Visiting Godon Deke Keasby

Hey Karate Club,
This Friday evening will be a practice with godan Deke Keasby at Brock's, at 7PM. There will be pizza and socializing afterward. If you have any questions or need directions call Brock at 761-0093. Practice with godans is a huge learning opportunity so for those in the area I would encourage you to go.

Summer Practice

Starting May 1st practices will be at Mountain View Elementary with Brocks Dojo from 7-9PM. This will be going on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the rest of the summer. (We won't be holding  Monday and Wednesday practices for the rest of the semester.) To get to the elementary go North on Cole until it T's  and go right on Mountain View and then another right on W. Clements. Just follow this road through the subdivision until you get to the school. We'll be under the big tree. On stormy nights meet at Brock's garage. For information contact Brock Loveland (brockloveland@gmail.com). For rides from campus give Kelsey Begger (kelseybegger@u.boisestate.edu) an email to arrange a car pool.

We will have next semester's practice times posted later this summer.

Kyu Test April 28

Congradulations to all who tested.
Emily 6th kyu
Robert 6th kyu
Nick C. 6th kyu
John 6th kyu
Ciao san kyu brown belt
Glen ni kyu brown belt

Boise Special Training 2012

Special Training this year was March 29-31 at Horseshoe Bend. We had 31 people from all over Idaho, Utah and Oregon, 5 of which were white belts. Congradulations to the white belts. Its hard and you did well. We have these practices for you.

Special Training Report From Nick Lara

I have an image of Marty demonstrating techniques that I am trying to hold onto. The guy just explodes with so little effort and when he stops his body is in. he takes ground when he attacks, it’s more than just one side of the body getting in, his back leg is not where it started from, it’s a few inches forward but he keeps his knee sharp (at an angle, attacking the mid line), back
leg stable, leading with his hip and then a nano sec afterward, almost same time, he finishes his technique. If its low block his entire body is at an angle and his arm falls in a big fast motion. The guy blocks to attack. I think that alone is the biggest thing I am trying to take away. In practice make every technique one that could work in a live encounter. (Basically a live demonstration of what Brock keeps telling us to do). That and when you are defending in kumite, try and pull your front leg back a bit while maintaining the maw.

As for what I discovered for myself, an um- kiai for every technique will do wonders for
focus, endurance, and form/power. When we were doing the various kata, I was struggling a bit, kind’a out of breath, pushing myself to make each kata clean. I got a second wind after the um-kiai’s, it also helped me gain a better understanding of how techniques flow into one,
another combo wise, also where the point of kime (Maximum effectiveness/ focus of technique) is with each technique.