Kumite Session @ Ananya

Cross posting from original post at Team Asha blog:
http://teamashablr.blogspot.com/2009/11/kumite-sessions-ananya.html


Team Asha is back full strength at Ananya after almost a months lull. Long weekends and midterm breaks robbed all of us of our great times at Ananya but you can't keep us waiting for long.





This Saturday we had a full throttle Karate sessions, with Sensei Manjula sparing none. All sets were repeated 100 times ! Before the Karate session we started off with for 3K tempo running.


Kumite
We then had "Kumite" sessions where we learned the aspect of sports Karate where one showcases the ability to sneak through the opponent's defenses rather than actually hurting/hitting him. This was an important aspect that needed to be conveyed to the kids as they can get carried away easily.



Then we had one of our kids, Priya sharing us her experiences in watching "kalaripayattu" show and what it demanded as a form of martial art. Then our Sensei emphasized on how much dexterity one required in performing "kalari".


Some pics in here:
http://picasaweb.google.co.in/teamasha8k/AnanyaKarate_Kumite

So we are back and updates will follow as usual !
Aregato !