Not only a great chance to meet someone in person for a change but also to train in their class.
After preliminaries (a coffee at the pub) we went to the hall to be met by some new students who were especially interested in the "no high kicks" part of the clubs policy, having seen much flashy stuff elsewhere. The rest of the students were, as I find at whatever club I visit, a fantastic and friendly welcoming bunch.
Class concentrated on Pinan Sandan and associated applications and although I didn't know the kata it was great to be on familiar ground when it came to breaking it down and practicing with a partner. Realistic, extraordinarily effective and sometimes quite painful (still got a ripper bruise there thanks Mike
) but also quite easy to remember and not ridiculously flashy and complicated. Also great to see how effective they were even though your partner was about 6 foot 8!Will never forget the lapel grab defence (the bruisy one).... wicked!!
Class finished off where it started, at the pub.
Great class, great people. I've tarted myself around a lot of schools in a lot of places and Mikes is a standout.
Thanks very much for a great experience.
