Lu Yan's July 25 Mantis Seminar is not very far away...

6/16/2011

...and we need to try and be fit enough to get the most out of the seminar. So lets get the 30 day challenge going!

Josh

6/16/2011 08:26:47 pm

Thursday nights training...the 1st with no rain in what seems like weeks! Regular class saw Tugce, Isaac and newcomers Chris and Wilson show up for a warm up, stretching, 4 basic punches, 18 basic kicks plus 2 extra and an introduction for Chris and Wilson to the 1st set. The pace was relatively relaxed as the basics all have to be clarified for the new guys. Everyone has promised to practice and try out the 30 day challenge.

Chris D

6/17/2011 09:47:32 am

I spent about 5 minutes working on two kicks this morning. An inch kick concentrating on hand position and a straight front kick with clearing hands.
I'm going to review the kicks online and the first part of the form. and practice a little this evening. Feeling kind of tired. It's been a long week.

Josh

6/17/2011 11:56:12 am

Some stance training; Sets 1, 2 and 3 and cun shuo fanzi review x 2 for all.

Isaac link

6/18/2011 09:40:54 am

I did the mandarin duck kick, Inch kick and another kick I forgot the name of, yesterday and today.

Chris D

6/18/2011 10:03:05 am

I spent time on the side kick, front kick, mandarin duck kick and inch kick last night. This morning I practiced the cresent kick with mule kick and I reviewed the set 1 of the form multiple times and practiced the form up to the second inch kick and finished with outside whipping punch or back fist I'm not sure what it's called. I also practiced the inch kicking with alternating straight verticle punches. I will go for a 5k run/walk later this evening.

ChrisD

6/18/2011 12:26:00 pm

Practised 4 basic punches, practiced Kung Bo stance, Ma Bo stance, Yee Jee Keem Yeung Ma. Held stances for 1 minute each.

Tugce

6/19/2011 09:55:27 am

Friday: Gotta get ready for mantis low stances, tried the one legged-squats after regular workout. Many reps but still can only go half-way.
Saturday: Sore throat, hmm.. Only wall squats. Two legs AND one leg, which is harder than it sounds.
Sunday: Ah! Voice gone, fever with a general feeling of ewwness... Will have to make up for it tomorrow and Tuesday.

Chris D

6/19/2011 01:12:54 pm

Went for 5k run/walk mostly walk though. Leg stretching. Practised spinning heel kick left and right for 30 minutes. Starting to get the hang of the kick. Had a few good ones... then, started getting sloppy and dragon whips his tail turned into dragon broke his tail. lol Nothing too serious though...past injury haunting me.....ouch.

Rachel Doucet

6/20/2011 05:01:43 am

Day 1:(Friday) Mental prep for 30 day challenge ;P....while playing frisbee

Day 2:(Sat) Stretching with a focus on Pu Bu

Day 3:(Sunday) Yoga, Walking 10000 steps

Day 4: (Monday) 10k run, leg stretching, Stance training (pu bu, empty stance, horse stance, bow stance)

Josh

6/20/2011 07:50:42 pm

Saturday: Stretching, stance training, weight lifting//watched 6 year old play in ball hockey tournament all day;

Sunday: Fathers Day-stood in rain, sun, rain watching 6 year old continue to play in ball hockey tournament, took 4 ear old to lacrosse, took 6 year old to ice hockey practice THEN-stretching, stance training;

Monday: Weight lifting, stretching, sets 1, 2 and 3, tried to review da dao set

JOSH

6/21/2011 08:02:45 pm

Tuesdays class: Chris, Eleni, Rachel and I: Warm up, basic 4 punches, kicks up to push kick, sword set

Josh

6/22/2011 11:18:31 am

All basics, reviewed sets 4, 5 and xiao fanzi

Chris D

6/22/2011 11:18:40 am

6k Run/walk - 17 mins of running, 34 walking. Stretching and push ups

Wilson

6/23/2011 09:03:45 am

forgot to post update for the past few days:
Monday to wednesday: biked to work and back.
Yesterday: played squash
Today: sore. Wondering if there's class today?
Played some gran turismo 5.

Tugce

6/23/2011 09:23:42 pm

Thursday - class with Andrew, lots of changes to the kicks

Friday - after workout, went over the "silent body" kicks, awesome new donkeykick and wall squats. Both legs: 1 min easy, single leg: 25 seconds screaming.

