break. Hence, my Dojo is closed. Still, I feel a certain responsibility for my students and their training, so once to twice a week we're taking advantage of the weather and do an outdoor session.Yesterday, we warmed up with some shadow-sparring. Now I feel that shadow-sparring is … Thoughts on Coaching Tools: Shadow Sparring weiterlesen
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