Happy Monday Team!
Just want to send you a quick (and final) reminder that our format for the Striking 201 program has changed a bit. These changes include:
*We are offering an additional 7 day grace period on the kneepads and mouth guard. These can be purchased online, or in house, for $20 (kneepads, mouthguard, mouthguard case). However, no knee or head contact is allowed without proper gear. No exceptions.
Please note that for all “full sparring” drills, 16oz sparring gloves are still required.
We will constantly plan, innovate, implement, and review changes to our programming as we feel is necessary to provide you all with the best environment for development.
Our changes here reflect an imbalance in emphasizing defense and application, and a growing gap between “training” and sparring (as sparring is just another form of training).
Our ultimate goal is to have every student participate in some level of sparring at some point if they desire. While most will not have any interest in competitive or hard sparring, everyone should have the skills, composure, and etiquette to flow and play on the mats. It’s where the most important skills are developed.
We’re excited to get to work tonight and are looking forward to seeing you there! |
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Our Junior Samurai stripe challenge this week is Red. Students can earn a red stripe by completing 40 roll-ups (rolling onto one shin from a seated guard) in one sesson. |