Chikara Intramural Open Starts Today!
Teams
Teams have been decided! We divided teams up as evenly as possible based on skills & category. There are 3 team captains for each team that have been designated to lead the teams to rally for their participation points each week.
If you aren’t registered for the open yet, there is still time. You can hop on a team before the first workout score submission is due on Tuesday at 9am. Reach out to the captains to let them know!
Intramural Scoring
Participation
Each team will receive 1 point for each team…
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Our mission at Chikara is to educate and empower you to live the life you want.
To do that, we provide opportunities for you to improve your health, wellness, and fitness.
With the guidelines provided by the Tokyo Government and Ministry of Health, we are confident that we can begin to do so in person once again.
Simple things, such as physical distancing, ensuring all training sessions are booked by appointment only, and having fewer than 8 athletes in our facility of 150sqm at once, are just some of the foundational guidelines our safety protocols are built upon.
…more… Well, the time has come. The Prime Minister of Japan and the Tokyo Governor have declared a State of Emergency for Tokyo due to the Coronavirus situation.
To abide by the Government's request and restrictions, Chikara will be closed beginning on Saturday, April 11th until further notice.
Schedule
We will have the following schedule changes the remainder of this week:
Thursday, 09 April - Open Gym from 6am - 9pm
Friday, 10 April - Open Gym from 6am - 7pm
What’s Next?
Don’t worry! We got you! We have some exciting announcements we will make…
more… As you know, there have been confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Japan. The number of confirmed cases in Japan has been small but steadily increasing. We have been closely monitoring the Japanese government's recommendations and policies in regards to preventing the spread of the infection.
In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Tokyo Metropolitan Governor Yuriko Koike held an emergency press conference on Wednesday at which she requested all residents to refrain from going out over the weekend unless for necessities or emergency situations.
To comply with this request,…
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Precise assessment and personalized instruction from a knowledgeable source is essential to improve skills, strength, and confidence for any movement. As Tokyo’s original CrossFit gym, Chikara’s coaches are the authority in assessing and designing effective individual programs for movements commonly used in CrossFit. We now offer 1-on-1 coaching sessions specifically for :
- Pull-ups & Dips
- Muscle-ups
- Handstand
- Olympic Weightlifting (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)
Pull-ups…
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Foundations is an introductory course for new members that teaches the simplest movements they need to know to begin training in group classes at Chikara.
They learn how to squat, lift from the floor and press overhead with a barbell.
Simple Gymnastics movements like push ups, pull ups, dips and box jumps are introduced, as well as running and skipping technique. Equipment commonly used in training, particularly the rower and air bike are also introduced.
Over six individual sessions with one of our knowledgable coaches, each beginner will learn and practice correct…
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We have gotten a lot of questions about the Open. Here are the answers.
1.) The Open is for everyone!
2.) There are 5 workouts spanning 5 weeks
3.) Workouts are released on Friday mornings in Japan and the deadline for score submission is the following Tuesday morning
4.) Scaled and Rx versions of each workout are available
5.) Choosing to do scaled on one work out does not mean you have to do scaled on all workouts (and vice versa)
6.) If you do not hope to log every score, you do not have to complete every workout (or complete every workout as…
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It's almost here! The CrossFit Games Open starts 11 October!
This is an exciting time of year where we can celebrate our fitness and hard work we have put into training.
If you haven't yet registered make sure to do so by going to https://open.crossfit.com/
Be sure to select Chikara CrossFit as your affiliate!
Saturday Events
This year we will be running events similar to the past years. We will have competition-style events on Saturdays in place of the…
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It's almost here! The CrossFit Games Open starts on 22 February!
This is an exciting time of year where we can celebrate our fitness and hard work we have put into training.
If you haven't yet registered make sure to do so by going to https://games.crossfit.com/
Be sure to select Chikara CrossFit as your affiliate!
Saturday Events
This year we will be running events similar to the past years. We will have competition style events on Saturdays in place…
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What is the Level Method?
The Level Method provides clear, tangible metrics to track the development of your fitness. It does this by using a collection of 15 assessments that cover a broad range of physical skills. These assessments are broken down into a series of 23 levels laid out across the MAP (Method for Athletic Progression).
The Level Method MAP provides a visualization on how you rank on each individual assessment, as well as your overall level (color) based on the aggregate of all 15 assessments. This is similar to the belt system from martial arts.
The MAP…
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