Stephen Cooper – 10 part lesson plan

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SESSION PLAN – LESSON (8)

Start Time / Intensity / Duration
0 mins /

Welcome & Introduction

/ 5 mins

Line up class on the mat and Za Rei (Kneeling Bow) the students on.

Review the last session and ask if there are any questions?

Explain the objectives and contents of today’s lesson.

Start Time / Intensity / Duration
5 mins /

Safe Warm Up

/ 10 mins

Conduct a suitable Warm up to meet the needs of the participants and of the class lesson content. Finishing with Ukemi (Breakfalling practice).

Main Content

Start Time / Intensity / Duration
15 mins /

Demonstration and revision of the

Techniques taught in lesson one

/ 5 mins

Demonstration and revision on the techniques taught in lesson seven, Tai-Otoshi

Start Time / Intensity / Duration
20 mins /

Uchi-komi (repetitious, non-throwing attack)

/ 20 mins

Explain the need to practice using Uchi-komi and that it consists of repetitious, non-throwing attacks.

Demonstrate a set of 5 Uchi-komi – explaining the importance of the Uke

Line class in pairs as below: -

Names the throw

Tori
Uke

First Uke calls a throw – indicating left or right handed technique (prompting from Sensei may be required), 5 Uchi-komi sets of named throw each and then rotate one place to the right.

Start Time / Intensity / Duration
40 mins /

Tachiwaza (Standing Work)

/ 20 mins

(Whole-Part-Whole)

Demonstrate Ko-Uchi-Gari (Minor inner reaping) using suitable Uke’s (Receivers) and get the class participants to try it.

Demonstrate the throw broken into parts, again with multiple Uke’s: -

(1) Entry, (2) the body position & (3) the final throw – allow participants to try each part twice each.

Now finally bring all of the parts together as a whole. Again allow the participants to try.

Start Time / Intensity / Duration
60 mins /

Standing Randori (light practice)

/ 10 mins

Light standing Randori (remind the class of the techniques already taught)

Watching for posture & breaking balance – offering advice and praising as fits

Variations to be called for…. i.e. only left hand, only hip throws, only rear attacks etc.

Start Time / Intensity / Duration
70 mins /

Cool down

/ 5 mins

Cool down – including light stretching exercising

Start Time / Intensity / Duration
75 mins /

Explanation of Shime-Waza (Strangles/chokes)

/ 10 mins

Demonstration to the class of Strangles used in the sport of judo.

Hadaka-Jime (Naked Strangle), Gyaku-Juji-Jime (Reverse cross strangle), Kata-Juji-Jime (Single cross strangle) & Kata-Te-Ashi-Koshi-Jime (Single hand leg hip strangle).

The safety implications will be explained and the need for great care! – these techniques would not be practised at this stage.

Start Time / Intensity / Duration
85 mins /

Lesson Close

/ 5 mins

Line up the class

Check participants understanding of the lesson contents.

What was fun or tricky?

Check for any injuries or problems during the lesson.

Invite Questions give the answers and then Za Rei off.

90 mins /

End of Session