Freiburg dôjô : nächste Woche (20-26.02.2012) findet kein Training wegen Fasnachtsferien statt!

Freiburg dôjô : nächste Woche (20-26.02.2012) findet kein Training wegen Fasnachtsferien statt.

Ab Montag, dem 27.02.2012, geht Training wieder.

Freiburg dôjô : next week (20-26.02.2012) there is no training because of Carnival holidays.

From Monday, 27.02.2012, Training starts again.

Freiburg dôjô : на следующей неделе (20-26.02.2012) тренировок не будет. Карнавал, каникулы, поэтому школьный зал закрыт.

С понедельника, 27.02.2012, тренировки продолжаются по обычному расписанию.

Kata Training am Freitag - Kata training on Friday - Тренировка по ката в пятницу: 17.02.2012, 20 Uhr, Freiburg dôjô (Merianschule‏)

Thema des Kata Training am Freitag, 17.02.2012, um 20 Uhr (Merianschule): "Bunkai, ôyô, henka, kakushi". Osu!

Topic of Kata training on Friday, 17.02.2012, at 20:00 (Merianschule): "Bunkai, ôyô, henka, kakushi". Osu!

Тема тренировки по ката в пятницу, 17.02.2012, в 20:00 (Merianschule): "Bunkai, ôyô, henka, kakushi". Осу!

Supplementary materials and notes will be added later.

Kata Training am Freitag - Kata training on Friday - Тренировка по ката в пятницу: 10.02.2012, 20 Uhr, Freiburg dôjô (Merianschule‏)

Thema des Kata Training am Freitag, 10.02.2012, um 20 Uhr (Merianschule): "Bunkai, ôyô, henka, kakushi". Osu!

Topic of Kata training on Friday, 10.02.2012, at 20:00 (Merianschule): "Bunkai, ôyô, henka, kakushi". Osu!

Тема тренировки по ката в пятницу, 10.02.2012, в 20:00 (Merianschule): "Bunkai, ôyô, henka, kakushi". Осу!

Osu! News, perspectives and schedule

Osu! I sincerely hope that the karate year 2012 has started successfully for everyone!

One of our family traditions is to train on December 31st and on January 1st. This tradition follows my own tradition and is gladly supported by my husband. On December 31st, 2011, my husband and I have practiced lot of yakusoku kumite and jiyû kumite. Then each of us has chosen a kata to perform. Sergey has performed Gankaku twice, and I have chosen my tokui kata: Nijû Shi Hô and Sôchin. In the morning of January 1st, 2012, we have practiced all Heian kata. Therefore, I think that we have done a good transition from the karate year 2011 to the karate year 2012.

I have spent the end of December and the whole January in my native city of Novosibirsk. My personal training in January was devoted to two things: 1) increasing the speed of some technique combinations, 2) Gojû Shi Ho Shô and Gojû Shi Ho Dai. I believe that studying Gojû Shi Ho kata should be started from Shô variant, then moving to Dai variant. But this is the topic of a separate post.

My current training schedule: I train on all days except Saturday either in the Freiburg dôjô or in Tora Jo dôjô (my home dôjô).

My current teaching schedule:

Wednesday:
  20:00-21:30 - training for all belts, shared with Matthias.

Thursday:
  19:30-21:00 - beginners course

Friday:
  18:30-20:00 - kyû grades training, shared with Alex. Officially up to 4th kyû, but higher belts are also always welcome!
  20:00-21:30 - Ryôzanpaku Tiger's kata training for senior belts. Recommended from 5th kyû.

The general schedule of the Freiburg dôjô can be found here: Training schedule of the Freiburg dôjô

Kata Training am Freitag - Kata training on Friday - Тренировка по ката в пятницу: 09.12.2011, 20 Uhr, Freiburg dôjô (Merianschule‏)

Thema des Kata Training am Freitag, 09.12.2011, um 20 Uhr (Merianschule): Gankaku! Jeder, die Kata erinnern oder neu erlernen möchte, ist herzlich willkommen. Osu!

Topic of Kata training on Friday, 09.12.2011, at 20:00 (Merianschule): Gankaku! Everyone, who want to recall the kata or to learn it, is welcome. Osu!

Тема тренировки по ката в пятницу, 09.12.2011, в 20:00 (Merianschule): Gankaku! Приглашаю желающих вспомнить или выучить ката потренироваться вместе. Осу!

Supplementary materials and notes will be provided later.

