Weekly Cutting Edge Fitness 6-1-2019 Class notes

Indian Clubs

Large circle warm ups
Arms in iron cross position
Wrist circles, outward on back of arm and then inward
Mills and transition sequence
Outward Mills (aka outward heart shaped swings)
Cross in front to transition to Inward mills (aka inward heart shaped swings)
Inward Mills (aka inward heart shaped swings)
Transition to outward mills by topping in iron cross position, doing wrist circles with clubs behind forearms
Outward mills, transition to parallel swings by stopping one club in cross position, continuing swing with other arm until the clubs, ‘catch up’ with other and swing both clubs in parallel in one direction. Clubs rotate small circles in same direction of the larger circle.
Transition to opposite parallel swings by stopping clubs at top of circle, switch directions by doing a small parallel circle in opposite direction
Parallel swings opposite side

Outward mills with squat

Here is a video of the outward mill I did few years ago

Note I am showing two style of outward mill. In class we have only covered the first style. The second we will cover in a few weeks.

Wands

Peeling the octopus aka snake around head
Lift wand up and overhead forward lunge, alternating sides
Lift wand up and overhead and behind neck forward lunge, alternating sides
Lift wand up and overhead bringing wand around and behind neck in forward lunge, alternating sides
Twist with wand in back held in elbow crease
Twist with wand resting on shoulders

Athlete with Wand set

Wand held a thigh level palms down
Squat with knees outward while moving the stick vertical with one hand over the other
Return to start position
Lift wand overheard while squatting
Stretch out foot to side and move wand to RH side with left hand on top (I may have showed opposite hand position in class, I will correct next class)
Bring foot back to center an squat moving wand back to overhead horizontal
Return to start position