What Happens in a Choi Kwang Do class?
Although the content of Choi classes will vary they are structured to provide a great cardio vascular workout . A sample class structure is shown below which gives a flavour of what you can expect. It does not represent the full Choi syllabus or the full variety of training exercises.
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Warm up
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Gentle stretching and warm up exercises designed to get you ready to being training
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Technique learning and development
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Developing the ability to carry out the individual building blocks of the art e.g. blocks, punches and kicks.
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‘Patterns’ of Choi techniques
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Specific sequences of Choi techniques that naturally flow together but are importantly also effective combinations for self-defence. Patterns increase the student’s cardiovascular and respiratory capacity.
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Defence exercises
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Working with partners, students develop the ability to react effectively to different self defence situations.
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Shield practice
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A short and intensive exercise where the student delivers a string of full power techniques against a thick padded shield. Tremendous fun and a great anaerobic workout for the body.
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Stretching / cool down
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Taking the student through the transition from exercise to a state of rest. Stretching when the body is fully warm maximises flexibility, and the cool down minimises the likelihood of subsequent muscle soreness.
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