Children's Class Weekly Re-Cap, May 23-25, 2023
Lil’ Leopards
This week in the Lil’ Leopards class we practiced our relays and our pool noodle sword fighting in preparation for the Tiger Challenge.
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child to name all 5 animals of Kung Fu.
Tiny Tigers
In Tiny Tigers this week we got to do two of our most favourite things, pool noodle fighting AND an obstacle course! I think we are well prepared for the Tiger Challenge tomorrow!
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child to see how high they can keep their knee in a crane stance.
Young Dragons Level 1&2
For our Young Dragons classes we did a lot of preparation for the Tiger Challenge with hand forms practice, weapon form practice, board breaking and even practiced tournament protocol and etiquette.
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child what the name of their Kung Fu school is.
Special Announcements for All Classes
Tiger Challenge tomorrow!!!! Can’t wait to see you all there!
Children's Class Weekly Re-Cap, May 16-18, 2023
Lil’ Leopards
This week in the Lil’ Leopards class we practiced our hand-eye coordination with our ball circle game. We also developed our team work with a ball relay!
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child to show you a crane stance and see if they can hold it for 10 seconds.
Tiny Tigers
In Tiny Tigers this week we worked on our stamina and agility with relay races to the heavy bags. We also used our ball circle game to practice our patience, listening and hand-eye coordination.
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child to do 3 front thrust kicks on each leg.
Young Dragons Level 1&2
For our Young Dragons classes we focussed on our Vocabulary of Motion curriculum with various sparring drills. We also worked on our Hsieh Chien and Lao Gar forms.
In preparation for the Tiger Challenge we talked about board breaking and practiced some of our techniques that we can use for that event.
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child to hold a perfect horse stance for 15 seconds.
Special Announcements for All Classes
The Tiger Challenge is less than a week away Saturday May 27. Registration is required. Please see the link on the website calendar under “Our Events” for more information and access to the registration form.
Children's Class Weekly Re-Cap, May 9-11, 2023
Lil’ Leopards
This week in the Lil’ Leopards class we practiced our shuttle runs in preparation for the Tiger Challenge. We also mixed in some animal running and animal postures.
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child what the 5 animals of Kung Fu are.
Everyone focused on the Instructor. Discipline and respect at it’s finest.
Tiny Tigers
In Tiny Tigers this week we practiced teamwork and Dynamic Control by trying to walk with a partner while holding a ball between our backs, arms and hips! We also worked on some of the Tiger Challenge events with a contest to see what team was able to do the best animal postures and who was able to hold the crane stance the longest.
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child to see how long they can hold a crane stance.
Group warmup with lots of kicks!
Young Dragons Level 1&2
For our Young Dragons classes we continued to work on our “takedown situation” and also spent time on our Lion Dancing. We focused on The 3 Bows, Unicorn Stepping and The Wave and even added the drumming patterns to our dance.
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child what the drumming is called for The 3 Bows.
One of our Young Dragons 2 students defending against an instructor from the ground.
Special Announcements for All Classes
This years Tiger Challenge takes place Saturday May 27. Registration is required. Please see the link on the website calendar under “Our Events” for more information and access to the registration form.
Children's Class Weekly Re-Cap, May 2-4, 2023
Lil’ Leopards
This week in the Lil’ Leopards class we worked on various skills and techniques with a super fun obstacle course!
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child to show you their favourite Kung Fu animal posture.
Tiny Tigers
In Tiny Tigers we got to practice our ninja skills using an obstacle course AND the parachute. Two of our favourite things all in one week!
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child to see how long they can hold a crane stance.
Young Dragons Level 1&2
For our Young Dragons classes we spent our time focused on our “takedown situation”, which is how we defend ourselves from the ground. We also did some stick work while focussing on our Bow stance, one of our basic and most important stances in Kung Fu.
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child what a “safety standup” is.
Special Announcements for All Classes
Our next open training is Saturday, May 13 from 10-12noon.
This years Tiger Challenge takes place Saturday May 27. Registration is required. Please see the link on the website calendar under “Our Events” for more information and access to the registration form.
