EVENTS AND COURSES FREE STYLE YOU ARE HERE
Kumite (Partnerwork)Free Style (Partnerwork)
ACKU offers a course for those students who wish to develop their ACKU karate skills further. Sessions are offered during the year. All participants will do free style sparring. Partners work together at a higher skill level.
   Benefits of partnerwork training include:
  • Improve the speed, distance and timing of your karate basics, with a partner
  • Increase strength and endurance while having fun.
  • Sharpen the mind - improve concentration and creativity.
  • Learn to think and react under pressure.
  • There may be body contact in this course, if distance and timing is off. Protective gear is used as a source of protection only if necessary.
  • Build self esteem and confidence.
  • All participants must wear protective gear. This includes helmet, mouth guard, elbow pads, hand protectors, groin protectors, chest guard and shin/instep protector. These items are listed under "Store" and must be ordered from ACKU, through the office or your instructor. No other equipment is allowed.
       Course Material
    These skills (and others) will be reviewed :
    1. jab, reverse punch
    2. front kick, lunge punch
    3. roundhouse kick, ridge hand
    4. side thrust kick, back fist
    5. back kick
    6. axe kick, reverse roundhouse kick
    7. forward, rear leg sweeping
    8. takedowns
    9. turning techniques
    10. crescent, reverse crescent kick
    11. body shifting techniques

      Summer/Fall Session

       Location
    Chestermere Recreation Centre
    201 West Chestermere Drive
    Chestermere, Alberta

       Time
    Alternating Sundays 2:00-3:30 pm
    May 4, 25 June 8 September 7
    Test Match September 21
       Fee
    $69.99+gst

    To ensure quality control and safety, this class is limited in size.
    No spectators permitted. This course is a requirement for first and second purple, first, second and third brown, red and black belt. Lower ranked belts may attend. Students must attend one session and take the test match in order to be considered for each purple, brown or red belt evaluations. Students must attend three consecutive sessions and complete the test matches in each session to be considered for black belt evaluation. Participation in Free Style does not guarantee a belt advancement. Students must master fundamentals.