
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 |
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5:15 - 5:30 |
Individual warm up and stretching. Students have an opportunity to converse with instructors and ask questions on an informal basis. |
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5:30 - 5:35 |
Warm up run |
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5:35 - 5:50 |
Warm upsWarm ups consist of several exercises designed to prepare students for Tae-Kwon-Do and promote physical fitness. (Go to the exercise listing) |
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5:50 - 6:00 |
BasicsBasics consist of 15 exercises that form the fundamental moves in Tae-Kwon-Do (Go to the Basics Listing) |
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6:00 - 6:10 |
CombinationsStudents are taught to combine 2-4 moves to perform a basic attack or block and retaliation |
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6:10 - 6:30 |
FormsThe class is broken up into belt levels and a Black belt takes each level through the appropriate forms. (Go to the Forms listing) |
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6:30 - 6:45 |
Three Step and Bag WorkVarious 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. |
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6:45 - 7:05 |
Free Style SparringStudents 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. |
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7:05 - 7:15 |
Warm DownsThe 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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