Class 9 – Force

Static Warm-Up – 2 Minutes Each
  • Arms – Hand Stand Holds (10 seconds & repeat)
  • Legs – Pistol Squat Holds (10 seconds & repeat)
  • Abs – Breakdancers (10 seconds & repeat)
  • Core – Bridge Hold (10 seconds & repeat)

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Mat Chat – 3-minutes (Includes Water Break)
  • Today we are going to work on FORCE.
  • FORCE refers to how much height and/or power you can generate in your techniques.
  • This is important, especially in performance martials arts to demonstrate that your techniques are effective.

Here are the three ways that we are going to improve your FORCE today:

1. Having FORCE in kicks. 2. Adding to FORCE by jumping off 1 leg. 3. Demonstrating the ability to add more FORCE.
Skill-Building Drills – 25 Minutes

1 Foot Champ:

Students will do a one legged take off trying to get as high as they can, they must keep going higher and higher to stay in the game, last one standing wins.

Back Up:

Students will must do a tornado kick hitting a kicking shield trying back their instructors down the mat.
Technique Training

Practice Testing Requirements.

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Stretching – 5 Minutes
  • Partner Poses

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Game – 3-minutes
  • Speed Ball

End of Class Announcments:

1 Minutes