Plan:
Day 2
Forms (Bottom to Top)
One-Steps (Add 16 - 20)
Self-Defense (Add Green Belt)
Another productive lesson. Forms have shown much improvement - Gabe is working on them outside of our normal time. We are up to speed on one-steps & only require more practice to have them down. Lastly, self-defense added Green Belt (Lapel grabs).
Forms
1) Chun-Ji
---One run through of this form. No count.
---Looking good.
2) Dan-Gun
---One run through of this form. No count.
---Very good. Some minor stance work but no problems.
3) Do-San
---Two run throughs of this form. No count.
---Some minor catches in the top part of the form. Easily corrected.
4) Won-Hyo
---Two run throughs of this form. No count.
---Looking good. Transition to the front stance - circular block needs some work.
5) Yol-Guk
---Two run throughs of this form. No count.
---In good shape. Some tweaks here & there, but no problems that stand out.
6) Choong-Gun
---Three run throughs of this form. No count.
---Some work needed coming back down the line. Very good in the first 1/2.
7) Toi-Gye
---Two run throughs of this form. No count.
---In some ways, better than Choong-Gun. Some work at the end but good otherwise.
8) Hwa-Rang
---Three run throughs of this form. No count.
---In good shape. Some stance work needed & turns at top need some time.
One-Steps
---Ran through 1 - 15. Minor issues on 12, 13, 14 but still in good shape.
---Introduced 16 - 20. Good so far. 17, 18 need the most work. Time will fix this.
Self-Defense
1) White belt
---Looking strong due to tons of experience with wrist grabs.
2) Yellow belt
---Chokes coming along nicely. No issues.
3) Orange belt
---Hair grabs are solid. No noticeable work needed.
4) Green belt
---Introduced tonight.
---Will need time to memorize but the knowledge/experience is already there.
Training was approximately 1 hour, 15 minutes. Class flow is strong because Gabe is practicing outside of this time & showing improvement on each form & technique with every lesson.
Next class, we will continue on forms; work on 1 - 20 for one-steps & introduce Blue belt for self-defense. I think we can have Gabe do a few forms on his own (without me doing them beside him) by Day 2 of Week 3. Chun-Ji to Do-San are ready for this.
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Gabe Hamilton - Week 2 - Day 1
Plan:
Day 1
- Forms (top to bottom)
- One-steps (1 - 15)
- Self-defense (White - Orange)
The lesson went as well as I could have ever hoped. We started with Choong-Moo & worked our way down to Yol-Guk. After that, we switched to One-steps & went up to #15. Self-defense involved White, Yellow & Orange belt.
Forms
1) Choong-Moo
---Three run throughs of this form. All by count.
---Stances/Power good.
---Gabe retained a great deal of this form & will probably not need much time to have it ready.
2) Hwa-Rang
---Two run throughs of this form. Both by count.
---Stances/Power improved.
---A couple misses on those odd turns but largely the form looks good.
3) Toi-Gye
---Two run throughs of this form. Both by count.
---Overall improved from the last class. Much more confidence in the movements.
---Gabe ran through it on his own & had few hang ups. Looking good.
4) Choong-Gun
---Two run throughs of this form. Both by count.
---Flows much better now. There is more confidence in Gabe's movements.
---Gabe ran through it on his own & had minimal trouble. Ready for no count.
5) Yol-Guk
---Two run throughs of this form. Both by count.
---Flows very well.
---Gabe ran through it on his own. No problems I noticed. Ready for no count.
One-Steps
---Ran through 1 - 10. No real problems here.
---Introduced 11 - 15. Spent some time with them but no real issues.
---#15, as expected, was very easy for him.
Self-Defense
1) White belt
---No problems with wrist grabs. All are familiar to Gabe from Hapkido.
2) Yellow belt
---No problems with chokes. Gabe is very comfortable with them.
3) Orange belt
---No problems with hair grabs. Both are based on familiar techniques.
Training lasted approximately 1 hour, 30 minutes. Incredibly productive class! Gabe is retaining - and apparently working on - all the material we cover in training & shows improvement each time.
Next class, we will cover forms & try Chun-Ji to Yol-Guk without count. This will show any points where work is needed. One-steps will go up to #20 (right hand), if 1 - 15 are still in good shape. Self-defense will include White, Yellow, Orange & add Green. I want to spend a little more time getting One-steps up to speed since the self-defense aspect will be simple for Gabe.
Note: Get more students like this, sir! :-)
Day 1
- Forms (top to bottom)
- One-steps (1 - 15)
- Self-defense (White - Orange)
The lesson went as well as I could have ever hoped. We started with Choong-Moo & worked our way down to Yol-Guk. After that, we switched to One-steps & went up to #15. Self-defense involved White, Yellow & Orange belt.