Kata Training am Freitag - Kata training on Friday - Тренировка по ката в пятницу: 02.12.2011, 20 Uhr, Freiburg dôjô (Merianschule‏)

As you all know, one of our students is going to have her 1st dan grading, and she is taking Empi as her tokui kata. Thus, Empi with oyo will be the central part of the upcoming training.

Thema des Kata Training am Freitag, 02.12.2011, um 20 Uhr (Merianschule): Empi.

Topic of Kata training on Friday, 02.12.2011, at 20:00 (Merianschule): Empi.

Тема тренировки по ката в пятницу, 02.12.2011, в 20:00 (Merianschule): Empi.

Kata Training am Freitag - Kata training on Friday - Тренировка по ката в пятницу: 25.11.2011, 20 Uhr, Freiburg dôjô (Merianschule‏)

I sincerely apologize for being so late with this post!.

I have been planning to practice Gankaku this Friday, but as one of our students is going to have her 1st dan grading, today we will most probably practice sentei kata: Bassai Dai, Kankû Dai, Jion, Hangetsu, Empi. As I promised I will always adjust the training plan according to students needs. As about Gankaku, we will practice it next Friday or in two weeks. I will announce the plan during the training and here in my blog.

Thema des Kata Training am Freitag, 22.11.2011, um 20 Uhr (Merianschule): sentei kata: Bassai Dai, Kankû Dai, Jion, Empi, Hangetsu.

Topic of Kata training on Friday, 22.11.2011, at 20:00 (Merianschule): sentei kata: Bassai Dai, Kankû Dai, Jion, Empi, Hangetsu.

Тема тренировки по ката в пятницу, 22.11.2011, в 20:00 (Merianschule): sentei kata: Bassai Dai, Kankû Dai, Jion, Empi, Hangetsu.

I will provide supplementary materials and notes for sentei kata later.

Kata Training am Freitag - Kata training on Friday - Тренировка по ката в пятницу: 18.11.2011, 20 Uhr, Freiburg dôjô (Merianschule‏)

Last Friday we started to work on Kankû Shô. Some applications (oyo) were practiced followed by the techniques from kata. I personally find this way of teaching kata to be the most effective and, so to say, "historically" correct. We fight and then we put our fighting experience into kata.

This Friday, 18.11.2011, we continue to work on Kankû Shô.

Thema des Kata Training am Freitag, 18.11.2011, um 20 Uhr (Merianschule): Kankû Shô.

Topic of Kata training on Friday, 18.11.2011, at 20:00 (Merianschule): Kankû Shô.

Тема тренировки по ката в пятницу, 18.11.2011, в 20:00 (Merianschule): Kankû Shô.

Tora Jo dôjô: Supplementary materials for kata training - дополнительные материалы для тренировки по ката: Kankû Shô

Tora Jo dôjô: Some notes on Kankû Shô

Kata Training am Freitag - Kata training on Friday - Тренировка по ката в пятницу: 11.11.2011, 20 Uhr, Freiburg dôjô (Merianschule‏)

As my Friday kata training is now included into the regular schedule of the Freiburg dôjô, there is no more need to announce each training. But I will continue to publish the topic of upcoming training together with the links to supplementary materials and notes.

Thema des Kata Training am Freitag, 11.11.2011, um 20 Uhr (Merianschule): Kankû Shô.

Topic of Kata training on Friday, 11.11.2011, at 20:00 (Merianschule): Kankû Shô.

Тема тренировки по ката в пятницу, 11.11.2011, в 20:00 (Merianschule): Kankû Shô.

Tora Jo dôjô: Supplementary materials for kata training - дополнительные материалы для тренировки по ката: Kankû Shô

Tora Jo dôjô: Some notes on Kankû Shô

New course in Freiburg dôjô: November 8, 2011

P.S. I teach on Thursdays. Ich unterrichte an Donnerstagen. Я преподаю по четвергам.

Osu! (News and perspectives)

First of all, I sincerely apologize for a long silence. Since August I have been travelling a lot.

In the first week of August my husband and I went to Herford (NRW) and participated in Gasshuku 2011. One of my personal highlights of this Gasshuku was the keiko on Sôchin kata by Julian Chees Sensei. Sôchin is currently one of my tokui katas together with Nijû Shi Ho. On August 5th I successfully graded to sandan (3rd degree black belt). Osu!

