Do you do the same basics before every class?

[bushido_man96]

Our school has a set of basics that it does at the beginning of each class, and it usually take 15 to 20 minutes to get through them. We also use them when we have orientations for new students. We spend two weeks orienting them, and then they go right into the regular class, being able to do the same warm-up as everyone. This helps to avoid confusion, and facilitate classroom interaction.

Does everyone else have the same set of basics that are done prior to all of the classes? Or do you change the order and types of exercises that you do? Just wondering.

[CheekyMusician]

Not really. At my Uni club we do a lot of punching in natural stance or doing Heian Shodan to warm up and beginners will usually be taken out of the main body of the class and taught by someone else until they are ready to join in.

At my other club we don't do basics up and down the hall every training session, but during the 6 weeks or so leading up to the belt tests we'll do them for maybe 45 minutes or so and they generally follow roughly the same pattern: practicing basic stepping punches, then basic blocks, then blocks followed by punches, then other striking techniques, combinations or hand techniques, basic kicks, combinations of kicks and hand techniques together.

[ninjanurse]

We include basics in every class-10 or 15 minutes or so at least. I do vary them according to the ranks present and if needed spend extra time.

[RichardHangHong]

For our beginner-intermediate classes we do the basics every lesson, covering all the strikes, blocks, stances and kicks. This takes up about 30 minutes of a 1.5 hour lesson. Advanced classes are spent focusing on kata and kumite.

[Red J]

We do "basics" at every class. Usually for beginner's class its kept to simple strikes and kicks for 15 minutes or so. In the advanced class it always changes employing tougher patterns and combinations of striking and kicking for a good 15 minutes.

[ps1]

Sounds like your school is very organized and it will help to keep those new students feeling included. We didn't do it that way. Honestly...I may try to include that in the future though.

[parkerlineage]

We do one of a varied set of basics, depending on what the instructor feels like, and who the instructor is. But they are transferable through all classes, yes.

[cathal]

For our beginners class they usually perform the same basics for a month or two. After that we tend to vary it as we start adding new techniques. For all other classes we'll do different ones each time, but there is usually a theme central to what is being taught/discussed.

[Fairfax_Uechi]

Our school has a set of basics that it does at the beginning of each class, and it usually take 15 to 20 minutes to get through them. We also use them when we have orientations for new students. We spend two weeks orienting them, and then they go right into the regular class, being able to do the same warm-up as everyone. This helps to avoid confusion, and facilitate classroom interaction.

Does everyone else have the same set of basics that are done prior to all of the classes? Or do you change the order and types of exercises that you do? Just wondering.

Yes, and if you go from one Uechi dojo to another they're pretty close. Now the exception being that advanced classes will do different exercises than beginners, but they're all things that we've been through.

[Brandon Fisher]

We do this for intermediate basically. Lessen it or increase it depending on rank in class.

Strikes

Ippon tsuki

Nihon Tuski

Sanbon tsuki

Shuto Uchi

Tetsui Uchi

Kentetsui Uchi

Nukite (sometimes)

Ippon Nakayubi (sometimes)

Kicks: (depending on the night of whether is thrust or snap)

Mae Geri

Yoko Geri

Ushiro Geri

Mawashi Geri

Uke Waza

Jodan Uke

Soto Uke

Chudan Uke

Chudan Ude Uke

Gedan Uke

Dachi Waza:

Kiba dachi

Zenkutsu Dachi

Kokutsu Dachi

Shiko Dachi

Neko Ashi Dachi

Musubi Dachi

Heisoku Dachi

Ukemi Waza (on self defense nights)

Roll

Mae, Yoko, & Ushiro Ukemi