Kinetic Parkour
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Mango
Curiosity / Monkey
There is more than one safe way up.
Curiosity is looking for a second safe way at the same height. A curious try asks “what else can I do here?” It does not ask “how much higher can I go?”
Crew mat chat
Say. Mango is curious, so he tries more than one safe climb. We will too. Hands go on the block before feet leave the floor.
Ask. When is it smart to try a new way, and when do we keep the way we already know?
Look. Hands land before the feet leave the floor, and they step down instead of jumping off.
Mango
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Climb
Climb is a low, hands-first trip onto a block and a step back down. The skill is the order of the hands and feet. Height is not the point, and jumping off never counts.
- 1. Both hands go on the block before either foot leaves the floor.
- 2. A knee or foot comes up only after the hands are planted.
- 3. They kneel or stand on top, look up, and wait.
- 4. They step down backward onto the mat and say “down” as the foot arrives.
Keep it safe. They step down. They do not jump off the block.
Training mission
Find a safe way onto and off a low block using hands and feet.
- • Hands first.
- • Step down, don’t hop off.
- • A different way can still be the right way.
Ages 3–5. They kneel on the block or just place hands and a knee. Standing on top is optional.
Ages 6–8. They name their hand placement before they climb and try the climb leading with each foot.
Take it home
- 1. Use a couch cushion on the floor. Hands on, then climb up, then step off onto the floor.
- 2. Try a second way: from the side, or sitting first.
- 3. Ask, “What did your hands do first?”