Godan Quest

GQ034 – Speedy Seiu

Here we go again.  It was the last day of focusing on the form of Seiu.Working up from 80 BPM to top speed – then jumping up 20% – then back “down” to top speed. BTW – I’m a little disappointed that no fellow Sanchinkas have found me yet. I know, I’m ranked pretty low [...]

GQ033 – Seiu Speed Build

Well – yesterday I did make it to the health club and I did do my 60-minute Sanchin-Ryu workout. So…
I’m happy…

GQ032 – Start of Seiu + a Confession

Started working on the form of Seiu today. Once again, day one is that analysis phase – doing the form really slowly. First I did the ultra slow version then I worked on it at 40 BPM. Seiu emphasises upper-body strikes and was quite a contrast from Geri – a lower-body intensive form. My confession? [...]

GQ031 – GodanQuest is One-Month Old

Yep. It’s true. I made it a whole month. Godan Quest is one-month old – and I am one-month older.

To tell the truth – it’s gone fast. Can’t believe a month has gone by. I guess it highlights (as if I need to be reminded) that the march toward age 60 is relentless.

GQ029 – Kickin’ with the Oldies – Reprise

Didn’t like what I saw yesterday, so (as promised) I repeated yesterdays Geri workout. Today’s focus was on setting up a good body position for each move. When I tried to keep my “hidden feet” parallel, many of the kicks felt better. It seemed like the forward-facing feet got my hips aligned better. However, for [...]

GQ027 – Wansu Overwhelm

 Yesterday I did the “Wansu overwhelm” – high speed Wansu form. First, I did Wansu from 80 to 116 BPM (yesterday’s high). Then I jumped up 20% to 138 BPM for a while. Then I returned to 116 BPM… Here I am trying to keep up with the metronome. The large steps out and back [...]

GQ026 – The Wansu Speed Build

Yesterday, I worked on the form of Wansu. Started at 40 BPM and worked my way up to 116 BPM. I went to the health club today before this workout (and yesterday) so I felt pretty burnt by the time I did this workout. Can you tell?

GQ024 – Tough Workout today!

Today was hard. I did the plan (mostly). Here’s what the plan said to do: Day 3: First third: Start at 80 BPM and focus on quickly working back up to the speed I ended at yesterday. Second third: Crank the metronome speed up 20%?? faster than my fastest speed (a speed where I’m overwhelmed [...]

GQ023 – I Want to be Karate Master

Sounds hokey doesn’t it – a ”karate master”. Sounds like something from a cheezy, dubbed, 2;00 a.m. martial arts flick doesn’t it? Drunken Karate Master Secret Dragon Fists of Doom. Training to be a “Karate Master” – sounds like I should be doing sit-ups out in the woods while my scrawny Asian white-haired 126 year-old uncle beats me [...]

GQ021 – Full Speed Sanchin-Ni & Cosmo Runs Away

Special treat today: Not only karate in this video – but you can also see Cosmo run away (at about 2:46). So – here is the video…