Children's Class Weekly Re-Cap, April 25-27, 2023
Lil’ Leopards
This week in the Lil’ Leopards class we used stations to work on our ninja kicks, breakfalls balancing and animal postures.
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child to show you how long they can balance on one foot.
Tiny Tigers
In our Tiny Tigers class we got to practice our pool noodle fighting and our bean bag relays. Both of which are events in the upcoming Tiger Challenge Tournament!
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child to show you all 5 Kung Fu animal postures.
Young Dragons Level 1&2
For our Young Dragons classes we had some fun making up our own class form as a group. If we chose to, we also got to perform our form in order to practice being in front of an audience. We then continued with our “Vocabulary of Motion” curriculum and progressed to a “jab-reverse-wing block-downward foot block-reverse” sparring sequence, while also travelling!
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child what a “wing block” is.
Special Announcements for All Classes
Our next open training is Saturday, May 13 from 10-12noon.
This years Tiger Challenge takes place Saturday May 27. Registration is required. Please see the link on the website calendar under “Our Events” for more information and access to the registration form.
Children's Class Weekly Re-Cap, April 18-20, 2023
Lil’ Leopards
This week in the Lil’ Leopards class we worked on our hand-eye coordination and accuracy by throwing a ball through a hoop.
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child to show you “star-pencil-star-pencil”.
Tiny Tigers
In our Tiny Tigers class we rotated through various stations while working on all kinds of skills like kicks, hand-eye coordination and animal postures.
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child to show you how to make it rain.
Young Dragons Level 1&2
For our Young Dragons classes we got creative with scarves while learning all kinds of things about our Opening Bow and our “jab-jab-reverse” sparring sequence. We also worked with partners and expanded our skill with sparring by learning how to travel back and forth and in circles.
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child what a “Cantonese Corkscrew” is.
Special Announcements for All Classes
Our next open training is Saturday, May 13 from 10-12noon.
This years Tiger Challenge takes place Saturday May 27. Registration is required. Please see the link on the website calendar under “Our Events” for more information and access to the registration form.
Children's Class Weekly Re-Cap, April 11-13, 2023
Lil’ Leopards
This week in the Lil’ Leopards class we did a station drill where we worked on a variety of things including animal postures, kicks on the heavy bags, block defense and jab jab reverse.
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child to show you “jab-jab-reverse”.
Tiny Tigers
In our Tiny Tigers class we worked with partners using bean bags to develop our hand/eye coordination. We also went face to face against our classmates in a Kick-off race!
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child to do 10 kicks as fast as they can.
Young Dragons Level 1
For our Young Dragons Level 1 class we focused on our Traditional Tenets curriculum by working on both our dragon dancing and lion dancing.
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child what the stepping pattern is called for Lion Dancing.
Young Dragons Level 2
This week in Young Dragons Level 2 we split our focus between our Traditional Tenets and Wuxin curriculums. We worked on both our dragon and lion dancing and also worked with partners on wrist escapes.
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child what the technique is that they are practicing in the video above.
Special Announcements for All Classes
Earth Day Rotary Park Cleanup on Saturday April 22. Everyone is welcome to join! Please see the link on the website calendar under “Our Events” for more information.
This years Tiger Challenge takes place Saturday May 27. Registration is required. Please see the link on the website calendar under “Our Events” for more information and access to the registration form.
Children's Class Weekly Re-Cap, April 4-6, 2023
Lil’ Leopards
This week in the Lil’ Leopards class we worked on our listening skills and our ability to follow direction while having all kinds of fund in an obstacle course!
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child if they know their last name.
Tiny Tigers
In our Tiny Tigers class we worked on our speed, agility and balance, as well as specific techniques like kicks, punches and rolls using both an obstacle course and our loopty-loop bag drill.
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child to do 5 jumping jacks as fast as they can.
Young Dragons Level 1 & 2
For both Young Dragons Level 1 & 2, we focused on our Wuxin and Dynamic Control curriculum. We began with developing our Stick techniques and eventually progressed to some “real-life” applications while working with a partner. We also worked on our wrist escapes by simulating a “grab” scenario.
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child how many pounds of pressure it takes to break a joint.
