Sempai Gallione performs Chounokun

[Kyoshi Brent Baker]

Just setting up this thread – Sempai should be the first to analyze her kata.

[Sensei Cathryn Gallione]

Ok, some things I noticed are:
I definitely need more pauses between moves.
The hand change to one of the overhead strikes didn’t have good palming.
On the “twirl” disarm when I finished the circle, the bo was not level; the far end was pointing up a bit.
On the move right after that, I had the bo up too high to block a strike to the lower leg, instead of bringing it lower and then lifting up.

[Sensei Cathryn Gallione]

Also, on the last poke to the back after the main back sequence, the bo wavered at the end, instead of being still, and I definitely did not pause enough on that.

[Kyoshi Brent Baker]

The first thing that I saw was: TOO FAST! It’s hard to analyze the kata if everything is a blur! I think your comment about needing more pauses (punctuation, as Hanshi Bernard would say) is a good one. That will definitely help.

Watch it again, but just look at your feet. There are a couple of places where you seem to be jumping into stance. Slowing down might help that, too.

Kyoshi

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