Harvard Karate Seminar Sensei Bob Jacobs

On Sunday, 10/23/2022, Sensei Bob Jacobs accepted an invitation to give an exciting seminar at Harvard in the MAC Mezzanine. His seminar was focused on two parts: the first was on Karate fundamentals, and the second was to apply those fundamentals for tournaments, in particular the UConn Husky Cup tournament the following weekend. Sensei Jacobs taught several drills focused on proper heel use to stay connected to the ground that were helpful for students ranging from white belt through black belt. He emphasized the importance of proper Karate basics to do well at tournaments. He corrected against unnecessary stomping and instead demonstrated how to properly use the weight distribution in the legs to move efficiently.

The students incorporated the fundamentals he taught into kihon ippon kumite (basic one step sparring) and kata training for the tournament. With kihon ippon kumite, the students got to see how efficient the proper Karate movement is compared to movement with the common errors of lifting heels or telegraphing the movement with the upper body.

We were grateful to learn from Sensei Jacobs and to have the students apply these fundamentals at the UConn Husky Cup Tournament the following weekend!

10/23/2022