Josh

6/24/2011 11:40:45 am

Josh

Andrew showed up at practice and showed us some variations to the 4 basic punches and the kicks:

Punches (remember Chuojiao Mabu):

1)look down when blocking, then look up where punching, use waist, let "back hand" follow body, push punch until last inch, dont bob head;

2)look up when making upward and outward circle scooping block, then look where punching, punch under the scoop, use waist, let "back hand" follow body, push punch until last inch, dont bob head;

3) open hands (and thumbs!) and start blocking as soon as start moving-use waist;

4) use more waist;

Kicks:

1) Straight swinging-keep upper body quiet;
2)Inside crescent-use leg to lift leg-keep upper body quiet;
3)Outside crescent-use leg to lift leg-keep upper body quiet;
4) Side swinging-use leg to lift leg-keep upper body quiet, dont lean, slap foot with open hand;
5) Toe kick;
6) heel kick;
7) Side kick-wushu style side kick;
8) Shovel;
9) 10 shaped kick-more waist twist to feel compression, look at back hand, back hand flat and edge of hand perpendicular to ground;
10) Hide flower-hand stays out during basics-thumbs open;
11)Scythe-;
12) Flower Basket handle;
13) Mandarin Duck Kick-Thumbs open, back hand shoulder level;
14 a.)Front sweep;
14 b.) back sweep;
15) Inch kick (okay wrong place but I was NOT going back to re-number these);
16) Push Kick (same problem with placement in kicking order...sorry), no downward block, roll hand at face level quickly out to re-grab, kick under chin;
17) Donkey kick-now for 2 opponents,right inch kick while clapping hands in front, sit low, jump and tuck/bring left foot under butt while clapping hands behind back, chamber right leg, bend down and while planting hands on ground sneak/shoot right leg up and back;
18) spinning back heel

Forms-change to opening-after 3 elbows: no punch-slide open ka she hand down towards opponents throat-change closing stance to have 2 feet closer and facing forward in empty stance, also twist open hand as far around as possible

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Josh

6/24/2011 09:01:38 pm

Treid to sort out all basics. Had vague flashback of Wang HeLing showing us the donkey kick variation in 2008. Did staff set and sets 6 and 7.

Tugce

6/25/2011 01:13:42 am

Saturday: Using Josh's list, did each "new" kick 8 times. Wall squats no better: both legs 1:10, single leg still 0:25. Also did 17x2 single leg squats.

Josh

6/25/2011 08:36:38 pm

Weight lifting, stretching, noticed numerous spelling errors in my previous posts...

Wilson

6/26/2011 09:12:41 am

Sunday: went to Moksha yoga in Dartmouth for the first time.

Chris D

6/26/2011 11:48:25 am

Friday: rest day
Saturday: Played Bocci ball and took my 3 girls to the playground aand played with them.
Sunday: Played soccer in the park, took the girls to the beach, Another 5k run/walk. 24 min running and 24 walking. Stretching and started working on tiger pushups.

Josh

6/27/2011 12:07:17 am

Sunday: Isaac and I met and ran through the 1st 4 punching basics and few of the kicks and the 1st chuojiao form.

Tugce

6/27/2011 08:17:14 am

Monday: Body silent kicks. They are hard! New awesome donkey kick (Yes, my new favourite). Lots of standing in low squats. (Why, because that was what Josh said was recommended for the mantis stuff???)

Chris D

6/27/2011 10:28:47 am

Monday: Did the usual warm up routine, stretching, 4 basic punches, every kick I could think of. (13 kicks) Practiced the first set X3. (what I could remember) More stretching, stance training for mantis. Practiced some Wing Chun: Siu Lim Tao, Five star blocking , Five star elbow, iron palm, centerline kicks, Pak Da, Tan Da, Bong Sau and Gaan Da, Chain punching, and whipping punches inside and outside whipping.

Chris D

6/28/2011 11:31:38 am

Tuesday: 15 minute walk/jog and stretching. Wilson and I did the usual warm-up with stretching. We did the four basic punches and completed 16 of the 18 kicks. Eleni was practicing her sword and 1st set. She helped Wilson and I with the kicks and took us through about the first half of the first set 4 times and we tried to follow the whole set once.

Josh

6/28/2011 09:25:34 pm

Good to hear you guys trained together Tuesday!

Tuesday: I sat in the car for 6 hours driving to northern New Brunswick. After getting the kids to bed (late!) I did the 4 basic punches, 18++ kicks, stretched and stretched, one legged squats for stance training and cartwheels (still 2 handed..ugh).

I owe a full extra practice for missing Monday night due to trying to get work done before vacation and packing. Hopefully today x 2.

Josh

6/29/2011 06:18:09 am

1st practice: Stretched, all basics, started review of whip chain (ouch);

...hopefully get to practice #2 after the kids go to bed.

Tugce

6/29/2011 08:28:51 am

Tuesday: Lotsa kickin in the morning. Missed class due to anniversary.
What day is it again?: Some jumps, donkey kick and holding the urn. Lotsa strechy.

Wilson

6/30/2011 09:50:22 am

Tuesday: went to class with Chris and Elani. Did punches and kicks and the beginning of the first form. (selfnote - wear bug repellent for next class)

Wednesday: played starcraft

Thusday: Played squash

Chris D

6/30/2011 11:47:37 am

Wednesday: Spent time with Family and extended family...fine dining at Hamachi House.....drinks and small family gathering...and more drinks...a late night.

