A: During training hours, it is common to see many arriving or leaving based on their availability and the flexibility of their schedules. We pride our selves on this flexibility while still being able to offer a hands-on approach to skill development. The training experience could be divided into three segments as described below:
- Partner exercises: (constitutes 70% of individual training time) These include sensitivity and timing drills designed to sharpen your neurological sensitivity. They can also include light to heavy sparring and flowing exercises.
- Solo mirror work: (constitutes 20% of individual training time) This gives you some individual time to work on your techniques and forms and make adjustments as necessary; whether it be in your hand positioning, body alignment, footwork or breathing.
- Equipment training: (constitutes 10% of individual training time) This includes the traditional wall bag for training and conditioning the hands for attacks, the tire-apparatus for training kicks, walking posts for correct stepping, and much more.
**A 25-minute timer helps to set the frequency with which students exchange partners and helps regulate how long an individual spends training a given concept to help make the most efficient use of time. However, students should not feel obligated to train a particular exercise, to train with a particular individual for the duration of the timer, or to immediately cease a training exercise when the timer rings. The timer serves mostly as a reminder as to how much time has passed during a particular activity.