Month of a Million Strikes: Day 3

Month of a Million Strikes: Day 3

September 3rd 2015

Strikes performed today: 48,000

Progress towards monthly goal: 88,000/1,000,000

#of sets: 7

Time spent training today: 3 Hours, 16 minutes

Time spent training towards monthly goal: 5 Hours, 54 minutes

Set #1

# of strikes performed: 10,000

Time: Approx 46 minutes

Implement: Shinai

Types of strikes: Two handed Men strikes, interspersed with one handed Men strikes. Standing

Attack rate: Approx  3.6/Second. 18 strikes/5 seconds, 36/10 seconds

Set #2

# of strikes performed: 10,000

Time: Approx 39 minutes

Implement: Shinai

Types of strikes: Two handed Men strikes, interspersed with one handed Men strikes. Standing

Attack rate: Approx  4.3/Second. 21 strikes/5 seconds, 42/10 seconds

Set #3

# of strikes performed: 10,000

Time: Approx 35 minutes

Implement: Shinai

Types of strikes: Two handed Men strikes, interspersed with one handed Men strikes. Standing

Attack rate: Approx  4.3/Second. 23 strikes/5 seconds, 47/10 seconds

Set #4

# of strikes performed: 5,000

Time: Approx 18 minutes

Implement: Shinai

Types of strikes: Two handed strikes from Wakigame stance, targeting the sides of the opponent's head. Standard grip.
Attack rate: Approx  4.6/Second. 23 strikes/5 seconds, 46/10 seconds

Set #5

# of strikes performed: 5,000

Time: Approx 17 minutes

Implement: Shinai

Types of strikes: Two handed strikes from Wakigame stance, targeting the sides of the opponent's head. Reverse grip.
Attack rate: Approx  4.9/Second. 24 strikes/5 seconds, 49/10 seconds

Set #6

# of strikes performed: 6,000

Time: Time not taken. Assumed to take 30 mins

Implement: SCA Rattan Greatsword

Types of strikes: Two handed strikes from Wakigame stance, targeting the sides of the opponent's head. Standard grip.

Attack rate: Data not accurate enough to calculate

Set #7

# of strikes performed: 2,000

Time: Approx 11 minutes

Implement: SCA Rattan Greatsword

Types of strikes: Two handed strikes from Wakigame stance, targeting the sides of the opponent's head. Reverse grip.

Attack rate: Approx  3.0/Second. 15 strikes/5 seconds, 30/10 seconds

notes:
Shinai are a bamboo training weapon
SCA Rattan Greatsword is essentially similar to the Shinai, except that Rattan has a cored, and thus is heavier.
Men strikes are a Kendo technique performed as an over the head attack

Wakigame stance is as shown

Other training performed:

Approx 6 miles of walking.
1 hour of Jazz dance practice
Jazz Dance Class #2


Notes:
Finally! A day to myself to hit the training hard!!! An all new record for # of strikes in a single day!!!! A new high score on Attack rate!!!! Better form for my men strike!!!! Practice with my heavier weapon!!!