Topic Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 IM interested in hearing what the different ITF and WTF schools run their class so i can get better at teaching. Class Length: 45 - over a hour long I start out by doing 20 jumping jacks, 10 - 20 pushups, 10 - 20 situps, 3 sets, this is not for strength its more to get the blood flowing. Stretching Some kicking excercieses. I go into kicking combos the way they do in in WTF style even thoguh this is an ITF style, my subumnim lets us train in that. If you guys have any clips to show me some good ones id appreciate it. Than we do some boxing/ punching combos, and maybe sparring, I really stress them on the kicking part so they get good controll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookey Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 Dear Sir, Our classes are approx. two hours long (three days a week)... 15min. Warm Up...Running in place, stretching, calesthenics 15min. Line drills...punching, kicking, blocking 30min. Hyungs...drill patterns, patterns, patterns 15min. Step sparring...1 step, 2 step, and 3 step 30min. Ho-sin-sul...self defense, releases, breakfalls, throws, joint locks 15min. Free Sparring...light to moderate contact Cool down is done independently and allows for open forum discussions between all ranks! _______________________________________________ The hosin-sul portion and the sparring portion are switched from class to class in order to balance the time spent on each. When it is sparring day the sparring lasts much longer and is moderate to heavy contact for the higher ranks... Also, we allow other stylists to visit our dojang and discuss and demonstate their techniques...this allows the students to veiw their technique versus that of others... One last thing...we do spirit drills (aggression training). These are great for the lungs, the circulatory system, and the mind. Basically, these are screaming ("kiaps") drills. One person stands at attention while others run head first at them screaming, yelling, motioning, ect... it helps reduce fear of attack...(kinda like the old tie the goalie in the net and shoot at him) it helps the mind override the urge to freeze under fire! I hope this has been what you were looking for...................TAEKWON! Respectfully, Spookey Bateman - Taekwon-Do - Oh Do Kwan Do not defend against an attacker, but rather become the attacker...Destroy the enemy!TAEKWON! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironberg Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 Depends... There are so many class formats that it's insane. Here's something more typical: 1. warm up - 50 (give or take) pushups, 50 crunches, 50 jjacks, stretch for about five to ten minutes... Take your pick from (four at most): 2. forms... 3. Kicking drills... 4. Hand drills... 5. One step sparring/ takedowns... 6. Sparring (rarely these days)... 7. Heavy bag workout... Then 8. More calisthenics (clapping pushps, speed kicking drills, etc.) no warm-down... If you want one do it yourself "An enlightened man would offer a weary traveler a bed for the night, and invite him to share a civilized conversation over a bowl of... Cocoa Puffs." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcaselogic Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 Our class starts with 25 minutes of non-stop working out - 20 push ups, 20 sit ups, 20 jumping jacks, 3 sets of running in place, splits, "suicides", and jumping high- and of course we end up sweating like crazy! After than, if it is a Monday we practice our forms. If it is a Wednesday, we do a little of everything. And on Fridays we do sparring. TKD RULES!!!Yellow/Green Belt aka High-Yellow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironberg Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 @ mcaselogic Stop yelling at us, please!!! Welcome to the forums, dude! "An enlightened man would offer a weary traveler a bed for the night, and invite him to share a civilized conversation over a bowl of... Cocoa Puffs." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torris Posted August 15, 2004 Share Posted August 15, 2004 lets see, 50 jumping jacks, then various stretching exercises (about 15-20 min). Then kicking drills, block drills, and punching drills (about 15-20 min). Then we do one steps, and some sparing (about 30 min depending on day of the week). Then we do form. (again depending on day of the week) (10 min) Higher belts have individual instruction. We end with some more stretching. (5 min) Class lasts about 1 1/2 hour. (5:45 - 7:15) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markusan Posted August 16, 2004 Share Posted August 16, 2004 classes are an hour and a half Standard every training night: joint mobility exercises, head to toe, doubles as body awareness. Jogging round the dojang forward sideways and reverse, watching footwork as they turn, environment awareness(so they don't run each other over)Knee lift running, heel lift running. Stop each two laps and drop for push ups or situps. Stretching with emphasis on order, especially legs and back, and technique. Horse riding stance high section punching with kiup to raise energy levels. Breathing exercises, bamboo breathing while punching. Partner kicking techniques, and sparring blocking techniques. Sparring(every session except maybe just before grading) Basics..blocking, hand strikes, kick combos. Varies on the night. One step, self defence, locks, situation awareness, partner exercises eg finding the correct sparring distance, blocking variations etc. Footwork drills, boxing drills, kick shield and target pad work with partners, defence against knife and weapons. We also have a relationship with a karate/bujutsu school and we have guest instructor segments on locks, self defence, bunkai and return the favor with kicks etc. Warm down and stretch (just as or more important to stretch at the end of class, especially hip flexors and quads, as kicking shortens these muscles, and eventually gives you hip and back probs.) Short relaxation and breathing exercise. Optional Sparring after class for advanced students. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budderfly Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 We start with a warm-up where we do cycles of running in a circle, do jumping jacks, push-ups and suit-ups. We do a total of 50-55 of each. Then we stretch out our muscles. We'll practice some of our belt cirriculum and move on to something different. It could be drills, joint manipulations, throws, weapons, grappling, etc. Whatever the instructor has planned for the day. We also have designated sparring classes where we warm up the same way and spar for the rest of the class. We would also practice sparring drills, techniques and applications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomahawk Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 Dear Sir, We start off with 100-150 jumping jacks, 50 crunches, 50 pushups (10 on our knuckles, 10 on our fingertips, 10 traditional, 10 w/ hands in a diamond pattern, and 10 with our legs spread apart.) After this we go into various stretches. Next we usually work on kicks. Then we go into some forms. After that we do usually what ever the instructor wants. We usually finish off the class with sparring. Our class usually last 1.5-2 hrs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kicks Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 We have an 8 week semester with 7 weeks of test requirements and 1 week of review. Each week the student learns a different sparring combination and Hapkido combination for their belt rank. Typical Class for color belts Mon - Thur, Sat: 1 hour 1. Warm Ups, head to toe 2. Kicking & punching drills; serves as aggresive warm up and technique practice 3. Sparring combination instruction and practice 4. Hapkido combination instruction and practice 5. Forms practice End with either 1 step sparring or breaking practice Wednesday night has a black belt class that replaces item 5 with sparring (WTF Olympic style). We'll usually fight 5 - 8 three minute rounds. Fridays are focused more on sparring. The color belts will still do their requirements portion of the class but spend more time at the end of class developing sparring skills. I teach a sparring class on Fridays for advanced junior ranks. I focus on footwork and advanced combinations for tournament sparring. I'll also go over competition strategy. Sometimes we'll do focus pad drills, blast-master or heavy bag drills, speed drills, or endurance drills. We'll spend about 20 - 30 minutes sparring. The class immediatelty after mine is run by our Master instructor and it is a sparring class also, but for all ranks. Mostly advanced ranks and black belts attend. We do the warm ups, a lot of kicking drills, focus pad drills, and blast master drills. We'll then spar for the next 45 minutes. The late class Friday night is a body toughing class. They beat each other up with sticks. when you create the world's largest trailer park, you're going to have tornadoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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