Keiko program 2018-07-14

• Massage
• Stretching on the floor
  • lying on your back, folding / unfolding your body by corkskrewing "heaven" = the horizon over your head
  • same thing with one leg pushing from folded position - crawling on your back
• step, same feeling - take hanmi, then corkskrew body brings back-foot forward (heaven now is vertically above)
• same thing, with mae geri
• maegeri and tsuki (together) stepping, with receiver - same idea, starting everything from the center. Tsuki starts from head-level, like in boxing.
• tsuki only - do not pull back the hand in front, but wrap your body along extended arm as you bring the other hand forward; both hand movements should spiral naturally. Tsuki now starts from hip-level, like in karate. Hands are opened, and relaxed.
• same thing with partner holding wrists
• Denzel Washington's walk
  • walk, fully relaxed, moving left side of your upper body forward as your right foot advances, then right side of your upper body forward as your left foot advances, etc.
  • imagine bouncing a ball on the ground with your hands (alternating hands) as you walk
• Closing