2nd Time Renshusei: Sergio Rivas

Sergio Rivas of Basque Country, Spain, returned to Japan for private training at my dojo between Thursday, May 20^th, and Monday, May 24^th. His first time as a Renshusei was in November of 2013 However, his second time as a Renshusei was very different because, this time, he travelled with his lovely wife Maitane and heart-stealing five month old baby-daughter.

 

I will not specify the high-level training that Sergio received—this is for him and for others who come as Renshusei—however, here is a brief overview:

 

(A) KIHON – Specific for second-time renshusei and tailored to Sergio’s current stage. In particular, grounded power and momentum were emphasized.

(B) KATA – (a) Shitei-gata: Heian, Tekki; (b) Sentei-gata: Enpi; (c) Tokui-gata: Gojushiho Sho and Gojushiho Sho Kumite No Oyo; and (d) Koten-gata: Senka. Sergio learned the kata Senka for the first time. This kata was used as clean canvas to develop the heightened aspects of kihon (fundamentals) and oyo (applications) that he learned over the four days.

(C) KUMITE – Yakusoku Kumite, Jiyu Kumite and Oyo-Kumite/Self-Defence. Everything was aimed to make effective techniques in the context of real fighting: to literally make kihon, kata and kumite one.

In sum, Sergio was loaded up with many advanced aspects of Karate-Do, so I am 100% sure that next time I teach him, he will be even better than now. The future is bright. Osu, André

© André Bertel. Oita City, Japan (2017).