Kristine's Block & Kick
This is a
BoxAerobics pattern from
www.turnstep.com.
(pattern 2980)
This is a pattern that I add at the end of my Cardio Kickbox class.
It incorporates blocks from traditional Tae Kwon Do, combined with front
snap kicks for extra intensity. I ask all the students to form horizontal
lines at the rear of the room facing forward. Then I demonstrate the move
and have them perform it while moving forward to the front of the room.
(This can be very slow, BPM should not dictate the speed of this exercise.)
- Lunge forward with left foot, at the same time cross both arms
(with fists) in front of body at knee level.
- Lift right leg from rear and kick forward, at the same time pull
arms to sides with elbows bent towards the back.
- Right leg goes immediately from a kick into a front lunge,
with the arms crossed in front of the body at knee level.
- Left leg lifts from rear and kicks front, arms pull back to sides.
- Keep alternating until you are across the room.
The first part of this move is called a "cross-arm lower block". I
usually give my students a little background while they are moving
across the room. After they reach the end and turn around, I teach
them a "cross-arm upper block", which is essentially a lunge forward
with the arms crossing in front of the body and slightly overhead.
When the class is performing the exercise I usually call out,
"Block!, Kick!, Block!, Kick!" etc. It's a lot of
fun and hard work. (For less intensity it can be modified by doing a
knee lift instead of a kick).
If any of this is unclear, just email me.
Added by
Kristine
at 2:39 PM on Monday, August 10, 1998 EDT.
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