Author Archives: Wally

Kid’s Events for Spring/Summer 2015

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Wally

Here’s the big list of all the upcoming events for young Kung Fu students this Spring/Summer: 6th Annual Kid’s Spring Tournament Date: Saturday, May 9th Time: 8:30am – Noon Location: Academy of Kung Fu Ages: All ages Cost: $10 registration … Continue reading →

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Theme of the Week: Cold Call

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Wally

Sparring and fakingWatch this video on YouTube Suppose, as a teacher, you want to know if your students are understanding the material you are presenting. Let’s say you want to evaluate their understanding using questions. You could simply ask them: … Continue reading →

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Different Cues, Same Result

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Wally

Oly class 3.9.15Watch this video on YouTube Lay your torso back as the bar comes up. Open your hips fully as the bar comes up. Snap your torso forward to get under the bar. Close your hips as you get … Continue reading →

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Adapt

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Wally

The punchlineWatch this video on YouTube Every once and a while, after some novel workout format or move, a student will ask me “why did we do that?” The subtext, I think, is : “that was really hard and different … Continue reading →

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Bear Tunnel

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Wally

Bear tunnelWatch this video on YouTube We’ve played the game many times before where you get a partner and one partner goes to a snake crawl while the other goes to a horse stance. One of the kids named it … Continue reading →

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