Forms
1) Choong-Moo
---Three run throughs of this form. All by count.
---Stances/Power good.
---Gabe retained a great deal of this form & will probably not need much time to have it ready.
2) Hwa-Rang
---Two run throughs of this form. Both by count.
---Stances/Power improved.
---A couple misses on those odd turns but largely the form looks good.
3) Toi-Gye
---Two run throughs of this form. Both by count.
---Overall improved from the last class. Much more confidence in the movements.
---Gabe ran through it on his own & had few hang ups. Looking good.
4) Choong-Gun
---Two run throughs of this form. Both by count.
---Flows much better now. There is more confidence in Gabe's movements.
---Gabe ran through it on his own & had minimal trouble. Ready for no count.
5) Yol-Guk
---Two run throughs of this form. Both by count.
---Flows very well.
---Gabe ran through it on his own. No problems I noticed. Ready for no count.
One-Steps
---Ran through 1 - 10. No real problems here.
---Introduced 11 - 15. Spent some time with them but no real issues.
---#15, as expected, was very easy for him.
Self-Defense
1) White belt
---No problems with wrist grabs. All are familiar to Gabe from Hapkido.
2) Yellow belt
---No problems with chokes. Gabe is very comfortable with them.
3) Orange belt
---No problems with hair grabs. Both are based on familiar techniques.
Training lasted approximately 1 hour, 30 minutes. Incredibly productive class! Gabe is retaining - and apparently working on - all the material we cover in training & shows improvement each time.
Next class, we will cover forms & try Chun-Ji to Yol-Guk without count. This will show any points where work is needed. One-steps will go up to #20 (right hand), if 1 - 15 are still in good shape. Self-defense will include White, Yellow, Orange & add Green. I want to spend a little more time getting One-steps up to speed since the self-defense aspect will be simple for Gabe.
Note: Get more students like this, sir! :-)
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Gabe Hamilton - Week 1 - Day 2
Plan:
Day 2
- Forms
- One-step sparring (1 - 10)
Another solid lesson. Forms went very well - it appears a lot of that "rust" Gabe was worried about is coming of very easily. We were able to get through many of them without having to go by count. The higher forms went by count but only two required detailed instruction. One steps went very well. We will continue on those next week.
1) Chun-Ji
---One run through of this form.
---Stances good.
---Power good.
---Flows better than Day 1.
2) Dan-Gun
---One run through of this form.
---Stances good.
---Power good.
3) Do-San
---One run through of this form.
---Corrections made on Day 1 are looking good.
---Will need some work on backfist, turn & drop into front stance, reverse punch.
4) Won-Hyo
---Two run throughs of this form. By count.
---Some trouble towards the end. Walked through slowly & corrected.
---Should be ready to go without count next class.
5) Yol-Guk
---Two run throughs of this form. By count.
---Solid run both times. Very minor corrections needed.
---Ready to try without count.
6) Choong-Gun
---Two run-throughs of this form. By count.
---Worked on knifehand guarding block to elbow strike technique.
---Spent some time on supported forearm block, side punch, side kick.
---Will continue by count for at least two more classes.
7) Toi-Gye
---Two run throughs of this form. By count.
---Very well done. Gabe said this was his favorite form. It shows.
---Very minor adjustments. No major issues.
---Will continue by count for at least two more classes to ensure consistency.
8) Hwa-Rang
---Three run throughs of this form. One, I talked him through. Twice by count.
---Corrected pressing palm strike at beginning.
---Slow walkthrough. Focused on getting the techniques down.
---Will continue by count for at least two weeks (four classes).
9) One-Step Sparring
---Spent time only on 1 - 10.
---#10 was a change but Gabe adjusted easily.
---Will retry these on Monday. Good overall.
Spent approximately 1 hour training. Forms are looking very good at this point. One-steps are pretty well in place - his memory is returning on those.
Will plan to take one-steps to #15 next class & add the White/Yellow belt self-defense as well.
Forms will continue in every lesson.
Day 2
- Forms
- One-step sparring (1 - 10)
Another solid lesson. Forms went very well - it appears a lot of that "rust" Gabe was worried about is coming of very easily. We were able to get through many of them without having to go by count. The higher forms went by count but only two required detailed instruction. One steps went very well. We will continue on those next week.
1) Chun-Ji
---One run through of this form.
---Stances good.
---Power good.
---Flows better than Day 1.
2) Dan-Gun
---One run through of this form.
---Stances good.
---Power good.
3) Do-San
---One run through of this form.
---Corrections made on Day 1 are looking good.
---Will need some work on backfist, turn & drop into front stance, reverse punch.
4) Won-Hyo
---Two run throughs of this form. By count.
