GOJU KENSHA AUSTRALIA
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NEWSLETTER JUNE/JULY 2003
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On Thursday 22nd of May. Kingsbury dojo held their annual Kata and Kumite tournament with great sucsess, many thanks to the help of the Senior club members. Visiting Greensborough members and Parents of the Children. Here are the RESULTS............... KATA KUMITE OVERALL GRAND CHAMPION Congratulations to everyone who competed and to David Wilkshire we hope your toe heals quick so we can stand on it again!............ Shihan Gary Jackson. The start of the year has been a busy one, and many people have missed the presence of the newsletter. I have been on a course with work for five weeks, and I have become a proud first time father of a little girl (of course she's little, she's a baby). So now I can get stuck back into it. Please read below regarding newsletter submissions and how to have the newsletter emailed to you. We really need input from as many people as possible. Although I have time to be the editor, I can not always been the roaming reporter, interviewer, and information gatherer all the time, so I really ask the co-operation and understanding of everyone. The type of stuff we are looking for are anniversaries/birthdays, gradings, functions tournaments, seminars, and anything else that may be of interest. What about a movie review by someone that goes to the cinemas regularly? What about a book review? Has anyone read a good reference on martial arts, fitness, dieting, or even biography lately? If I can come up with these ideas just typing away here, surely, we can get some really good stuff. The newletter with be released on about the 1st of February, April, June, August, October, and December. October would be a good month to advertise Christmas events, so maybe have them planned before the 15th of September!? Look forward to your input, Cameron Adrain The following is presented as a guide only. No responsibility can be taken for misinterpretation or incorrect application of the following theories or exercises. If in doubt of any exercise or you have any injuries, please consult your health professional or doctor Although I have only been doing martial arts for about 8 years now, I have been an accredited adult swimming coach, and have been heavily involved in aerobic fitness regimes since a teenager. As I entered my thirties, I suddenly found it was harder to find that energy and vibrance from ten years ago. This is one reason why I seeked out something that could give me longevity to my vibrance and quality of life, and hence I started Goju Kensha karate-do. I believe martial arts provides a way of giving balance to the body. Like many sports (although karate to me is more than a sport), karate conditions the physical body, mind and spirit. Please do not read into 'spirit' too much; to me the spiritual self is not as complicated as some people make it out top be. Any way, back on track.....I would like to share with you some concepts of fitness, some exercises, and how I apply them to my martial arts practice. I like to look at things as simply as possible. As far as physical fitness goes, I classify it into flexability, strength, power, stamina or endurance, and speed. In practicing these physical aspects, we can practice are martial aspects such as technique, awareness, and discipline, which in turn develop our mind and spirit, and vice versa. All of our training is related; as we train strength, we can be training flexibility, as we train stamina, we can be training strength, and as we train flexibility, we can be training stamina (a good stretching resime,can make me quite exhausted). So regardless of what area we are talking about, we can see all of our conditioning is related, be it physical,mental or spiritual, a concept perfected by Shaolin monks. However, as I said, I want to keep this simple, and hopefully share some ideas, regardless of age, background or experience, and if I can learn something off of other people, even if it means it changes my ideas or philosophies, I will continue to develop. After all, I am continuing to learn so much from our great instructors. Remember, the wisest people, must be great listeners to be so (now that's deep). Let me begin by summarise some ideas: · Flexibility is about freedom of movement, not just how far my muscles stretch.· Strength is not power, and power does not require strength, so just because I can bench press 200lb, doesn't mean I can generate power efficiently.· Speed is one of the hardest aspects for me to develop, only relaxation during movement will provide maximum speed and power.· nd ne that a physiotherapist spoke of a few years ago, posture is about body alignment during movement, not just while you are still. So why work on strength, stretching, endurance, etc? Is not an ideal martial artists so efficient at technque, power generation and movement, he does not need super endurance (aerobic fitness) and stength? Before a self defence situation, we don't have time to warm up and 'stretch out', so surely flexability is not that important? Well I only know I am not an ideal martial artist, and when will I be, and there are many forms of flexability, and not being able to do the splits does not mean you can not kick high when you are cold. We develop these skills so we can train our martial arts better, longer and with less risk of injury, and we develop these skills through our training. As most workouts should begin with a warm up, let me begin there. A warm up is about getting myself ready for stress, so it should prepare not just my body, but my mind. It should involve very light stretching and repetitive movements of the joints, and also allow the mind to relax and focus on what is ahead. We could apply this to preparing for every day of our lives. A warm up should be at least 20%-25% of our workout. Next issue I will provide some ideas of warm up exercises and continue to talk about strength fitness. Cameron Adrain |
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When, Why and How All submissions can be emailed or given to Cameron Adrain (Shodan) cameronad@netspace.net.au, or given to a local representative at your dojo. All submissions are preferred emailed, or on a disk (CD or floppy). Typed or printed submissions may be accepted. No hand written submissions will be accepted. Submissions must be received by the 15th of the month prior to the release of the newsletter. The newsletter will to be issued on approximately the 1st of the month. Please state clearly the month(s) you want the article to be in, otherwise it will be submitted in the next available newsletter once only. For any announcements of any events, functions, etc, at least 6-8 weeks notice is suggested. Email List If you wish to have the newsletter emailed to you, just email me by clicking on this link, gkanews please. if you do not use this link, ensure the email address is cameronad@netspace.net.au and the subject is gkanews please. To be taken off the email list, just email me by clicking on this link, no gkanews please. if you do not use this link, ensure the email address is cameronad@netspace.net.au and the subject is no gkanews please. |
