Skill: INTENSITY
Drill: Wavemaster Race
Equipment needed: 1 Wavemaster per line
Instructors needed: 1 Instructor per line
Description: In this drill students will build better INTENSITY by kicking the pad so that it moves backwards without the aid of multiple kicks.
Teaching SKILLZ: Up the Rep
Students are challenged to put more power into each jump sidekick than the one before.
Brain SKILLZ: Attention Control
Students must stay focused on their balance, aim, and timing while executing each kick with increasing intensity.
Step 1
Divide your students into lines at one end of the mat.
Step 2 – Setup the Drill
For each line, have a Wavemaster in the center of the mat. The instructor for each line will stand near the Wavemaster.
Step 3 – Explain the Rules
  • The first student will start in a guarding stance.
  • The student will run towards the Wavemaster.
  • The student will take their kicking leg lifting it up then jump into a sidekick. Kicking the Wavemaster.
Step 4 – Takeaways
  • Kick with your heel each time
  • Don’t kick to hard or fast and lose your balance
  • Kick with 100% INTENSITY.
Step 5
  • Continue through the line 3 times.
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