tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28290717.post115459226635454650..comments2023-03-22T04:38:20.340-05:00Comments on Lizzie: My first Randori and I broke my footLizzie Woolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08828044744156399975noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28290717.post-1155150400852011212006-08-09T14:06:00.000-05:002006-08-09T14:06:00.000-05:00Thanks for reading my blog supergroup. I'm glad t...Thanks for reading my blog supergroup. I'm glad that you comment on it too.Lizzie Woolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08828044744156399975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28290717.post-1155047776448099522006-08-08T09:36:00.000-05:002006-08-08T09:36:00.000-05:00I'm glad that you have found some solutions to you...I'm glad that you have found some solutions to your problems. Big hugs! You have found quite an awesome Sensei, and dojo to train in.. I'm really glad for you. Many people would travel many miles to get the quality instruction that you have.. great for you.<BR/><BR/>Ah.. yes.. I've been guilty of scooping my kicks now and then, especially when I'm under pressure in sparring. It's like my brain forgets to bring the knee up first.. although you'd think that would have been ingrained in me from all the repetition that I do in class to force that knee up. It just takes practice to get your leg to remember to lift that knee. It's just a bad habit to scoop. In fact, this action of scooping can cause injury if done at the wrong time, and wrong place.<BR/><BR/>You have a very interesting, and wonderful blog, and I can't wait to read more about your progress. Keep up the good work.Mirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01918610819952156537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28290717.post-1155000766078778942006-08-07T20:32:00.000-05:002006-08-07T20:32:00.000-05:00Hi Supergroup, I finally revamped my blog. I got ...Hi Supergroup, <BR/><BR/>I finally revamped my blog. I got rid of the things that you suggested including the thread in another forum. I deleted all of my essays that I worked so hard on. I realized that it wasn't worth people stealing my work. I don't want people getting an easy A because of me.<BR/><BR/>I think that you are right about my front snap kick. Last Thursday, I was talking to my Sempai about my kicks. They told me that I still scoop when I kick. I don't chamber when my leg comes up. I kick and then chamber. My kicks are especially bad when I'm in Zenkutsu dachi.Lizzie Woolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08828044744156399975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28290717.post-1155000057646672662006-08-07T20:20:00.000-05:002006-08-07T20:20:00.000-05:00By supergroup,"Hi LizzieAbout the knuckle push ups...By supergroup,<BR/><BR/>"Hi Lizzie<BR/><BR/>About the knuckle push ups.. As you train, you will feel the pain less... I used to hurt right away.. now I can go across a whole gym floor in wheelbarrow position on my knuckles without it hurting as much... but it takes time, patience, and determination.<BR/><BR/>Now.. about your foot..<BR/><BR/>I believe that there is no way that Sempai David broke the top of your foot with his sweep. A good foot sweep might have caused bruising on your ankle or side of your foot.. not the top.<BR/><BR/>From the description that you gave of how Sempai David allowed you to attack first, and that he was able to touch your neck lightly with his foot, it sounds like he was using alot of control. I bet you that he was moving slowly most of the time.<BR/><BR/>So the other alternative, from your journal, would be the fact that your kicks were off target. You might have come upwards with the front snap kick ( rather than thrusting forwards ). Beginners tend to do this, and what that does is that you can smack the top of your foot onto Sempai David's blocking elbow that is placed to protect his center.<BR/><BR/>This is my best guess. So.. check the technique of your front snap kick technique. This is easy to do.. stand in front of a chair and try to do a front snap kick over the seat of it. If you are raising your foot upwards, instead of lifting your knee first, the chair will fall over as your foot smacks into it. <BR/><BR/>12:42 PMLizzie Woolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08828044744156399975noreply@blogger.com