The title is misleading because I didn’t do any martial arts. My brother Tyler has been
taking karate classes at Level 3 Martial Arts in Moorpark for many years now. His
Sense Eric has been offering me a session of training for almost a year now, so I finally decided to take him up on his offer. Going in I mainly wanted to work
on self-defense. It is one of my greatest fears to caught in a situation that I
would not be able to run away from. If I were caught in a fight or flight situation,
I would need to be able to defend myself and I was hoping to learn some
techniques that would help me. To my surprise, we spent the hour working on footwork and balance. I am happy that we started with this because I forgot how
important that was for me and how much I needed help with it. We did three exercises
to help with balance and coordination: leg lifts while kicking a padded block
over, grape vines, and shuffling while hitting a pad. He gave me a platform with two poles to stand on and support myself if I needed it. This wasn’t as intense of a session as
I was anticipating, but it was good to start with footwork and having to keep
myself balance while hitting something. This session also showed me all of the
things that I still need to work on and strengthen. He showed me some exercises
that I can do at home to strengthen the back of my legs and retrain my body. You can do
leg lifts while holding on to a door so that you still have some support, grape
vines, and kicking. These not only help balance but mobility too. I highly recommend going to Level 3 Martial Arts for their self-defense classes
