Free Demo Class
Mindful Martial Arts
Welcome!
Welcome to your Free Demo for Kung Fu Moves’ Mindful Martial Arts Series!
This DEMO will give you a taste of just how fun, exciting and grounding Kung Fu and mindful practices can be! Invite your kids, hop into something comfy, and get ready to move with a classic Kung Fu Combo before centering ourselves with our amazing breathing buddy, Blue Bear!
You can use any stuffed animal, toy, book or pillow to be your breathing buddy. Go grab something for your little one before starting the video.
Then, try the first half of our Little Tigers Kung Fu Form. Finish class off by visiting the farm with a fun Shaolin temple exercise game: Grinding the Corn!
Kung Fu Drill:
Side Kick, Fak Sao Combo! – With our imaginary kick pad, do an awesome kick and strike combo 10 times (5 on each side). Put one foot in front, with your wu sao up. Turn your stance to the side and do a sideways kick. Land with your foot in front of you and fak sao or chop the kick pad!
Mindfulness Practice:
Breathe into an Object – Lay on the floor in a comfortable place with a stuffed animal, toy or book on your belly. Imagine you’re under the starry night sky and practice breathing deep into the belly, use your diaphragm as your breathe to raise and lower your breathing buddy. Focus on moving the cone and breathing; inhaling and exhaling. This teaches little ones they have the power to focus on their breath creating a sense of calm when they feel big emotions as well as bringing a renewal of oxygen.
Kung Fu Form:
Part 1 – For your first introduction to and first part of our Little Tigers Kung Fu Form, practice getting into and staying in Eji Stance(practice stance) while you do deflections in the air. Deflections move strikes away to protect us. Remember to first do all of them with your left hand and then with your right. One hand is always chambered (fist to chest) while the other does the deflections. The order is… Wu Sao, Pak Sao, Tan Sao, Bong Sao, Lop Sao & Jum Sao. Kung Fu Forms help our minds and bodies to focus and slow down while we go through our techniques.
Game:
Grinding the Corn Game! – Pretend you are in a large field and you have to grind corn to make your favorite food, maybe corn tortillas, corn bread, corn pudding, polenta, whatever your family likes to eat! In a big horse stance. raise your arms up. Lean side to side while you circle your arms back and forth. It takes 5 grinds to make cornmeal. Let’s make 4 piles together!
*Practice these exercises and techniques at home with your little ones at your own discretion. Please make sure your child asks permission before practicing Kung Fu with you. We teach our students they are ONLY allowed to practice Kung Fu with their Kung Fu teachers & parents if and when they have permission.
Ready to give the 10-Week Series a try?