The same day we returned to Freiburg and on the next day we went to one of my favorite places on this planet - town of Mandelieu-la-Napoule. I love Mediterranean sea! We had some great outdoor trainings there with the emphasis on Kankû Dai.

After being back to Freiburg I travelled to my native city of Novosibirsk (Akademgorodok to be more precise), where I enjoy my staying right now.

My kata training was included into the regular schedule. It had to be started already, but another teacher will run the training till I will be back. So, Friday, 20:00, kata training!

Kata is a very powerful training device, but only if you know how to use it. Bunkai and oyo are going to be the core parts of the training. As always I have a training plan already, but if someone wants to perfect his/her kata for an upcoming grading, then he/she is welcome to let me know. A training plan should never be stiff, but should adapt to the needs of the moment.

But I would like to emphasis the following: kata training should not be limited to the training in the dojo only. It is not enough to learn a kata once in the dojo and then do nothing till the next training. So, please practice yourself, try to remember the techniques and important points.

When I will be back to Freiburg and have access to our home library I will write here more posts about katas in a way I used to write: additional information and some notes.

I will publish an update on my personal teaching schedule later, when all the details will be clear. The general training schedule of the Freiburg dôjô can be found in the Training schedule section of the blog.

Kata Training am Freitag - Kata training on Friday - Тренировка по ката в пятницу: 22.07.2011, 20 Uhr, Freiburg dôjô (Merianschule‏)

Topic of Kata training on Friday, 22.07.2011, at 20:00 (Merianschule): Kata marathon! We will perform the following katas: Heian Shodan, Heian Nidan, Heian Sandan, Heian Yondan, Heian Godan, Tekki Shodan, Tekki Nidan, Tekki Sandan, Bassai Dai, Kankû Dai, Jion, Empi, Hangetsu, Bassai Shô, Kankû Shô, Nijû Shi Ho, Jitte, Chinte, Meikyô, Gankaku, Sôchin. Not in the given order, but rather randomly.

Please note: this is the last training before the holidays! There will be no Friday kata training during the holidays! The next Friday kata training will be announced later during the training in Freiburg dôjô and here, in my blog.

Osu!

Kata Training am Freitag - Kata training on Friday - Тренировка по ката в пятницу: 15.07.2011, 20 Uhr, Freiburg dôjô (Merianschule‏)

Thema des Kata Training am Freitag, 15.07.2011, um 20 Uhr (Merianschule): Meikyô! Jeder, die Kata erinnern oder neu erlernen möchte, ist herzlich willkommen. Osu!

Topic of Kata training on Friday, 15.07.2011, at 20:00 (Merianschule): Meikyô! Everyone, who want to recall the kata or to learn it, is welcome. Osu!

Тема тренировки по ката в пятницу, 15.07.2011, в 20:00 (Merianschule): Meikyô! Приглашаю желающих вспомнить или выучить ката потренироваться вместе. Осу!

Kata Training am Freitag - Kata training on Friday - Тренировка по ката в пятницу: 08.07.2011, 20 Uhr, Freiburg dôjô (Merianschule‏)

Thema des Kata Training am Freitag, 08.07.2011, um 20 Uhr (Merianschule): Empi und Hangetsu! Jeder, die Kata erinnern oder neu erlernen möchte, ist herzlich willkommen. Osu!

Topic of Kata training on Friday, 08.07.2011, at 20:00 (Merianschule): Empi and Hangetsu! Everyone, who want to recall the kata or to learn it, is welcome. Osu!

Тема тренировки по ката в пятницу, 08.07.2011, в 20:00 (Merianschule): Empi и Hangetsu! Приглашаю желающих вспомнить или выучить ката потренироваться вместе. Осу!

Kata Training am Freitag - Kata training on Friday - Тренировка по ката в пятницу: 01.07.2011, 20 Uhr, Freiburg dôjô (Merianschule‏)

Thema des Kata Training am Freitag, 01.07.2011, um 20 Uhr (Merianschule): Tekki kata (Tekki Shodan, Tekkin Nidan, Tekki Sandan)! Jeder, die Kata erinnern oder neu erlernen möchte, ist herzlich willkommen. Osu!

Topic of Kata training on Friday, 01.07.2011, at 20:00 (Merianschule): Tekki kata (Tekki Shodan, Tekkin Nidan, Tekki Sandan)! Everyone, who want to recall the kata or to learn it, is welcome. Osu!

