Class Review – May 6th

This is what we covered in class on May 6th.

In addition to registering online with the Community School, I need a paper registration and activity waiver filled out for each student. If you did not fill one out this week I will have more available to fill out next class.

White Belts – 6:30pm

Tonight we covered class expectations, attendance cards, the commands we use to begin and end class, and a few basic techniques. Your children are responsible for finding and presenting their own attendance cards, please do not get their attendance cards for them.

Commands to begin and end class

We will be beginning and ending class in a traditional fashion using Korean commands. Below are some English interpretations of the Korean pronunciations along with their meanings to help you practice with your children at home.

• Chariot – Attention
• Kooky Beret – Salute the flags
• Barrow – Return
• Mook Numb – Meditation
• Barrow – Return
• Chariot – Attention
• Sa bum nim kay kun yet – Bow to Master Instructor

Positions, Stances, and Basics

In this section when Korean words appear we will be using the commonly accepted phonetic spellings.

• Attention Position – “Cha Ryut”

  Standing straight, no moving, hands at your side, feet together, toes touching, focus straight ahead.

• Ready Position – “Choom Be” – We didn’t cover this in the first class. It will be covered next week, 1/29.

  Left foot moves, feet shoulder width apart, both hands make fists, brought to the sides of your belt, double punches straight down.

• Horse Stance

  Left foot moves, feet twice shoulder width apart, knees bent, toes forward, back straight, hands in fists on the hips.

• How to make a fist

  Roll your fingers, lock your thumbs.

Techniques

• Middle Punch

  In Horse Stance, start with left hand, punch from the hip, aim to the solar plexus.

• Middle Block

  In Horse Stance, start with left hand, “Scoop the ice cream, look at your nails.”

• Front Snap Kick

  In Fighting Stance, Right Leg behind you, “Bend it, kick it, bend it, back!”

Junior Belts – 7:10pm

Kicking – We reviewed our 4 basic kicks.

• Front Stretch Kick

  “Don’t Bend your Knee!”

• Inside Outside Kick

  “Paint the Rainbow!”

• Outside Inside Kick

  “High Five with your Foot!”

• Front Snap Kick

  In Fighting Stance, Right Leg behind you, “Bend it, kick it, bend it, back!”

We spent some additional time learning Round House Kick.

• “Turn your toes!”
• “Turn your hips!”
• “Lift your leg!”
• “Pop your kick!”

We finished the evening’s lesson with One Step Sparring. We covered the Attacker’s Position and One Step Sparring Number 1. Check the Yellow Belt Curriculum Page for more One Step Sparring.

Attacker’s Position 1

1. Check Distance
2. Left Hand to Right Shoulder
3. Step back right leg
4. Dust the Dirt

Attacker’s Position 2

1. From Attacker’s Position 1
2. Step Forward, High Punch

One Step Sparring Number 1

1. Step Right, Block Left
2. Right Middle Punch, Left High Punch
3. Left Leg Slides Behind Right
4. Front Leg Round House Kick, Kiah!

Advanced Class – 7:50pm
We covered the primary goal of studying One Step Sparring in class.

• Body Position
• Distance
• Angles
• Timing

Continue to review all of your one step sparring techniques. Be prepared to give a 1 to 2 minute presentation about a specific technique (your favorite) in class with respect to Body Position, Distance, Angles, and Timing.