Menu home about CKD class schedule links photos newsletter guestbook contact us		Online Newsletter < Back to Main Newsletter Page   Advanced Training: Building the Cardiovascular System using the "Pyramid" December 28, 2004 Next time you are sitting around with nothing to do, or you just wish to try something different in your training, why not give Pyramid Training a try. What is it? It is one of the best ways to build up your endurance and practice your CKD patterns at the same time. I was introduced to this method by 4th Degree Kwangjunim Dot Stoddard about 2 years ago in the basement of my house. We just went downstairs, put on some high energy music and began to do patterns. Man, I have never sweated so much in my life! She told me that it was taught to her by Grandmaster Choi, and was a regular means of achieving her own unbelievable endurance. How one performs the "Pyramid" is to begin at your highest pattern. Let's say you are a Red Senior Belt, you would begin by doing both the left and right hand sides of your Red Senior pattern. Then you would repeat both sides of the Red Senior pattern, after which you would do both sides of the Purple Senior pattern. Next, you would perform both sides of the Red Senior pattern, then both sides of the Purple Senior pattern, then perform both sides of the Blue Senior pattern. You would then return to the Red Senior pattern, performing both sides of the Red Senior pattern, then both sides of the Purple Senior pattern, then perform both sides of the Blue Senior pattern, then both sides of the Green Senior pattern. You continue in this manner until you reach White Senior, at which time you would be finished AFTER performing the White Senior pattern. The value of the Pyramid is that the more you progress in CKD, the longer it is going to take to do the pyramid. The longer you are engaged in the exercise, the more stamina and endurance you build up, not to mention how many calories you burn. You should do the pyramid no more than twice a week, as it is very intense. Stick with your regular training classes and incorporate the pyramid. You will see better results and maybe even have to buy new clothes! Example: Red Senior Red Senior, Purple Senior Red Senior, Purple Senior, Blue Senior Red Senior, Purple Senior, Blue Senior, Green Senior Red Senior, Purple Senior, Blue Senior, Green Senior, Orange Senior Red Senior, Purple Senior, Blue Senior, Green Senior, Orange Senior, Gold Senior Red Senior, Purple Senior, Blue Senior, Green Senior, Orange Senior, Gold Senior, Yellow Senior Red Senior, Purple Senior, Blue Senior, Green Senior, Orange Senior, Gold Senior, Yellow Senior, White Senior After finishing each line, return to top line and work your way back down to the next line. Do line # 1, then line # 1 and # 2, then line # 1, line # 2, and line # 3, and so on. PIL SUNG! Michael C. Mortell Chief Instructor, TCCKD
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