Went to the regional Shorinji Kempo training seminar yesterday. It's the first time it's been held in London. Venue was Wilson House, St. Mary Recreation Centre.
First of all, I was the only white belt there. Felt slightly out of place. Haha!
Second, got to see the super senior guys of UK Shorinji Kempo. There was the head of the UK Shorinji Kempo branch, Mizuno Sensei. A very friendly man. Almost couldn't believe that he's an 8th dan. Then there was a 7th dan sensei, I believe his name is Mahara Sensei. A very nice man as well. The other black belt instructors there were also very nice and helpful.
Learnt quite a bit. Enjoyed it quite a bit as well.
We were mainly doing some grabbing and release techniques. Getting our fundamentals right. Got to see the black belts do their stuff as well. Pretty impressive.
I was grabbing the other person's hand so much during the training that my forearms felt as if they had just gone through some super intensive workout program. As usual, got my hands twisted left right centre. But I was well compensated by twisting my opponent's hand left right centre as well. Haha!
By the time I got home, I was so tired that I can't move. I guess it's not totally because of the training that I am this tired. I think the soccer the previous day played a part as well. Nonetheless it's all good fun.
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