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Selby Shotokan Karate Club

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Choku Tsuki by Dave Stavenau

What’s In a Punch?
It’s been a long time since I wrote anything for SSKC blog/website – As I slowly creak and grind my way back into Shotokan since my long layoff – I’m picking up the pieces and finding my way back very slowly but surely.
I realise how much I’ve forgotten and as I try explain things to some of the newer karateka – there are grey areas in my karate performance I’m discovering – what you don’t use, you lose I think is a good way of summing my situation up, since my karate holiday.
It can feel wrong to tell another person about their karate mistakes– when you know fine well you are not so perfect yourself? – but being taken out of one’s comfort zone does jog the memory and bring up some interesting stuff.
TSUKI-WAZA – PUNCHING TECHNIQUE
Recently I was called on to show some of the newer members of our group the basic methods of Tsuki -Waza.
One of the very first techniques introduced to us is Choku Tsuki – the straight punch.
It seems pedantic going into such detail about something as easy as punching! – but then you see the difference between an effective punch delivered by an experienced karateka, and then a punch made by a novice student – which is an indication of why we are so nitpicky about karate sometimes.
I remember a very good session on Tsuki-Waza, given to us a while ago by Sensei Denby.   The exercise included all the obvious movements of punching, but also there were some subtleties to it.  I think this exercise, if delivered in an appropriate way, would be really beneficial, especially for novice karateka – to help realise the proper route and form of the punch, to aid control – and also to limit the chance of personal injury (and injury to others).
A crucial factor in Sensei Denby’s exercise was that a single Choku Tsuki is actually three punches in one.  Visualising the proper route of a punch through this exercise is a great way of getting people to deliver technique properly - it lessens the chance of ‘chicken wing’ and ‘scooping’ punch syndrome.
It also helps people to develop an awareness of effective range and targeting when faced with an opponent.
The punch delivered through steps 1 to 3, with a small pause at the end of each stage.
CHOKU TSUKI DRILL
1.       URA TSUKI – as the punch is initiated the hand/fist is still palm upwards, the elbow is more or less still level with the hip – A short range punch.
2.       TATE TSUKI – as the punch is extended further – arm is now at approximately ¾ full extension, the hand has started to rotate  – with palm facing inward – A short to intermediate range punch.
3.       CHOKU TSUKI – the arm is now fully extended and the fist fully rotates at the extreme range of the technique (the last couple of inches of extension) – Palm face down.
I think this  ‘three in one’ visualisation of Choku Tsuki is a valuable exercise.
A further development - as students begin to learn the proper route of the punch they withdraw the hand full hikite between each step.
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Thursday, May 10, 2012

Sensei Bear - "Ninja of the week"





Sensei Bear has joined SSKC and will be awarded every Wednesday to the "top student" in sensei Bex's Ninja class.
Sensei Bear has now got his own home page where winners will be listed and hopefully some photos to follow.
Congratulations to Imaan Ahmad our first "Ninja of the week"


Comments from Imaan:

I was surprised and very proud to win Sensei Teddy, I felt like I had butterflies when I had to go to the front of the class. I took the teddy to school for show and tell and told my class all about my karate lessons and getting the teddy.

I really enjoy coming to karate and practising with my brother.



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Sunday, May 06, 2012

SSKC Competition 2012


Above: The pre-competition photo

There was a great turn out for 2012 with nearly 100 competitors in all. A time for karateka from our local (and not so local) clubs to experience competition in a semi formal atmosphere and use the experience as a stepping stone to national and international events.

Below are the results of yesterdays competition with some short clips and photos. 
Many congratulations to all the Cup and medals winners and all karateka for supporting the event.

The Cups will be engraved with the winners names and distributed shortly.

