A pull-from-anytime set, sorted by what it builds. Pick two or three per session — don't run them all. (Most are home-doable; belt curriculum stays with his instructor.)
Drop deep into each stance and hold it, checking the details, plus kicking flexibility. Stances are the foundation of every form and kick — and what a rushing student skips.
Coaching Cue
Cue: "Drop deep, hold it, check the details."
Forms Slow-Motion, Then Sharp
Run the form slow to burn in precise positions, then at speed but sharp — every technique snaps and stops, every stance holds. Forms are scored on precision, not power.
Coaching Cue
Cue: "Sharp, not fast — snap and stop, hold the stance."
Never a single technique alone — a feint to set up the real kick, a lead to set up a follow-up. Makes him unpredictable instead of a free counter.
Coaching Cue
Cue: "Never one alone — feint it, then combo it."
Footwork to angles, staying light, then slip an attack and fire back into the opening. Movement creates the openings; defense becomes offense.
Coaching Cue
Cue: "Stay light, move to angles — slip it, then counter."
One Controlled Form to a Standard
A full form at performance speed, held to standard — sharp and controlled bow to bow, counts only if there's no rushing. Rehearses the control that holds under pressure.
Coaching Cue
Cue: "Bow to bow, sharp and controlled."
Building a session: stances to warm up, a forms block, a sparring block, and one controlled form to close. Rotate which leads so no part of his taekwondo goes stale.
