Year 11 - Physical education
Kicking and combinations
Health and wellbeing: martial arts and self-defence
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Unit Summary
This unit will develop pupils' movement competence through a variety of kata along with their emotional and spiritual development as they experience self-improvement challenges associated with martial arts and self-defence practice. Pupils will also develop their metacognition and courage.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to perform basic kicks in combination with punches and use pads to help develop these skills.
Key Notes
- Move: good balance and coordination are required when performing basic kicks.
- Move: throwing multiple punches and kicks with good technique relies on muscular endurance.
- Think: understanding and applying the correct technique and positioning when using pads is important.
- Feel: regulating your emotions and managing frustration when learning new skills demonstrates self-discipline.
- Connect: supporting others and providing accurate feedback can help someone progress quicker than they would do alone.
Vocabulary To Learn
- front kick: a basic striking technique that involves extending the leg forward to strike with the ball of the foot
- turning/roundhouse kick: a kick delivered by turning the body and pivoting on the supporting foot to strike the target with the heel or ball of the foot
- pad: a training tool used to absorb strikes during practice
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils hold the pads at the wrong height or angle or keep their arms too stiff or too relaxed.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: good balance and coordination are required when performing basic kicks. Move: throwing multiple punches and kicks with good technique relies on muscular endurance.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'front kick'
a basic striking technique that involves extending the leg forward to strike with the ball of the foot.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils hold the pads at the wrong height or angle or keep their arms too stiff or too relaxed. Correction: Encourage pupils to communicate if the pads are at the wrong height or angle to give each other corrective feedback. Teach pad holders to "meet" the strike with slight forward pressure and a bend in the arms.
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