Kids Martial Arts

Lesson 30

Cross / High Check & Double Under Hook Pass

Warm Up – 5min

• 2min Skipping
• 10 Push Ups, Sit Ups, Squats
• Punch & Kick Drill

Striking Development Lesson  – 10min:

• Basic Footwork: Foot Positioning Drill (Don Madge)

• Kick Defence – Cross & High Check (Liam Harrison)
  • The Cross Check can also be used as a High Cross Check where opposite knee and elbow meet
  • Essential Detail: On the high check make sure to have your elbow outside the knee
  • Most Common Mistake: Not turning you shin to meet the kick
  • Drill Orders: Practice solo to learn the movement, then practice a static partner drill, then add movement & counter strike as a partner drill

BJJ Development Lesson  – 10min

• Double Underhook Pass
  • Indicator: Bully’s legs are uncrossed in the guard and you have trouble stepping over.
  • Essential Detail: Dip the shoulder under the knee for a more effective full body drive.
  • Most Common Mistake: Weight on knees instead of toes during the stacking process.
  • Safety Tip: Tighten up your core as the child stacks you forward to protect your spine.
  • Transfer Teaching Tip: Make your legs heavier and heavier as the child gets stronger.

• Posture and Pass
  • Indicator: Bully crosses their feet and establishes the closed guard.
  • Essential Detail: Solid posture and heavy elbow grind on the inner thigh.
  • Most Common Mistake: Leaning forward while postured instead of leaning back.
    Transfer Teaching Tip: Make posture acquisition more and more challenging each time.

Thai Pad – 5min:

• 1min Rounds they will hold for each other. (Instructors need to teach them how to hold)

Sparring – 10min:

• 4 x 2min Rounds, MMA