Special Announcements for All Classes
Our next Open Training will be Saturday, April 15.
Earth Day will take place on Saturday, April 22. SRKF will be organizing a group to participate in the Stony Plain “Pitch In” and will be doing a cleanup of Rotary Park and area. You can find the article with all information on the website.
This years Tiger Challenge will be held on Saturday, May 27. Make sure to sign up! All information can be found on the website.
Children's Class Weekly Re-Cap, March 21-23, 2023
This week we invited the parents in to watch first hand what we do in our classes. We had a great turn out and we thank-you all for coming!
Lil’ Leopards
This week in the Lil’ Leopards class, we wanted to show our parents our ninja skills by doing a Ninja Obstacle course. We always have so much fun with this!
Kung Fu At Home: Tell your child what your favourite part about watching their class was.
Tiny Tigers
In Tiny Tigers this week we practiced our hand-eye coordination with bean bag tossing. On Thursday we used various stations to show our parents our kicks, punches, break-falls and agility. We all did amazing!
Kung Fu At Home: Tell your child what your favourite part about watching their class was.
Young Dragons Level 1 & 2
For our Young Dragons classes we continued to work on our grappling curriculum with things like break falls, scoot position, safety stand-ups and shrimping. For our parents, we used a large bag drill to show off all kinds of our different skills like kicks, punches, slide stepping and even things like duck and crab walking and a military crawl! We finished the class with an action packed game of Bean Bag Dodgeball that the parents got to participate in. We all had alot of fun!
Kung Fu At Home: Tell your child what your favourite part about watching their class was.
Special Announcements for All Classes
There will be no formal classes during Spring Break from March 27-31.
Don’t forget the Mad Minute Challenge happening during spring break! This is an easy way for your children to stay engaged with their Kung Fu with only 1 minute a day. They should have brought home a tracking sheet, but if not, all of the info is available in postings on WhatsApp as well as the website.
Children's Class Weekly Re-Cap, March 14-16, 2023
Lil’ Leopards
This week in the Lil’ Leopards class we got to do one of our favourite things and used our parachute! We made popcorn with balls, worked on breakfalls and even got to hide underneath!
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child to show you a breakfall (aka. “splat”). Make sure they are on a softer surface such as carpet or a bed.
Tiny Tigers
In our Tiny Tigers class we practiced various Kung Fu techniques such as kicks, punches and break falls with relays to the heavy bags. We also worked on our speed, agility and endurance with our “Circle of Dots” drill.
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child to show you a breakfall (aka. “splat”). Make sure they are on a softer surface such as carpet or a bed.
Young Dragons Level 1 & 2
For our Young Dragons classes we spent much of our time this week focused on our grappling curriculum. This included things like break falls, scoot position, safety stand-ups and a NEW technique for most of us called “shrimping”!
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child to show you what “shrimping” looks like.
Special Announcements for All Classes
We’d like to invite all parents/guardians to a Parent Class Viewing on March 22 (for lil leopards) and March 23 (for all other children’s classes). This is a great opportunity to come in and see what kinds of things we are working on!
There will be no formal classes during Spring Break from March 27-31.
Children's Class Weekly Re-Cap, March 7-9, 2023
Lil’ Leopards
This week in the Lil’ Leopards class we balanced with bean bags and practiced our aim and listening by tossing bean bags into a hoop.
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child if they can pick up a bean bag (or a pair of socks (rolled), small stuffy, or other small soft item) using just their elbows.
Tiny Tigers
In our Tiny Tigers classes this week we worked on our punches and learned how to do a backfist. We also worked on our teamwork, hand-eye coordination, foot-eye coordination (lol) and our patience with our ball passing drill.
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child to show you a proper fist (hint: make sure they aren’t tucking their thumbs in!).
Young Dragons Level 1&2
For both Young Dragons classes we continued working on our Lion Dancing and practiced being both a head and a tail. We also did a “Sifu Swap” drill where we covered all kinds of things like kicks, punches and sparring. Alot of effort was put into specific techniques from our Lao Gar form (Level 1) and our Da Mu Hsing form (Level 2) and we also started to work on both Buddha Dancing and Dragon Dancing.
