Skill: FORTITUDE
Drill: Earthquake Challenge
Equipment needed: 2 kicking shields per line
Instructors needed: Multiple to monitor
Description: The students will practice having good FORTITUDE by demonstrating their ability to hold their body on top of pads in a proper stance, as the instructor is trying to shake the pads and make them fall.
Step 1
Divide your students into lines
Step 2 – Setting Up the Drill:
The student will stand up and face the instructor.
Step 3 – Explain the Rules:
  • The students will stand on the top of the pads with 1 foot on each, they will then drop into their middle stance.
  • The instructor will then start to lightly shake the pads, if the students keep their knees bent they should keep their balance.
  • But if they stand up straight they may start to wobble or even fall.
  • They will do this for 2-3 turns.
Step 4 – Takeaways:
  • Be in the deepest stance that you can be in.
  • Focus on something other than the instructor.
  • Don’t give up even if it’s a hard challenge.
Step 5
  • Continue until each student has 2-3 turns.
 
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