Class 002

Class #002

Meditation - today's focus is on back set stance. Start by visualizing yourself in a good back set stance, what do the muscles feel like, how does the weight distribution feel and what internal check points do you have to know your in a good backset stance. Now shift the visualization to look at yourself from the outside, imagine how you should look, see the key points of the stance and keep this vision of yourself for the following workout.

Warm up - perform a 10 minute warm up combining stretching and activity to warm up the body for exercise.

Basic Actions - Perform 10 of each basic action techniques in a back set stance. Return to ready between actions and alternate left and right actions moving forward and turning. Remember to carry forward the lessons learned from Class 001 "breathing"

The primary training objective - is to learn to feel and properly execute all techniques from a back set stance. If you discover areas that seem difficult, note these and practice these later.

Order for Basic Actions:

Stance - All basic actions will be done in Back Set Stance

Low Defense
High Defense
Solar Plexus Punch
Upper Lip Punch ( normally horse ride - do back set )
Open Hand Low Defense
Open Hand High Defense
Inside to Out Block
Outside to In Block
Reverse Action

NOTE: all kicks are done with rear leg, step up into raise knee position and then execute the kick and set down into a good back set stance.

Front Kick
Side Kick
Round House Kick
Reverse Kick ( Back Kick )
Outside to in crescent
Inside to out crescent

Forms Practice -
Geicho Hyung Sahm Bu
Pyingahn Sahm Dan
( or Your Highest Form )

Cool down & Stretch out - 5 minutes

Meditate

End your work out here - reflect on what you learned by doing your techniques this way. Look at how doing all your techniques in backset stance made you feel. What techniques felt easy and what areas seemed difficult.

Enjoy!