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Old 01-30-2009, 07:55 AM   #2
Erick Mead
 
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Re: Home Exercises

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Srdjan Savic wrote: View Post
Hi can you give me advice for home exercises?
What you usually practicing at home during the day?
I need advice for some practicing, for strength,speed,endurance,etc....
Also I want to give all compliments to Mr.Stephan Stunden.
First, I suggest asking your instructor what will fit best with your training approach. Failing that or in addition, I would recommend these, which cannot hurt:

http://bodymindandmodem.com/KiEx/KiEx.html

Mind you I don't care for the video presentations precisely as they are demonstrated as they are a bit "stiff' and not as plainly core-driven as from the hips they could be -- but they give the general idea. Best advice -- strive for smooth alteration between feeling loose and feeling coiled.

I would modify the tekubi furi slightly to include shaking over the head as well as at the waist-level and throwing the arms down forcefully and loosely in between.

For me I added to that regimen the twenty jo suburi, 31 jo kata, and the basic sword suburi.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4clLJS_3axg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUYVU33wVsU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCYyqvlMu8o

These took me through two naval deployments aboard ship, plus "shadowboxing" both sides of various techniques.

The deck-apes made fun of me --- until I started swinging the staff ...

Enjoy.

Cordially,

Erick Mead
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