2022-12-12

Teaching my regular classes at the Ross Farnsworth - East Valley YMCA.

Driving the hip forward sharply is one of the hardest things for students to learn, and not doing so results in what I call “reserving the hip.” This is when a student sort-of “tentatively” steps forward, placing the foot down and then moving the hip and front knee forward into position. Ideally, the foot should land with the knee and hip already in their final position. The only way I’ve found to correct this is encouraging students to drive the hip forward by pushing through the back heel and trusting that the floor will be there to catch them. I’d be interested in hearing how others fix this.