SSKC Competition Results - May 2012
Event 1 - Under 9 - Mixed Kata

Winner2nd Place3rd Place4th Place
A
Jones
LKA
Lucy
Winn
York SKC
Joshua
Sykes
KNM
William
Pykett
KNM
Event 2 - Under 12 - Mixed Kata
"The Activ8 Cup"

Winner2nd Place3rd Place4th Place
S
Howarth
LKA
Frances
Dook
York SKC
Gil
Barton
Bunbu
Jemimah
Colins
Haxby SKC
Event 3 - Under 17 - Mixed Kata
"The TSB Cup"

Winner2nd Place3rd Place4th Place
Holly
Bamford
Haxby SKC

Booth
LKA
L
Mackintosh
LKA
Lucas
Mortimer
York SKC
Event 4 - Over 16 - Mixed Kata - Beg to 3rd Kyu
"The Lawrence Hannah Cup"


Winner2nd Place3rd Place4th Place
George
Bailey
York SKC
Ian
Chapman
KNM
Richard 
Allen 
York SKC
Helen
Baker
Haxby SKC
Event 5 - Over 16 - Mixed Kata - 2nd Kyu +
"The Lawrence Hannah Cup"

Winner2nd Place3rd Place4th Place
Rik 
Hemsley
Bunbu
Matt
Beard
Selby SKC
Michael 
Dean
York SKC
J
Jones
LKA
Event 6 - Family Kata
"The Gough and Kelly Cup"

Winner2nd Place3rd Place4th Place
Acaster
Haxby SKC
Bamford
Haxby SKC
Collins
Haxby SKC
Recchia
Selby SKC
Event 7 - Under 9 - Mixed Kumite (Knee Boxing)

Winner2nd Place3rd Place4th Place
Rafeh
Ali
JKS Bradford
Molly
Douglas
Selby SKC
Kian
Acaster
Haxby SKC
Daniel
Wilkinson
Bunbu
Event 8 - Under 12 - Mixed Kumite
"The Activ8 Cup"

Winner2nd Place3rd Place4th Place
S
Howarth
LKA
Gil
Barton
Bunbu
J
Hird
LKA
Daniel
Lowry
KNM
Event 9 - Under 17 - Mixed Kumite
"The SSKC Kumite Cup"

Winner2nd Place3rd Place4th Place
A
Daniel
LKA
L
Mackintosh
LKA
Lucas
Mortimer
York SKC
C
Booth
LKA
Event 10 - Over 16 - Male Kumite - Beg to 3rd Kyu
"The HT Scaffolding Cup"

Winner2nd Place3rd Place4th Place
Scott
Haxby 
Selby SKC
Richard
Allen
York SKC
S
Sugden
LKA
George
Bailey
York SKC
Event 11 - Over 16 - Female Kumite - Beg to 3rd Kyu
"The HT Scaffolding Cup"

Winner2nd Place3rd Place4th Place
Alison 
Murray
JKS Bradford 
Sarah 
Smith
Bunbu
Helen
Baker
Haxby SKC
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Event 12 - Over 16 - Male Kumite - 2nd Kyu+   
"The Denby Security Services Cup"

Winner2nd Place3rd Place4th Place
Johan
Kuylenstierna
York SKC
Michael
Dean
York SKC
Rick
Hemsley
Bunbu
David 
Stavenau
Selby SKC
Event 13 - Over 16 - Female Kumite - 2nd Kyu+

Winner2nd Place3rd Place4th Place
Lynne
Short
KNM
Lorraine
Collins
Haxby SKC
J
Jones
LKA
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Under 17 - Grand Champion
The Sensei Rodrigo Bastidas Memorial Cup

WinnerJoint 2nd PlaceJoint 2nd Place4th Place
L
Mackintosh 

LKA
5 Points
A
Daniel

LKA
4 Points
Holly
Bamford
Haxby SKC
4 Points
Lucas Mortimer
York SKC
J Booth

LKA
3 Points
Senior Kumite - (Judged best performance)
The Sensei Randy Williams Memorialial Cup

Winner2nd Place3rd Place4th Place
Johan
Kuylenstierna
York SKC
Scott
Haxby 
Selby SKC



SSKC Competition Results - May 2012
Club Results Table
Club1st Place2nd Place3rd Place4th Place
LKA4242
YSKC2432
HSKC2232
Bradford2---
Bunbu1221
SSKC1202
KNM1112
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Thank you to everyone that competed, officiated or supported on the day, Osu!

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