InstantForum.NET v4.1.4Martial Arts Community Forumhttp://www.martialweb.com/Forums/forum@martialweb.comWed, 07 Jan 2009 03:26:24 GMT20http://www.martialweb.com/Forums/Topic609-35-1.aspxThat's great...never thought about the chicken thing.Fri, 06 Oct 2006 16:33:30 GMTKickerhttp://www.martialweb.com/Forums/Topic609-35-1.aspxI used to teach a while back and one of my favorite things to do was teaching kids. You need to try and keep up with them and have a few interesting exercises to do once in a while. The two that everyone enjoyed was chicken fighting and rolling.</P><P>CHICKEN FIGHTING</P><P>Besides the funny name, it's a funny game too. The actual use of the game is balance. You stand on one foot and hold up the other foot. Then attempt to either nudge the other person out of the ring or hope they lose their balance and fall down. Of course, if you let go of your leg, you lose as well.</P><P>If you let it, some matches can go on a while if your students have good balance, quick reflexes and a quick wit. A good cap for this exercise is about 1-2 minutes per match. </P><P>ROLLING</P><P>Ok, we all know about the jumping over people and rolling at the end. It's a very basic demonstration technique. However, many children and some adults enjoy rolling for distance. Usually putting out a few of the red kicking bags will suffice instead of people during practice. Not to mention you only need two bags. One for the "first" position and one for the "end" position.</P><P>Another fun one is doing the same thing for height. While slightly odd, it's interesting to jump into the air and clear 4-5 bags and roll when you come down. It's best left for intermediate and advanced students, but it's still a fun little exercise. Fri, 06 Oct 2006 09:27:28 GMTRockHikari