Tip 10/02
"Hollywood" Drills
Are your drills getting a tad stale? Practices not
fun anymore? Have no fear! Inject some humor and zest into your
workouts!
A basic scenario for this example is to have a partner
holding a body shield facing you in a closed stance. He then advances
into your defensive zone, forcing you to move back (step, shuffle,
quick step, teleport; it doesn't matter!) while maintaining your
ready stance. You then unleash the first of 4 to 8 sets of front
turning kicks continuously WITHOUT pause. The number of kicks per
set can vary between 4 to 8.
At the end of each set's last kick, you kiap loudly
and shout a pre-arranged phrase, e.g.:
1) 1st set: "Strike Hard!"
2) 2nd set: "Strike Fast!"
3) 3rd set: "Strike without Mercy!"
4) 4th set: "Cobra Kai Dojo!"
I hope that I'm not infringing on any copy write
here! Try out your own calls based on memorable phrases that you
can recall. Remember to have fun and change partners. Humor, controlled
and positive, can be a very strong motivator in the dojang.
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Squaring off |
Ready to kick |
Kick |
Kiap at end |
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