- 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 clear 3 m line.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Horse stance, punch.
- Turn and step into bow stance, punch.
- Sit into rest stance; rise into a snap kick; turn, eyes first, and repeat the other way.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Horse stance punch.
- Step into bow stance punch.
- Sit into rest stance.
- Rise into a snap kick.
- Turn and repeat the other way.
How much: 5 chains
Eyes lead, body follows
New order
The rules
The parent calls the moves in a new order; the child links them without stopping.
- Call 4 moves in a new order
- The child does them as one chain
- Score the chain
- 5 chains
Fair play: A grown-up calls one move at a time for a younger child.
- Points
- 1 point for each move in the right order and facing; 1 more point for a chain with no stop.
- Fouls
- No point for that move: the eyes lag behind the turn; a stance higher than the others; the wrong facing
- Win
- Beat your best from 5 chains.
- 10
- 17
- 25
5 chains without a stop or a wrong facing.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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