Sensei Scott Langley course Saturday 23rd February

Sensei Mike and Sensei Scott Langley

We were offered the chance, along with our friends from Selby Shotokan Karate Club, to host Sensei Scott Langley on the Saturday before our grading course. And like any sensible karateka, we jumped at the chance!

We decided to hold a smaller course just for our more senior grades to give them the opportunity to develop some of the more technical aspects of karate that it is hard to pick up at the larger courses. Also this allowed for more personal tuition from Sensei Scott, and I am sure everyone who attended will agree that it was well worth it.

The session focused on driving forward into hanmi in zenkutso dachi, kokutso dachi, and kiba dachi. Sensei Scott led through a series of combinations taken from the kata Jion to illustrate these points (and challenge us!). This was followed by taking the class through the Nidan grading syllabus Kihon, again focusing on driving into Hanmi.

The session was rounded off by taking us through Junro Godan. A very challenging kata, but everyone enjoyed the opportunity to try something a little out of their comfort zone. I am sure this is a kata we will be revisiting in the near future.

We would like to thank Sensei Scott for the training and for visiting us again. It has been too long since his last visit to the Haxby Dojo. And we hope to have the pleasure of hosting him again in the very near future.

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