Red Centre Tae-Kwon-Do
Typical Class Outline


Red Centre Tae-Kwon-Do meets 3times a week at the Alice Springs, Australia High School. Weekday classes are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. A typical class is outlined below.


Time

Activity

5:15 - 5:30

Individual warm up and stretching. Students have an opportunity to converse with instructors and ask questions on an informal basis.

5:30 - 5:35

Warm up run

5:35 - 5:50

Warm ups

Warm ups consist of several exercises designed to prepare students for Tae-Kwon-Do and promote physical fitness. (Go to the exercise listing)

5:50 - 6:00

Basics

Basics consist of 15 exercises that form the fundamental moves in Tae-Kwon-Do (Go to the Basics Listing)

6:00 - 6:10

Combinations

Students are taught to combine 2-4 moves to perform a basic attack or block and retaliation

6:10 - 6:30

Forms

The class is broken up into belt levels and a Black belt takes each level through the appropriate forms. (Go to the Forms listing)

6:30 - 6:45

Three Step and Bag Work

Various kicks and hand techniques are practiced developing speed and power with hand held bags and the heavy bag. All belt levels also participate in Three Step Sparring involving various blocks and counter attacks based on belt level.

6:45 - 7:05

Free Style Sparring

Students of Yellow Belt and above participate in no contact sparring practicing techniques developed from forms, combinations and three step sparring. White belts are led by a senior colored belt in additional three step sparring and bag work.

7:05 - 7:15

Warm Downs

The class recombines and performs a series of stretches and warm down exercises to lower the heart rate and stretch tired muscles.

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Warm Ups

  1. Alternate Toe Touches
  2. Arm raises
  3. Push-ups
  4. Sit-ups
  5. Side Sit ups (Left and Right)
  6. Pulsing Crunches
  7. Reverse Crunches
  8. Stomach stretch
  9. Back Lifts
  10. Neck Stretches
  11. Straddle Stretch (Chinese Splits)
  12. Front Stance stretch
  13. Heel and toe (conventional splits)

Basics

  1. Middle Target Punch
  2. Upper Target Punch
  3. Rising Arm Block
  4. Double Arm Block
  5. Single Arm Block
  6. Front Stretch
  7. Front Kick
  8. Side Stretch
  9. Side Kick
  10. Open Hand Block
  11. Knife Hand Attack
  12. Round House Kick
  13. Front Kick - Side Kick (Two Kicks per count)
  14. Reverse Punch
  15. 6 Step