December 28, 2008 - Closed for the holidays

Happy Holidays....see ya in 2009

December 21, 2008 - Abhyasa Yoga Studio

Lite Warm Up

Basics
Blocks
Stances

Step Throughs with Blocks

Tech review and technique line

Introduction to Freestyle
5 Agressive Animal Movements
- Lepord
- Crane
- Snake
- Dragon
- Tiger

(does not replace the standard Ed Parker Freestyle formulas which will be explored at nasua in the near future)

Drills
- Basic focus mitt work (jab/cross)
- Stance
- Keep hands up
- Defocus, don't look directly at target
- Don't drop hand on return/don't drop had before execution

December 14, 2008 - Abhyasa Yoga Studio

Light Stretch and warm up...
4 count jumping jacks
8 count jumping jacks

Basics
Blocks
Punches
Kicks
Stances

Technique review and technique lines
Delayed Sword
Alternating Maces
Sword of Destruction
Deflecting Hammer

Adv. Tech review - 2nd Brown
Menacing Twirl
Leap from Danger
Circles of Protection
Rotating Destruction
Broken Gift

Sets
Stance Set 2

Sunday, Dec 7, 2008 - Abhyasa Studio

Basics
Blocks - concepts within blocks
Stances - concepts within stances

Reviewed base techniques
introduced Deflecting Hammer

Drill
Box Set (Sticks)
Reviewed Cinco Teros

Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008 - Out for Thanksgiving

November 23, 2008 - Back In Studio!!!!

Basics- Blocks - Strikes- Kicks
Sets- Blocking Set- Linear Short Form 1
Techs- Review- Delayed Sword- Alternating Maces- Sword of Destruction (tech line)

Finished stance set..

Advanced Group
- Short 1, Long 1, Short 2
- Stance Set 2

Drills
Box Set
12 Step Knife Strip (1,2,3 switch drill) - worked up through 6

Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008 - Hermann Park

Basics- Blocks & Strikes- Kicks - Practice!!!!

Sets- Blocking Set- Linear Short Form 1 - Stance set review

Techs- Review- Delayed Sword- Alternating Maces- Sword of Destruction
Look at the relationship of these 3 techniques grafting them together
grab to tackle
grab to punch
tackle to punch, etc...

Also worked the 3 into a kata format to practice

Drills..
box set..
12 count knife strip (1st 3 strips)