Archive for August, 2008

Mitt Drills

Saturday, August 16th, 2008
These are the mitt drills for my taekwondo class. I’ve lost and rediscovered the sheet for this a number of times (which speaks poorly of my filing system) so I’m putting it here where it won’t be lost.
Set 1 Mitt Drills

  1. Jab, Cross
  2. Jab, Cross, Hook Punch
  3. Jab, Cross, Turning Round Kick
  4. Jab, Cross, Step Through Left Cross, Left Turning Round Kick
  5. Jab, Jab, Right Cross, Left Hook, Right Hook, Right Front Kick
  6. Jab, Cross, Left Horizontal Elbow, Right Downward Diagonal Elbow, Right Knee, Right Front Kick

Set 2 Mitt Drills - Blue Belts and Above

  1. Lead Leg Round Kick, Jab, Cross, Lead Leg Round Kick
  2. Lead Leg Round Kick, Jab, Cross, Turning Round Kick
  3. Jab, Cross, Left Upward Hook Punch, Right Downward Hook Punch, Right Knee, Left Turning Kick
  4. Step Up Lead Leg Front Kick, Jab, Cross, Hook Punch, Lead Leg Back Kick

Set 3 Mitt Drills - Red Belts and Above

  1. Jab, Cross, Hook, Cross, Turn Kick, Hook, Cross, Switch Kick, Cross, Hook, Turn Kick, Shield Out
  2. Jab, Cross, Elbow, Elbow, Knee, Elbow, Elbow, Switch Knee, Elbow, Elbow, Knee, Shield Out

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Blue Stripe Curriculum

Saturday, August 16th, 2008

Emily will need to learn the following drills to move up to the kids purple dragon belt. Only purple and black little dragon left before she joins the big kid TKD class.

Red Stripe (pad work)

  • Left leg forward sparring stance
  • Right Punch, left punch, right elbow
  • Left switch knee, right round kick

White Stripe (sparring)

  • Left leg forward sparring stance
  • Fake step
  • Left outer forearm block, left low block, right outer forearm block, right low block

Blue Stripe (kicking)

  • Left leg forward sparring stance
  • Step together front leg round kick (instep)
  • Step together front leg side kick
  • Step together front leg front kick

Black Stripe (forms and basics)

  • Middle punch
  • Front stance both right and left

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From My Day Calendar

Sunday, August 10th, 2008

The flowers fall, for all our yearning;
The weeds grow, regardless of our dislike.
- Zen saying

I don’t believe that people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive.
- Joseph Campbell

Refraining from all evil, not clinging to birth and death, working in deep compassion for all sentient being, respecting those over you and pitying those below you, without any detesting or desiring, worrying or lamentation - this is what is called Buddha. Do not search beyond it.
- Dogen

When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.
- La Rouchefoucauld

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