(Ages 10 – 14)
Class 6 – Instinct
Active Warm-Up – 7 Minutes
- Arms: Int. triangle push-ups
- Legs: Advanced squats
- Abs: Half v-sit up
- Core: Straight-leg bridge w/ shoulder taps
Mat Chat – 3-minutes (Includes Water Break)
- Today we are going to work on INSTINCT.
- INSTINCT means to make good judgments quickly and effectively.
- This is important because you need INSTINCT in order to spar well on a consistent basis.
Here are the three ways that we are going to improve your INSTINCT skills today:
1. Challenge the quickness in the use of your INSTINCT. 2. Apply your INSTINCT under pressure. 3. Utilize your INSTINCT against the odds.Skill-Building Drills – 15 Minutes
Back Fist Bag Tag:
The students will practice INSTINCT by demonstrating their ability to quickly react and strike a bag with a point fighting backfist. This will challenge them physically and socially by having the students reacting fast while having fun racing against their teammates.- Teaching SKILLZ: HEALTHY COMPETITION – The students will apply more effort to be the team with more points at the end of the drill.
- Brain SKILLZ: AUDITORY PROCESSING – The student will practice listening for the command before striking.
Three, Six, Nine:
The students will work on their instinct throwing combinations that flow by going back and forth with 3-move combos; 6-move combos; and 9-move combos.- Teaching SKILLZ: CHOICES – The students get to choose their own combinations for the drill.
- Brain SKILLZ: DIVIDED ATTENTION – The students will practice focusing on throwing moves that flow, while also increasing reps by (3) on each combination.
Skill Stripe Test – 15 Minutes
Active Stretches: 5-minutes
- Advanced lunges
- Starfish stretch
- Twisting rubber guard stretch
- Wrist-lock stretch
Game – 3-minutes
- Speed Ball