Lil’ Leopards
In the Lil’ Leopards we had the opportunity to learn some new skills! One that we will continue to develop well into our later years is called “power of the instep”. Power of the instep is an exercise that not only strengthens our legs, but also becomes extremely important in things like lion dancing or in defensive situations where we have to avoid a low strike. It is also a technique that teaches us to defy gravity for a brief moment, and “fly”. And a martial artist that can fly is one to be reckoned with.
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child to show you what “power of the instep” looks like.
Tiny Tigers
In Tiny Tigers this week we got to do one of our favourite things and play with our parachute. To the students, the parachute is all kinds of fun. But within it are hidden various skills like hand-eye coordination, quick thinking, self control and listening; all while working together as a team. And all of these things transfer to every other area of our Kung Fu.
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child to show you a horse stance.
Young Dragons Level 1 & 2
This week in the Young Dragons classes we were delighted with a surprise demo by some of the members of the I Ho Chuan Team (pronounced “Eye Hoe Shwaun” or “Ee Hoe Shwaun”). The I Ho Chuan is a team of teen/adult Silent River Kung Fu students that dedicate the year to mastery. They fulfill various requirements throughout the year, including but not limited to pushups, situps, form reps, maintaining a weekly public blog and acting as mentors to all students in the school. Although made up of students from every belt level, it is especially important to those seeking their Black Belt, as it is also a year long grading.
In order to inspire our Young Dragons students, and to show them where all their hard work is headed, we got to see some of team perform live and then had the opportunity to ask questions. Not only was it an amazing show of martial arts skill, it was very very cool to watch!
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child how many pushups and situps an I Ho Chuan team member needs to do in one year.
Special Announcements for All Classes
Our next open training is Saturday October 21 from 10-12noon.
Our Break-a-thon is coming up the week of October 23! If you you have any questions about this, please reach out.