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child what their favourite traditional dance is…Lion, Dragon or Buddha dancing. Post to WhatsApp so we know!
Special Announcements for All Classes
Spring Break takes place from March 27-31. There will be no formal classes during this week, but there is always Kung Fu!
Children's Class Weekly Re-Cap, Feb 28 - Mar 2, 2023
Lil’ Leopards
This week the Lil’ Leopards class was a special one with pool noodle sword fighting!
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child how to make it rain.
Tiny Tigers
In our Tiny Tigers’ class we worked on our hand-eye coordination using colourful scarves. We also got to do some pool noodle sword fighting, which we all LOVE!
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child to tell you the three rules of concentration.
Young Dragons Level 1
For our Young Dragons Level 1 class we worked on our Stick form and Lao Gar. We also started working again on our Lion Dancing, for which we practiced both Unicorn Stepping and drumming.
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child to show you 3-star drumming.
Young Dragons Level 2
This week in Young Dragons Level 2 we spent our time developing both our Stick and Da Mu Hsing forms. Like the Level 1s, we then moved on to Lion Dancing with Unicorn Stepping and Drumming.
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child to show you Thunder Drumming.
Special Announcements for All Classes
This coming Saturday, March 11 is this month’s Open Training. Come out from 10am-12noon for some extra practice!
There will be no formal classes during Spring Break from March 27-31. But there is always Kung Fu!
Children's Class Weekly Re-Cap, Feb 21-23, 2023
Lil’ Leopards
This week in the Lil’ Leopards class we worked on our breakfalls while playing Musical Sheilds.
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child to show you a splat (aka. break-fall).
Tiny Tigers
In our Tiny Tigers class we worked on things like splats (aka. break-falls), kicks and rolls at different circuit stations.
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child to show you a bow stance.
Young Dragons Level 1
For our Young Dragons Level 1 class, our main focus this week was on our kicks. We specifically worked on things like our stances and foot position, while also developing precision. We also worked on our horse stance by incrementally increasing the amount of time we held it for. We eventually made it to 35 seconds!
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child to show you a proper foot position for a front thrust kick.
Young Dragons Level 2
This week in Young Dragons Level 2 we continued working on our Inside Flying Spinning Outside Inside Cylone kick and also learned the Stiff Swinging Kick to Spine. Some dedicated focus was spent on specific aspects of our Front Thrust and Side Heel kicks, like stances and foot position. And just like the Level 1 class, we also worked on our horse stance and eventually made it to 45 seconds!
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child to show you what the foot position looks like for a Side Heel Thrust Kick.
Special Announcements for All Classes
Our March Open Training is scheduled for Saturday March 11 from 10am-12noon.
Weekly Re-Cap February 14-16, 2023
Lil’ Leopards
This week in the Lil’ Leopards class we worked on our speed, agility and strength with our animal races. We also used our animal sounds to help us practice our kicks and punches.
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child to show you how their favourite animal runs.
Tiny Tigers
In our Tiny Tigers class we practiced our kicks and punches with our circle of dots game and with relays on the heavy bags. In celebration of Valentine’s Day, we also got to talk about the different things we love. Pizza was a popular one!
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child what they love about Kung Fu.
Young Dragons Level 1
For our Young Dragons Level 1 class we worked on strengthening our legs with our horse stance while also developing our punches, front thrust kicks and drop kicks. We talked about proper rotation to maximize our punches and what makes a kick strong. Because of Valentine’s Day on Tuesday, we shared some of the different things that we love and also made an effort to compliment and share kind things about each other.
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child to show you a proper rotation for a punch.
Young Dragons Level 2
This week in Young Dragons Level 2 we worked on our hand-eye coordination with a partner bean bag toss. We also worked on a few of our more advanced kicks like the Inside and Outside Cyclone Kicks and the Inside Flying Spinning Outside Inside Cyclone Kick. In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, we also shared kind compliments with our classmates about what makes them special.
Kung Fu At Home: Ask your child to show you a cyclone kick.
Special Announcements for All Classes
Have a great Family Day Long Weekend!