2023-06-12
Teaching my regular classes at the Ross Farnsworth - East Valley YMCA.
We had a student return to the youth class today after a long hiatus, so it took a bit to get him back up to speed on Taikyoku Shodan. However, a quick appeal to the “rules” was all it took. To review those rules (again, just for Taikyoku Shodan), they are:
- How many feet do you move at a time? One.
- How many hands to you use at a time? Both.
- Which way do you turn? You turn your head over your punching shoulder and turn that way.
- Which foot to use when you turn? If you just kiaied, use your back foot; otherwise, use your front foot.
Sure, there’s plenty more to learn, but this list is short, simple, easy to remember, and gets students through most of the problems they’ll encounter in the first kata.
