trial by video - poomsae training #12
Jan. 29th, 2007 01:31 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
darren_strangerThe final session was devoted to poomsae work, with Greg videotaping some of the patterns and critiquing on the soundtrack to play back later. Some of the points from mine this time were:
Taegeuk 8: Need to make a bigger wind-up the the body block after the double kick, not just come from the guard position (a general comment for most of us). I'm doing wesanteul makki too fast in the cross-step - should be 1-2-3 count, not 1-2. Also watch i don't pull the upper part too far in. The following pulling chin punch is also too far out - should be closer than a backfist strike. My palm block is also starting from down at my hip, or sometimes even below. Should be starting at shoulder height.
Taebaek: The spreading lower block is too far forward - should come back just past my front knee (break a stick over my thigh). On my double punches, i'm turning my fist over before the punch rather than at the end - could explain why it jars my elbows. The grabbing and pulling action on the punches coming forward needs to be faster - similar timing to Basic Pattern. At the top end, my back knbee is wobbling in back stance - it may be a little T-shaped, making me twist more for the pulling chin punch. I felt off balance on the spinning backfist strike and thought i might have made a T-shaped back stance there too, which the video showed was correct. Turning to a more front-on position with a proper back stance should help that. (Edit - trying this at home, i found this put a lot of momentum into the backfist, making me me lose balance and not be able to stop. Experimenting a bit, i found that pulling the right hand in strongly helps put the brakes on).
One final thing to come out of the session was on Jitae. Barry was trying to work out why we consistently end up a full metre behind where we start. One suggestion was that between the side kicks, the step down should be feet apart to naranhi seogi distance, not together. Also, the front stance tends to get quite big on the double punch, which would also contribute.
So, that's the end of the programme. There's still going to be some Sunday sessions for poomsae, though probably not this sort of structured syllabus. It's been well worth doing, even if i wasn't thinking of competing. It's a shame it has to end, though i've learned a lot that i can take back to our own classes.
Taegeuk 8: Need to make a bigger wind-up the the body block after the double kick, not just come from the guard position (a general comment for most of us). I'm doing wesanteul makki too fast in the cross-step - should be 1-2-3 count, not 1-2. Also watch i don't pull the upper part too far in. The following pulling chin punch is also too far out - should be closer than a backfist strike. My palm block is also starting from down at my hip, or sometimes even below. Should be starting at shoulder height.
Taebaek: The spreading lower block is too far forward - should come back just past my front knee (break a stick over my thigh). On my double punches, i'm turning my fist over before the punch rather than at the end - could explain why it jars my elbows. The grabbing and pulling action on the punches coming forward needs to be faster - similar timing to Basic Pattern. At the top end, my back knbee is wobbling in back stance - it may be a little T-shaped, making me twist more for the pulling chin punch. I felt off balance on the spinning backfist strike and thought i might have made a T-shaped back stance there too, which the video showed was correct. Turning to a more front-on position with a proper back stance should help that. (Edit - trying this at home, i found this put a lot of momentum into the backfist, making me me lose balance and not be able to stop. Experimenting a bit, i found that pulling the right hand in strongly helps put the brakes on).
One final thing to come out of the session was on Jitae. Barry was trying to work out why we consistently end up a full metre behind where we start. One suggestion was that between the side kicks, the step down should be feet apart to naranhi seogi distance, not together. Also, the front stance tends to get quite big on the double punch, which would also contribute.
So, that's the end of the programme. There's still going to be some Sunday sessions for poomsae, though probably not this sort of structured syllabus. It's been well worth doing, even if i wasn't thinking of competing. It's a shame it has to end, though i've learned a lot that i can take back to our own classes.