Thursday: Went to the Park, stretched for 15 min. did the usual warm up (running, crossovers, ankle slapping, etc.) Did the 4 basic punches, took a list of the kicks from Josh's journal entry and tried to do all kicks. (I don't remember all kicks completely. Confused on a couple.)
Did more stretching, 1 legged squats, both legs, 2 sets of 10 each, stance training, modified tiger pushups.

Chris D

7/1/2011 04:58:17 am

Canada Day: Spent time with family,
practiced 4 Basic Puches, practised about 10 kicks...whatever came to mind, stretching, stance training, 1 leg squats.

Josh

7/1/2011 09:13:01 pm

Yesterday: Ran intervals for a change of pace; Did all basics ++ extras; reviewed chuojiao sets 8 and 9 and xiao fanzi

Chris D

7/2/2011 10:56:22 am

Saturday: Lots of stretching, light swinging kicks, practised 4 or 5 kicks, stance training.

Tugce

7/3/2011 07:31:38 am

Thursday: I admit. Nothing.
Friday: Low stances, very very low stances.
Saturday: Again nothing, a lot of reasons why (I know, they're called "excuses")
Sunday: Trained twice to make up for previous days. One leg squats, scythe kicks (both forms) and spinning back heel kick in the morning. Cartwheels and hand stances (2-3 seconds!) at PP Park in the afternoon.

Josh

7/3/2011 10:06:28 am

Yesterday: Cartwheels and handstands-then ate giant lobster and steak supper and fell asleep during planned work out time.

Today: All basics ++; chuojiao sets 1,2 and 3 x 2; yanqing fanzi #8, walked through da dao set and pipe set a couple of times.

Josh

7/4/2011 07:49:05 pm

Did not get home until 9:00 PM. Lifted weights. Tried to read a chuojiao text book a former client just sent me from China...written completely in Chinese so...looked at the pictures.

Rachel Doucet

7/5/2011 02:59:11 am

Day 5: Wushu Class
Day 6: ~ 9000 steps
Day 7: Sprinting, frisbee
Day 8: Stance Training
Day 9: Stretching, walking
Day 10: WUSHU- straight sword, Chuo Jiao 3rd set, Staff set, Chan Chen set
Day 11: 5km run, weight training
Day 12: Hike
Day 13: Walking
Day 14: 5km run, weight training
Day 15: Canada Day Walking, stretching
Day 16: Walking/ dancing (wedding)
Day 17: Hula hooping
Day 18: Body weight/ plyometric Interval training
Day 19: Wushu Class

Josh

7/6/2011 11:31:28 am

Basics; Chuojiao sets 4 and 5 x 2; Cun Shuo Fanzi x 2

Tugce

7/6/2011 01:45:04 pm

Monday: Wushu style side kicks, Squats, more squats and stretching
Tuesday: Practice with Rachel and Wilson; after an awesome warm-up, tried to show Rachel the "new" kicks and practiced sword.
Wednesday: Kicks 1-4, wushu style side kicks, 1st form.

Eleni

7/7/2011 11:53:12 am

Sorry everyone, but summer is my professionally EXTREMELY busy time so I have not been a regular at practice

this week
Monday 4th: run 3 km, all 3 forms, low stances, Yoga, meditation
Tuesday 5th: run 2km, low stances, meditation
Wednesday 6th:forms, punches, low stances, all three forms, meditation
Thursday 7th:lab meeting, sleeeep

Josh link

7/8/2011 10:16:36 am

Thursday: class-Isaac, Rachel and Chris...I was late

Friday: All basics, reviewed chuojiao sets 6, 7, xiao fanzi and staff set

Chris D

7/8/2011 07:48:19 pm

Reveiwed 1st set video multiple times. During practice of the second duck kick, I caught the edge of a storage tote on the way down and injured my foot.

Josh link

7/9/2011 10:47:28 pm

Lifted weights

Introduced several people to wushu.

Josh

7/10/2011 07:38:04 pm

relaxed review of whip chain basics and sword set in the afternoon;

basics, chuojiao sets #8 and 9, yanqing #8 x 2 after supper

Josh

7/11/2011 10:04:36 am

...nice weather...played with weapons

Josh

7/12/2011 07:32:05 pm

Tuesday class: Chris D, Rachel, Isaac - Rachels "fun" warm up; lots of basics, reviewed #1 and #3

Chris D

7/13/2011 11:45:50 am

Wed: Stance training, inch kicking

Josh link

7/14/2011 08:49:47 pm

Weds: weightlifting

Thurs: Freezing and rainy-Chris D. and I at class. Basics, elbows, 14 kicks, reviewed 1st set

Josh

7/18/2011 05:05:58 am

Friday: Basics, huweibian

Sunday: Basics, huweibian

Josh link

7/19/2011 07:34:33 pm

Class: Isaac M; Eleni; Wilson

Basics, 1st set, sword

Josh link

7/21/2011 07:57:08 pm

Class-Isaac M., Chris D. and Rachel: basics, review sets #1, 2 and 3

Lu Yan's July 25 Mantis Seminar is not very far away...

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