Skill: Cadency
Drill: Beat the Beat (Bo / Sword)
Equipment needed: Bo or Sword
Instructors needed: Several to monitor and coach
Description: The students will develop CREATIVITY in their strikes while dealing with being disoriented.
Step 1
  • Divide the students into pairs.
Step 2 – Explain the rules:
  • In round 1, challenge the students to perform the combo on the beat at 60bpm.
  • Continue to increase the beat by 10bpm each round.
  • Continue until there is only 1 student left, keeping up with the beat.
  • Here is a link to steady beats: YouTube: Metronome Beats
Step 3 – Takeaways
  • Listen to the beat.
  • Some beats are used to strike, some beats are used to swing or turn.
  • Don’t stop moving and miss beats. Make sure you have constant motion.
Step 4
  • Continue until everyone has been the striker and the counter twice.
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