Typical Session

A typical lesson will consist of some of the following training practices:

• Warm up - preparing the body for the exercise to follow
• Basics - repeated practice of the fundamental movements of Shinseido
• Bag/pad work - practicing the basic movements as strikes against a pad
• Kata - individual or group study of the formal solo exercises
• Bunkai - applying the principles in the kata to specific attacks
• Fixed partner drills - learning to apply the principles of Shinseido with a partner and ingraining specific responses
• Spontaneous partner drills - learning to apply the principles and techniques in a more ‘live’, unrehearsed situation
• Role-playing – learning to interact with potential assailants in order to prevent an assault from happening in the first place
• Discussion – of various aspects of self-defence and martial art training