Certain techniques and drills will be repeated each week to enable the participants to gain a level of competence. Additionally, a different specialist area will be also be explored. These are listed below:

Week 1

Boxing strikes and defences ... covering the main boxing strikes, guards and evasions. These will form the basis for some of the warm-up exercises used in the later lessons.

Week 2

Leg techniques (kicking) ... introduction to safe and correct martial arts kicking techniques. These powerful kicks will be common to many martial art forms. Stretching techniques for kicking will also be covered.

Week 3

Basic Karate strikes and blocks ... including descriptions of the body mechanics of techniques used to develop speed, correct tension and unleash maximum body power.

Week 4

Sequences and kata ... looking at how the basic techniques are effectively put together.

Week 5

"Hands on" and self defence ... introduction to control and restraint techniques, locks, strangles etc. We will also look at the self-defence application of martial arts in a number of situations.

Week 6

Martial arts practice weapons ... participants will be introduced to a variety of training 'weapons' and equipment commonly used in a number of the fighting arts.

Week 7

Introduction to breaking techniques ... overcoming the fear of striking solid objects. Course review and issuing of certificates.