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KARATE I & II (Tai-Kwon-Do Basics)
TCC - Fall 2005

	*Syllabus (paper)*
	*08/22/2005 - Monday* Went over the Syllabus, and introduced the instructors - Roger Thompson & Eric. Floor stretches Wall stretches with partner Line work/"Basics": (punches, kicks, blocks, stances) Punches: Backfist; Reverse; Front Kicks: Roundhouse; Front Blocks: Inner Wrist; Down; Rising; Sudo Stances: Fighting; Forebalance Self-Defence work with rotating partners - sequences & planned moves. Forms work - learning first form - Chon-Ji (Heaven & Earth) Examples of Chon-Ji seen here (Text & pts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6) Observed Upper belts spar. Journal Kathy... Tuesday night at work Kathy really started to feel the burn and was walking like an old woman, and Wednesday morning did not want to get out of bed. Teddy... Tuesday after sitting in class for 4 hours she realized her body had committed mutany and had boycotted further movement (with the exception of snoring). Practice & Homework: None Done
	08/29/2005 - Monday Floor stretches Wall stretches with partner Chon-Ji: 3 reg; 2 closed-eyes; 3 multi-directional Line work/"Basics": Combos 4 lines of 5 - practicing kicks against handheld mats 2 lines combo kicks against handlheld mats 1 line - combo kicks against handheld mats Padded up (shin, top of foot & fist) Self-Defence work with rotating partners - sequences & planned moves. Partner-swap & spar Journal/Notes... Kathy... Got both feet stomped on, and was partnered with a female who didn't pull her punches and Kathy got violent. The other chick ended up sitting out the next spar. This was also just after the instructor had given a speech to play nice with the newbies and this chick had been in the class before and was NOT a newbie. Katie also got a bruised knee, and was a Very good sport about holding up the big pads when the BIG mean men were kicking her back a foot and a half to two feet backwards while kicking the pad to demonstrate their manly prowess. Teddy... Got partnered with an ape who was a foot taller and 50 pounds bigger and it was right after the instructor gave a speech about NOT hitting to the face - dude hit Teddy in the nose, then 3 more times in the face after being told she was NEW to this. Then when Teddy went to kick he grabbed her leg, yanked, then hit several times - all while not pulling punches. Teddy got satisfaction by getting MUCH better at sparring with him after that and landing a really good round house to his cup area. Practice & Homework
	08/29/2005 - Monday No class today - Labor Day Journal/Notes... Practiced Chon-Ji in all directions, backwards & forwards. Learned & understood concept of Chon-Ji by the numbers. Practiced kicks, blocks, punches, stances, & other things we've learned in class. Made a list of supplies that we will shop for this next Friday so we will have them for class next time. Jotted down some questions we have for instructors next class time.
	09/12/2005 - Monday Floor stretches Wall stretches with partner Upstairs & Bagwork w/ Boxing Gloves: punch combo's; kick combo's; multiple bag combo's (2 bags with 2 kicks); 2 minute rush (all kindsa kickass on the bag) X2 with 30 second break in between. Forms: Chon-Ji about 6 times, then started learning Tan-Gun (Father of Korea) Mini "review" for Final: - Chon-Ji has 19 moves; means Heaven & Earth; Name some (3) # of punches, kicks, & blocks. (And we're learning Tae-Kwon-Do basics.) Line work/"Basics": learned inner & outer crescent kicks, punch combos; backfist, reverse punch, elbows punch, heel hook, new combo: side kick + round house with chamber but without resetting to ground. Started punching after every kick combo. ABC/Partner/Line - Rising block + Upset Punch; Side Kick to Parry a Punch; Pseudoblock to Ridgehand; Brushaway Pseudoblock to Chokeout. Padded up (everyone else did - that's when we left because both Kathy and I had major migraines from earlier in the day.) Journal/Notes... Goal: Will practice Chon-Ji & Tan-Gun along with new kicks and punches.