TKD class
Today I actually took part in an advanced TKD class. Fortunately for me, most of the time was spent doing kicking drills. The theme of the day was entering in at an angle for kicks; such as stepping to the outside and arc kicking with the inside leg. After several of those drills, we did a jumping 360 back kick, which was a little tough with an arm in the sling. There were a couple of punching drills, which I could obviously only do one-handed. The final 20 minutes we spent on the mats working on a takedown off a stick attack, so I did some abdominal work during that time.
This marks the first class that I’ve been to since I broke my toe in late December. Since I broke the toe during warmups, this is the first class I’ve finished since before Christmas. That’s a long time.
Prior to that class was the intermediate class that I teach. I warmed them up with a bunch of arc kicks and pushups, then branched into inside and outside crescent kicks. Normally we do axe kicks, which has the power emphasis on the downward movement, hitting with the heel. The crescent kicks’ angle of attack is parallel to the ground, striking across the face. Anyhow, we don’t spend as much time working those kicks, so it is good to work on them periodically. The remainder of class was spent on sparring and forms.
But, hey, the main thing was that I made it through an hour of TKD without hurting myself.