---Some trouble towards the end. Walked through slowly & corrected.
---Should be ready to go without count next class.
5) Yol-Guk
---Two run throughs of this form. By count.
---Solid run both times. Very minor corrections needed.
---Ready to try without count.
6) Choong-Gun
---Two run-throughs of this form. By count.
---Worked on knifehand guarding block to elbow strike technique.
---Spent some time on supported forearm block, side punch, side kick.
---Will continue by count for at least two more classes.
7) Toi-Gye
---Two run throughs of this form. By count.
---Very well done. Gabe said this was his favorite form. It shows.
---Very minor adjustments. No major issues.
---Will continue by count for at least two more classes to ensure consistency.
8) Hwa-Rang
---Three run throughs of this form. One, I talked him through. Twice by count.
---Corrected pressing palm strike at beginning.
---Slow walkthrough. Focused on getting the techniques down.
---Will continue by count for at least two weeks (four classes).
9) One-Step Sparring
---Spent time only on 1 - 10.
---#10 was a change but Gabe adjusted easily.
---Will retry these on Monday. Good overall.
Spent approximately 1 hour training. Forms are looking very good at this point. One-steps are pretty well in place - his memory is returning on those.
Will plan to take one-steps to #15 next class & add the White/Yellow belt self-defense as well.
Forms will continue in every lesson.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Gabe Hamilton - Week 1
Plan:
Day 1
Forms - 1 hour
Summary: Overall excellent practice. Given that Gabe has been away from TKD for almost two years, he demonstrated a strong memory of forms up to and including Yol-Guk. All forms were done in tandem with me.
1) Chun-Ji
---Two run throughs of this form. Demonstrated knowledge of the form.
---Stances good.
---Power good.
2) Dan-Gun
---Two run throughs of this form. Demonstrated knowledge of the form.
---Stances good. Some minor work on back stance.
---Power good.
---Technique excellent.
3) Do-San
---Three run throughs of this form. Some discrepancies from Mid-west to CVDA curriculum.
---Corrected opening forearm block, reverse punch. Gabe was taught punch at 45o
---Kicks, as expected, very good. Has maintained much of his flexibility & technique.
4) Won-Hyo
---Two run throughs of this form. Minor adjustments needed but mostly consistent with CVDA.
---Side kick technique very good.
5) Yol-Guk
---Three run throughs of this form. Corrected hooking block technique.
---Will require more practice but Gabe required minimal instruction to remember form.
---Good starting point for Day 2.
6) Choong-Gun
---Two run throughs of this form. Required some instruction to complete.
---Good technique. Memory of form seems to be coming back.
7) Toi-Gye
---Two run throughs of this form. Will need more time with this - by count.
---Good technique.
---Seemed mostly familiar but required some practice on 2nd half.
Concluded training at this time. Approximately 1 hour. All forms were done by count, except four-direction punch & Chun-Ji.
Gabe has retained much of the flexibility & technique he possessed when he was promoted to recommended black belt. He had very much energy & focused on each form.
Day 2 will involve one-steps & possibly self-defense, if time allows.
Day 1
Forms - 1 hour
Summary: Overall excellent practice. Given that Gabe has been away from TKD for almost two years, he demonstrated a strong memory of forms up to and including Yol-Guk. All forms were done in tandem with me.
1) Chun-Ji
---Two run throughs of this form. Demonstrated knowledge of the form.
---Stances good.
---Power good.
2) Dan-Gun
---Two run throughs of this form. Demonstrated knowledge of the form.
---Stances good. Some minor work on back stance.
---Power good.
---Technique excellent.
3) Do-San
---Three run throughs of this form. Some discrepancies from Mid-west to CVDA curriculum.
---Corrected opening forearm block, reverse punch. Gabe was taught punch at 45o
---Kicks, as expected, very good. Has maintained much of his flexibility & technique.
4) Won-Hyo
---Two run throughs of this form. Minor adjustments needed but mostly consistent with CVDA.
---Side kick technique very good.
5) Yol-Guk
---Three run throughs of this form. Corrected hooking block technique.
---Will require more practice but Gabe required minimal instruction to remember form.
---Good starting point for Day 2.
6) Choong-Gun
---Two run throughs of this form. Required some instruction to complete.
---Good technique. Memory of form seems to be coming back.
7) Toi-Gye
---Two run throughs of this form. Will need more time with this - by count.
---Good technique.
---Seemed mostly familiar but required some practice on 2nd half.
Concluded training at this time. Approximately 1 hour. All forms were done by count, except four-direction punch & Chun-Ji.
Gabe has retained much of the flexibility & technique he possessed when he was promoted to recommended black belt. He had very much energy & focused on each form.
Day 2 will involve one-steps & possibly self-defense, if time allows.
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