- 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 mat; a mirror.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Bow stance: step one foot forward into a lunge, back foot turned out slightly, both heels down, front knee about a right angle, back leg straight, eyes ahead.
- Rest stance: cross the right foot over the left and sit down onto the left knee, legs touching, left heel up, fists at the hips.
- Do both on the other side.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Bow stance: forward lunge, back foot turned out slightly, both heels down, front knee about 90 degrees, back leg straight, eyes ahead.
- Rest stance: cross the right foot over the left, sit onto the left knee, no gap between the legs, left heel up, fists at the hips.
- 5 of each, each side.
How much: 5 each side
Both heels down
Stance call
The rules
You call "horse", "bow" or "rest" in any order; the child changes on the call.
- The child starts in the horse stance
- Call a stance; the child moves into it and holds still
- Check the heels and the legs, then call the next
- 10 calls
Fair play: A grown-up calls faster only after 5 good stances.
- Points
- 1 point for the right stance; 1 more point for the heels and legs right.
- Fouls
- No points for that call: the back heel lifts in the bow stance; a gap between the legs in the rest stance; the wrong stance
- Win
- Beat your best from 10 calls.
Child
Grown-up
- 10
- 15
- 20
10 calls answered with the right stance.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
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