Oops, heh... should've let me finish..

[JusticeZero]

Was teaching the daughter, who i've just started teaching, how to do basic striking with the hands. In this case, galopante, which is basically a slap that works much like a boxing hook. Her mom was sitting on the sidelines at the time (she doesn't train because of a foot injury)

"Okay, you need to twist your hips like so, and drive through, then extend your hand out to hit the bag. Just be careful, because.."

*THWACK!!* "OWW! *clutching elbow, wiggling fingers, and making pained gestures*"

"Honey, you're supposed to hit it softer!"

"I WAS HITTING IT SOFTLY! Owwwie.."

"...you can generate a lot more power that way than you expect. Um.. are you okay?"

Mental note: do not teach power generation to a student for the first time while they are next to a bag...

[tallgeese]

At least she didn't whack you

[joesteph]

I looked it up on Wikipedia under Capoeira techniques. (Click on 4.5 on the list.)

That's some shot she's learning.

[bushido_man96]

Hehe, the joys of teaching, and learning. There's no school like the school of hard knocks, eh?

Its great to hear you working with your daughter like that. I only hope my son takes to it like I have, and can have the same kind of experiences, too.