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12. What is a training session like? |
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A well organized training period is about 1 hour 15 minutes.
The training will usually follow this general outline:
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Slowly and gently raise your heart rate.
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Limber your body with stretching.
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Raise your heart rate aerobically with basic techniques (punching, kicking,
blocking) for at least 20 minutes.
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Condition your response ability by way of anaerobic controlled pre-arranged
attack and defend scenarios.
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Improve your general karate form with the study of kata (formal exercise
routines). If your skill level permits, free sparring.
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Strengthen and tone your muscle structure with calisthenics.
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Cool you down with gentle stretching.
Sometime during the session, there is an instructional period that will lecture
and demonstrate a principle or technique to focus on.
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