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Friday Kid’s Class
We now have a Friday kid’s class, which means we now have kid’s classes 7 days a week! On top of that, the new class is another BJJ class so those students who couldn’t make it to Monday now have … Continue reading
Movement and Martial Arts
Many martial arts classes feature movement staples like the push-up, squat, and pull-up. It makes some sense. These motions will make the students stronger, better, and presumably nudge them in the direction of being better martial artists. I’d like to … Continue reading
The Benefits of Kids Class
I want to talk about what we, as teachers, gain from having a kid’s program at the school. This is not to discount the gains that the kids themselves make from training. They make huge strides in their problem solving … Continue reading
Arm Drag
Kids Orange/Purple: Arm DragWatch this video on YouTube The arm drag is such a wonderful, basic tool for the martial artist. It is a simple way to improve your position from being directly in front of your partner to being … Continue reading
Moving Along
http://youtu.be/BV0Wzl5TQ4A Next on the kids requirement list are the front snap kick and the knee kick. As you might expect from the first two kicks that kids are introduced to in our system, they are fairly simple. Conveinently, the front … Continue reading