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Lesson 1 - Holding The Sticks, Free Bounce, Single Strokes

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Chapters
1. How to Hold the Sticks
2. Free Bounce
3. Single Stroke
4. Multiple Single Strokes Right
5. 8 Right, 8 Left, 8 Both
6. Alternate Right-Left

This lesson should be reviewed every time you start practicing for the first few weeks. Also, many lessons have the “Related Lessons” icon at the end of the lesson. Watch for that and study the Related Lessons. They will simplify what you are doing, or in some cases give you more advanced study.

Related Lessons
DC Academy Hand Technique
Lesson 1 – Holding the Stick
Lesson 2 – Wrist Turns
Lesson 3 – Warm up Exercise
Lesson 4 – The Bounce Stroke