Ladies Workout
Ladies of Isshin-ryu at The Jeremiah Center
Tenacity
isn’t something ladies generally need to practice, especially when it
comes to self-defense techniques. Still, the Ladies of Isshin-ryu met
to sharpen each others skills on Saturday, January 16, 2010. David and
Julie Gabbard were our gracious hosts and we all enjoyed the day and
learned from each other.
Shihan Carol Burris worked with us during the first session on generating power from the ground up through our hips and core. We all took home practical ways to deliver more power and intensity in our punches. We also practiced gaining ground quickly and effectively while delivering powerful technique.
Stephanie Allen Huskey got our hearts pumping by working with basics followed by practical self-defense moves straight from the charts. #10 hand basic has always been one of my personal favorites and we practiced that with partners. It was great. We practiced the principals of Gojo-ryu by stopping our opponent’s power followed by the delivery of devastating technique.
With Sandra Strong, we worked on strategic body positioning during kumite. We took with us some great ways to utilize side to side movement instead of moving straight forward or straight back. We feel more confident approaching your opponent from the side with various techniques based on what we learned from Shihan Strong.
The day was not complete without a discussion about the upcoming IIKA events and how we can encourage and engage every lady involved in Isshin-ryu to reach their individual potential as a karate-ka. We came up with some ideas to honor current and past Ladies of Isshin-ryu karate which we hope to implement in the coming year. Please feel free to check the Ladies of Isshin-ryu tab on the IIKA website to get more information about this group of ladies and what they are up to throughout the year.
Shihan Carol Burris worked with us during the first session on generating power from the ground up through our hips and core. We all took home practical ways to deliver more power and intensity in our punches. We also practiced gaining ground quickly and effectively while delivering powerful technique.
Stephanie Allen Huskey got our hearts pumping by working with basics followed by practical self-defense moves straight from the charts. #10 hand basic has always been one of my personal favorites and we practiced that with partners. It was great. We practiced the principals of Gojo-ryu by stopping our opponent’s power followed by the delivery of devastating technique.
With Sandra Strong, we worked on strategic body positioning during kumite. We took with us some great ways to utilize side to side movement instead of moving straight forward or straight back. We feel more confident approaching your opponent from the side with various techniques based on what we learned from Shihan Strong.
The day was not complete without a discussion about the upcoming IIKA events and how we can encourage and engage every lady involved in Isshin-ryu to reach their individual potential as a karate-ka. We came up with some ideas to honor current and past Ladies of Isshin-ryu karate which we hope to implement in the coming year. Please feel free to check the Ladies of Isshin-ryu tab on the IIKA website to get more information about this group of ladies and what they are up to throughout the year.
Ladies
attending were: Chelsea West, Diane McElroy, Lacey Katchmark, Kacy
Aslinger, Diane Kuipers, Kaci Inmann, Pam Byars, Rebecca Byars, Lori
Ayres, Mandi White, Jill Roney, Jeanne Altstatt, Sandra Strong, Carol
Burris.
Article submitted by,
Diane Kuipers, FBC Smyrna Dojo
Kick-A-Thon
2010 Kick-A-Thon
Jeremiah Center and Christian Life Church recently came together to participate in a Fundraiser to help raise money to purchase shoes for children in the orphages in India. Over 25 students participated in this event. Each student reached out to family, friends and the community and received sponsors who paid an amount of money for each kick that child did. Each student kicked 1200 kicks!!!! That's 30,000 kicks!!! Together the Dojo and students raised $1008.00. Each pair of shoes costs $2.40. Which means we were able to provide 420 children with shoes!!! Jeremiah Center wants to thank every student that participated in this very meaningful event.