Тема тренировки по ката в пятницу, 01.07.2011, в 20:00 (Merianschule): Tekki kata (Tekki Shodan, Tekkin Nidan, Tekki Sandan)! Приглашаю желающих вспомнить или выучить ката потренироваться вместе. Осу!

Kein Kata Training am diesen Freitag (17.06.2011) und am nächsten Freitag (24.06.2011) um 20 Uhr (Freiburg dôjô (Merianschule‏))!

Am diesen Freitag, 17.06.2011, und am nächsten Freitag, 24.06.2011, es gibt kein Kata Training um 20 Uhr! Das nächste Kata Training ist am Freitag, 01.07.2011. Osu!

On this Friday, 17.06.2011, and on next Friday, 24.06.2011, there is no kata training at 20:00! Next kata training is on Friday, 01.07.2011. Osu!

В эту пятницу, 17.06.2011, и в следующую пятницу, 24.06.2011, не будет тренировки по ката в 20:00! Следующая тренировка по ката состоится в пятницу, 01.07.2011. Осу!

Kata Training am Freitag - Kata training on Friday - Тренировка по ката в пятницу: 10.06.2011, 20 Uhr, Freiburg dôjô (Merianschule‏)

Thema des Kata Training am Freitag, 10.06.2011, um 20 Uhr (Merianschule): Tekki kata (Tekki Shodan, Tekkin Nidan, Tekki Sandan)! Jeder, die Kata erinnern oder neu erlernen möchte, ist herzlich willkommen. Osu!

Topic of Kata training on Friday, 10.06.2011, at 20:00 (Merianschule): Tekki kata (Tekki Shodan, Tekkin Nidan, Tekki Sandan)! Everyone, who want to recall the kata or to learn it, is welcome. Osu!

Тема тренировки по ката в пятницу, 10.06.2011, в 20:00 (Merianschule): Tekki kata (Tekki Shodan, Tekkin Nidan, Tekki Sandan)! Приглашаю желающих вспомнить или выучить ката потренироваться вместе. Осу!

Kein Kata Training am diesen Freitag (03.06.2011) um 20 Uhr (Freiburg dôjô (Merianschule‏))!

Am diesen Freitag, 03.06.2011, es gibt kein Kata Training um 20 Uhr! Ich bin hier: Kata Special Course 2011. Das nächste Kata Training ist am nächsten Freitag, 10.06.2011. Osu!

On this Friday, 03.06.2011, there is no kata training at 20:00! I am here: Kata Special Course 2011. Next kata training is on next Friday, 10.06.2011. Osu!

В эту пятницу, 03.06.2011, не будет тренировки по ката в 20:00! Я на Kata Special Course 2011. Следующая тренировка по ката состоится в следующую пятницу, 10.06.2011. Осу!

Kata Training am Freitag - Kata training on Friday - Тренировка по ката в пятницу: 27.05.2011, 20 Uhr, Freiburg dôjô (Merianschule‏)

Thema des Kata Training am Freitag, 27.05.2011, um 20 Uhr (Merianschule) ist alle Katas wir schon geübt haben: Nijû Shi Ho, Sôchin, Jitte, Ji'in, Bassai Shô, Kankû Shô! Osu!

Topic of Kata training on Friday, 27.05.2011, at 20:00 (Merianschule) is all katas we have already practiced: Nijû Shi Ho, Sôchin, Jitte, Ji'in, Bassai Shô, Kankû Shô! Osu!

Тема тренировки по ката в пятницу, 27.05.2011, в 20:00 (Merianschule) - все ката, которые мы уже повторили: Nijû Shi Ho, Sôchin, Jitte, Ji'in, Bassai Shô, Kankû Shô! Осу!

Kata Training am Freitag - Kata training on Friday - Тренировка по ката в пятницу: 13.05.2011, 20 Uhr, Freiburg dôjô (Merianschule‏)

Thema des Kata Training am Freitag, 13.05.2011, um 20 Uhr (Merianschule): Ji'in! Jeder, die Kata erinnern oder neu erlernen möchte, ist herzlich willkommen. Osu!

Topic of Kata training on Friday, 13.05.2011, at 20:00 (Merianschule): Ji'in! Everyone, who want to recall the kata or to learn it, is welcome. Osu!

Тема тренировки по ката в пятницу, 13.05.2011, в 20:00 (Merianschule): Ji'in! Приглашаю желающих вспомнить или выучить ката потренироваться вместе. Осу!