Apres train

Trained today, at the New Lynn Chidokan karate dojo. There were six people in total - including sensei - it being one of the extra holiday sessions, in between the regular calendar for last year finishing, and this year's starting. By the end of two very intense hours, my karate gi felt (without a trace of hyperbole) as though I had jumped in the sea with it on, or someone had turned a high-pressure hose on me.

It was a brilliant session too, during which I got a fair bit of 1:1 attention from Merrick sensei (who is an utterly superb karateka, and teacher), examining the kata I'm working on at the moment (Enpi - here's a performance on YouTube, but I really think (unbiasedly???) that our version in Chidokan is better in a number of ways, though it is much the same overall). He pulled out the big and the tiny details, and helped and guided me to improve them all.

Gonna be a bit sore tomorrow though...