Meikyokan Fundamentals Practice routines
This is an outline of procedures for a typical MKK Fundamentals Practice (Tuesday & Thursday mornings). Most of the items below are done according to HKF & AJKF guidelines. Any of the items below may be adjusted if necessary.
[ Complied by G. Komata, edited by R. Hayashi & J.K. Shishido, January 2016. ]
6:30am : Open dojo.
Change clothes.
Clean floor.
Individual practice as time permits.
note: Please formally greet any visiting sensei, if they are present.
7am : Start group practice.
Leader: "Line up." : Everyone lines up according to rank.
Leader: "Chakuza." : Everyone sits in seiza (kneeling) position.
Leader: "Seiza." : Everyone does mokuso (quiet medication, 2~4 minutes).
Leader: "Yame." : Everyone stops mokuso.
Leader: "Shomen ni [pause] rei." : Everyone bow towards kamiza.
Leader: "Sensei ni [pause] rei." : Students and sensei bow to each other.
Sensei: Announcements.
Stretching & Warm-up Exercises.
Formation: Stand in a large circle at the center of the dojo.
Leader: "Rei." : Everyone bows to each other from sageto (standing position with shinai).
Leader: "Taito." : Everyone raises shinai to waist.
Leader: "Nuketo." : Everyone draws shinai, then sonkyo (crouching position), then place shinai on the floor.
Each exercise item 2 times, 8-counts each per side/direction:
Neck:
Head turn left/right
Head tilt left/right
Bend head forward/backward
Rotate head clockwise/counter-clockwise
Arms:
Wrist bend down, left side/right side
Wrist bend up, left side/right side
Shoulder stretch, left side/right side
Arm reach up & back, left side/right side
Arm rotations, backwards/forward
Torso:
Twist at waist, left/right
Bend at waist, forward/backward
Legs:
Leg stretch, left side/right side
Leg stretch (deeper), left side/right side
stretch Achilles' tendon, left side/right side
Forward bend at waist left crossed over right/right crossed over left
Knee rotation, clockwise/counter-clockwise
Running around the dojo floor:
Forwards (one time around)
Backwards (one time around)
Sidewards (one time around, alternating leading left side and right side)
~7:15am to 7:55am : Instruction and Practice
[ Sensei leads ]
7:55am : Ending practice.
Leader: "Line up." : Everyone lines up.
Leader: "Chakuza." : Everyone sits in seiza (kneeling) position.
Sensei: Comments.
Leader: "Seiza." : Everyone does mokuso (quiet medication, as time allows).
Leader: "Yame." : Everyone stops mokuso.
Leader: "Sensei ni [pause] rei." : Students and sensei bow to each other.
Leader: "Shomen ni [pause] rei." : Everyone bow towards kamiza.
8am : Informal appreciation to everyone.
note: Please thank any visiting sensei for practicing with us, whether you individually practiced with them or not.