In this blog series, we will post reminders of what the students worked on during the previous week. This gives you or your child ideas for how to practice at home between classes. If you need extra help on any movements or sections of the form, talk to your instructor about adding a Virtual Membership to your current membership to unlock videos that break down every section of your form and every technique! Be sure to check out our youtube channel for videos from the first and second sections of this quarter’s forms! Next week is stripe testing! Stripe testing is a progress check that does not influence class length or time and it is only for Lil' Dragons, Kids Basic, and Kids BBC.
Lil’ Dragons: Lil’ Dragons students warmed up with animal walks. They focused on the technique, Cobra Stance, and Snake Search! To help with their Cobra Stance students should stand on one foot lifting their knee up as tall as they can. For an extra challenge, students can balance on pillows or other uneven surfaces! Keep practicing your Snake form and be ready to show off your Cobra Stance!
BASIC Program: Kids BASIC students warmed up with a review of their Roundhouse Kicks. They practiced their Stranger Defense and Ridge Hands. Students also practiced performing sections one and two of their Chang Quan form. Students should continue to practice sections one and two of their form to prepare for stripe testing!
Teen and Adult Basic: This week students began class with an endurance workout and a series of basic stretches. Students began learning section two of their Chang Quan form. Students also reviewed the application of their stranger defense!
Kids BBC Program: Kids BBC students started class with an endurance workout. Students reviewed sections one and two of their Mantis form. Students also worked on their Self Defense combinations! Make sure to practice Sections one and two of the form to prepare for stripe testing!
Adult/Teen BBC Program: This week, the Adult and Teen BBC students started off class with an endurance workout and some more advanced stretching. They focused on learning section two of their Mantis form. They also Worked on a series of Chin Na's from different grabs.
Foundation Weapons: Students in the Foundation section of weapons started off by reviewing their Full and Half Thrusts. The focus was on combining sections one and two of their Broadsword form. Students should practice their form as one whole performance without pauses.
Advanced Weapons: This week, the Advanced weapon students started class by walking with their forward and reverse flowers. They focused on performing sections one and two of their form. Students should begin building shadowboxing combinations with low stances and direct strikes.
