More Martial Arts

Last night's class w/the kids was a mixed bag. Vance did really well. We stretched. We played around w/ staffs (that plural don't sound right) doing basic blocks and strikes. (Like this for the blocks, but staying in a horse stance and no twisted stance stuff.) We worked on part of the TaeKwonDo form (I shortened it for the kids' attention span.) He did front kicks, knees and elbows to the shield.

QQ had a fit prior to class, kept it up and cried the whole time. I just let it go hoping that she would come around. She never did. She can decided on her own not to do it at 18 after that she can complain to therapist. ;) (Vance had his moment near the end because he was told that he could not have ice cream because of some early mis-deeds. That ended his attention span for the night.)

Tonight's regular class went well, we did our first three forms (they look like this, this and this). Five times for the first 2 and then 3 or somthing for the others.

After that two man hand flow drills like this w/only two hits and no takedowns. Fun stuff. (Sorry for the French rap.)

Then we practiced scissor sweeps like this and this. I like really basic Brazilian Jiujitsu mixed liberally- the only instance of liberalism I am guild of ;)- w/street fighting sneakiness. When I would come up out of the sweeps I usually had my elbow somewhere useful or a good place for a head butt. Silly willy fun fun!