Karate Homework, 7-20-15

Figured maybe I overdid it last time, so trimmed it back a little, but for endurance and time's sake.

Stances:

Stayed in front, back, and horse stance, for 30 seconds each side.

Walked the floor in front and back stance, 4 steps each, total.

Strikes:

• Punches: 20 each side, all from front stance.
• Backfists: 20 each side, all from horse stance.

Blocks:

• Rising block: 10 each side, all from horse stance.
• Down block: 20 each side, all from front stance.
• Inside block: 20 each side, all from front stance.
• Outside block: 10 each side, all from front stance.
• Knife hand block: 10 each side, all from back stance

Kicks:

• Front kicks: 10 each side.
• Focused on keeping hips close to the same height throughout
• Side kicks: 10 each side.
• Back kicks: 10 each side.
• Roundhouse set up (Leg lift only): 10 each side.
• Roundhouse set up (lift and rotate only): 10 each side.

Movement:

• Hip rotation: 10 each side.

Katas:

• Heian Shodan: 2 repetitions.
• Focused on my 3 "tweaks"
• Heian Nidan (to the first kiai): 2 repetitions.