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    Kindie Kung Fu
    Kindie Kung Fu
    Kindie Kung Fu
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    Kindie Kung Fu

    By William Gentry

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    This is an introductory teachers guide for teaching a martial arts class to children age 3 to 8 years old. It can be utilized in many different ways, but was designed with a specific purpose. If you are young or old, the principles still apply.

    Created by William Gentry, a martial artist for more than 20 years, Kindie Kung Fu is a great way to get children enthusiastic about exercise and martial arts. The course curriculum was designed using simple techniques from a variety of martial arts over a period of five years.

    The book provides a safe and inexpensive means of developing excellent attributes in both the young and old alike. It can be implemented in a classroom setting or at home.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWilliam Gentry
    Release dateApr 5, 2013
    ISBN9781301504220
    Kindie Kung Fu
    Author

    William Gentry

    I'm originally from Oklahoma City. I currently write travel articles for Costa Rica Monkey Tours, and for the Hotel Villas Playa Samara in Samara, Costa Rica. I currently live in San Jose, Costa Rica.

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      Book preview

      Kindie Kung Fu - William Gentry

      ******

      Kindie Kung Fu

      By William Gentry

      Copyright 2013 William Gentry

      Smashwords Edition

      ******

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgements

      Dedication

      Special Thanks

      A Word on Development

      About the Author

      Preface

      ...Time Required For a Class

      ...Ethics and the Oath

      ...Floor Layout

      ...Spacing Students

      Unit 1 Stretching and the Warm-up

      ...The Warm-up

      ...Jumping Jacks

      ...Jogging In A Circle

      ...Running in Place

      ...Stretching

      ...Yoga & Chi Kung

      ...Animal Postures

      ...Basic Breathing Techniques

      ...Basic Calisthenics

      Unit 2 Falling and Hand Techniques

      ...Falling

      ...Back Fall

      ...Side Fall

      ...Hand Techniques

      ...Wrist Grips

      Unit 3 Stances

      ...Ready Position

      ...Horse Stance

      ...Fighting Stance

      Unit 4 Blocks

      ...Down Block

      ...Middle Block

      ...Rising Block

      ...Rhythm and Transition

      ...Double Blocks

      ...Double down

      ...Double middle

      ...Double rising

      Unit 5 Strikes

      ...Straight Punches: Low, Middle, High

      ...Punching

      ...Jab

      ...Reverse

      ...Kicking

      ...Front Kick

      Unit 6 Rolls, Advanced Techniques and Demonstrations

      ...Front Rolls

      ...Back Rolls

      ...Advanced Seated Hand Techniques

      ...Advanced Kicking: Front Kick

      ...Advanced Front Fall

      ...Advanced Stances: Front Stance

      ...Advanced Breathing Techniques

      ...Advanced Stretching

      ...Demonstrations

      Unit 7 Games and Closing Statements

      ...Four Corners

      ...Duck, Duck, Goose and Others

      ******

      Acknowledgements

      Master Jeffrey Noel Reader; my Tae Kwon Do and Ju Jitsu instructor from OKC

      *Shifu Rick Krause, Shifu Peter Shumway, Shifu Wei Lun Huang my Tai Ji instructors from OKC, Wang *Laoshi from China, Jian Laoshi from Taiwan; my *Neijia instructors, Mr. Lin my *Shui Jiao instructor from Taiwan

      *Shifu=Master Worker

      *Laoshi=Teacher

      *Neijia=Internal Martial Arts

      *Shui Jiao=Chinese Wrestling

      ******

      Dedication

      To my mom and brother, thanks for believing in me, I love you both

      ******

      Special Thanks

      To all the people at my kindergarten, Especially; Vicky, Herman, Emily, Lillian, Terrence and Yoyo! To mi amor, Paola, Much Love and Thanks.

      ******

      About the Author

      My journey into the world of martial arts began at age 6 when I first saw The Karate Kid. I did my best imitations of martial arts moves for the next year until my seventh birthday when my father enrolled me in Tae Kwon Do classes. I achieved black belts in Han Moo Kwon Tae Kwon Do and Hakko Ryu Ju Jitsu under my venerable teacher Master Jeffrey Noel Reeder.

      At the age of fourteen I began studying internal martial arts. My teachers were Rick Krause and Peter Shumway, who were the pupils of the truly exceptional Wei Lun Huang from Guangzhou, China. Shifu Huang teaches out of Orlando, Florida.

      When I was studying Asian culture and languages at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, I went on two trips to study abroad in Beijing, China. I studied with Wang Laoshi both times. Wang Laoshi, a seventy year old man who had been practicing internal martial

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