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Kurash · Basic · b1

The bow and the commands

At home 5 min 1 to 2 players One room

Ready when: nothing, this is the first card.

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What you are learning

The bow (tazim) and the four referee calls: Tazim (bow), Kurash (begin), Tokhta (stop) and Vakt (time). Every bout starts and ends with the bow, and stopping the moment you hear "Tokhta" keeps everyone safe.

Words on this card Tazim, Kurash
Tazim
The bow before and after a bout.
Kurash
The referee's calls: "begin", "stop" and "time".

Set up

A tape line as the mat edge.

Weather: any weather

The base setup for kurash

Show it first for the one teaching

  1. Stand at the line, right hand on the chest, and bow with a slight lean forward: tazim.
  2. On "Kurash", step forward into a ready stance.
  3. On "Tokhta", freeze at once. On "Vakt", stand still and wait.

Your part while they practise

Show the bow (tazim) and say the commands: Tazim (bow), Kurash (begin), Tokhta (stop), Vakt (time).

Step by step

  1. Bow at the line.
  2. Act each command on the call.
  3. Stop at once on Tokhta.

How much: 4 commands, 5 rounds 5 min a session 2 days a week

Say one thing Pick one line from "What you will see" for today and say only that.

The game: Surprise stop

You call the commands in a mixed order, with sudden "Tokhta" calls.

Who plays: 1 or 2 children; you call.

How to play, turn by turn
Turns
  1. Start with Tazim at the line
  2. Call "Kurash": the children move round the room in a ready stance
  3. Call "Tokhta" at any moment: everyone freezes. Call "Vakt": everyone stands still with the hands by the sides
  4. 10 calls; finish with Tazim
Fair play
A grown-up must also say what each call means as they act it.
Points
1 point for each call acted correctly; 2 points for a freeze on "Tokhta" within one second.
Fouls
Lose 1 point
  • Moving after "Tokhta"
  • Skipping the bow at the start or end
  • The wrong action for a call
Winning
Beat your best from 10 calls.
Stars
  1. 8 points for 1 star
  2. 12 points for 2 stars
  3. 15 points for 3 stars

Easier or harder

Easier

Two commands.

Harder

All four in random order.

What you will see, and what to say

  • the child does not stop Tokhta means stop nowFreeze on the word.
  • the bow is skipped Always bow firstTazim before anything.

Self-check

4

The child does the bow and all 4 commands correctly twice.

Fitness for this

Warm up first: how to warm up, at workonfitness.com. For strength and stretching, its exercise library shows each exercise step by step, with an easier version.

This card trains respect, listening.

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