Day 1 TSKC (Tairyoku Summer Karate Camp)

All Students turned up on time and after the nerves had settled, were ready to learn. We managed to cover a lot of things today, including;

Straight punch

Stepping

Turning

Stepping punch

Counting to 5 in Japanese

How to make a fist

Yoi / Yame / Mawate

Kiai!

Ranking system

Downward block

Three distinct sections of karate - Kihon / Kata / Kumite

Need to cover Origins of karate; Why we do karate; When we do karate; Part 1 of Kihon kata; Rising head block amongst others tomorrow.

My fantastic helpers today were Hannah J; Rachel K; James A; Emma L and Jennifer G. Oss!