- Check the space and the kit.
- Get your child's attention first.
- Show it from two sides.
- Say one thing only.
- End on one that works.
Put the phone down where you can see it. Tap Next with your thumb, or use the arrow keys.
Is the space marked?
- A line of tape for the stance direction
- A start spot
A tape line on a clear floor.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Stand at the line, heels together, and bow from the waist.
- Step into the ready stance: feet a shoulder-width apart, hands relaxed in front. Lift the hands into the guard.
- Horse stance: feet wide, knees bent out over the toes, back straight; hold for 10 seconds.
- Step forward and back along the line, staying low.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Bow at the line.
- Take the guard stance.
- A horse stance held for 10 seconds.
- Step forward and back along the line in a stance.
How much: 5 rounds
Feet flat, knees bent
Statues
The rules
Move to music; when it stops, freeze in the stance you call.
- Children walk round the room to music
- Stop the music and call "guard", "horse" or "ready"
- Everyone freezes in that stance while you count to 10
- 10 stops; bow at the end
Fair play: A grown-up holds each stance with the eyes closed.
- Points
- 1 point for each stance held to 10 without the feet moving; 1 bonus point for a straight back.
- Fouls
- No points for that stop: the feet move; rising up on the toes; the wrong stance
- Win
- Beat your best from 10 stops.
- 8
- 14
- 18
Hold the horse stance for 10 seconds without moving the feet, 3 times.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
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