Adult Class Structure At TFC

A well defined class structure is helpful for both student and trainer.  It helps our trainers build a class suited to what student learning goals are.  For students, you are able to craft your schedule to hit all the requirements of a well rounded training routine:

• Learning technique & strategy
• Working on fitness/keeping fit
• Getting your reps up to integrate lessons faster

  To help you do this at TFC we have 4 class types:
  

  1. TFC 🏆
  2. Training 🥊
  3. Express 💪
  4. Sparring/Open Gym 👊

  These class types apply to our striking sports, while BJJ is separated into either BJJ60 (60 minute class) or the standard BJJ90 (90 minute class).

  The emoji’s help you to easily identify the class type in your member app.  Read through this article to understand:

• what each class type is
• how it works and
• how to build your own training schedule around the class types.

• CLASS TYPE: TFC 🏆 (60 Minutes)

  ‘TFC’ classes are part of our evening program, and key to joining the TFC Fight Team.

  If you are someone who is keen to fight as part of the TFC Fight Team, then these classes are necessary to have on your training schedule.

  The sessions are 60 minutes long, and provide technical training for beginners to advanced level.  Skill levels are split across the mats, and there are designated trainers for each group.
  
  The focus for these classes are to develop a more advanced skill set, while learning strategy at the same time.

  You can expect a slower pace for 70% of the session, and purposeful correction from your coaches on the floor.

  

• CLASS TYPE: TRAINING 🥊 (60 Minutes)

  ‘Training’ classes are our TFC traditional skill & drill sessions.  You get your reps up and refine the basics.

  These classes are suitable for all levels, a balance of skill and drill training in your chosen sport.

  Our coaches take you through sets of technical drills, teaching you proper form and technique, breaking each set down step by step.

  At the end we piece it altogether and put you through your paces to finish each session strong.

  

• CLASS TYPE: EXPRESS 💪 (45 Minutes)

  Express sessions help make learning easier and give you that endorphin release that makes you feel like you can take on the world!

  We’ve added these to the timetable to compliment our other classes and help you to mix up your training.

  Throw in 1 or 2 express sessions per week to keep your fitness up, OR if you’re having a busy week, just fitting in ONLY 1 or 2 of these will kill 3 birds with 1 stone:

  keep learning
  practise what you learn
  AND get the heart rate right up

  These hard and fast classes, still teach you how to execute proper form and technique, but with increased focus on getting the heart pumping.

  Smash out various striking drills.  Let off some steam, and stay out of your head while you learn from some of the best fighters and coaches in the country.

  

• CLASS TYPE: SPARRING/OPEN GYM 👊 (60 Minutes)

  Practise what you’re learning by putting it to the test in sparring. 

  Our sparring and open gym sessions are supervised by a TFC Trainer at all times.

  This is why we have dedicated sessions for these events.

  You can jump into sparring on Wednesday morning or join the bigger sessions on a Wednesday night.

  Open gym sessions for sparring are on both Saturday & Sunday mornings.

  Open gym gives you the chance to arrange a session with other members, a casual with friends, or show up and see who else is around, and of course to come down and practise on the bags.

• WHAT ABOUT BJJ? 🥋

  The BJJ program at TFC has had huge success since coming on to the timetable just over 4 years ago.

  We have BJJ classes at 6am, 4:30pm, 7pm and 7:30pm throughout the week.

  The afternoon 4:30pm class is a 60 minute session.  It’s an open mixed class, led by our head coach.

  All other sessions are 90 minutes, where the last 30 minutes of the class are generally reserved for ‘live’ rolls.

• BUILDING YOUR TRAINING SCHEDULE

  Building a training schedule that works for your goals and lifestyle is really easy using the class types.

  We recommend a minimum of 2 classes per week.

  That’s it, just 2 sessions per week.

  If you start there you’ll build consistency in your learning routine, and that’s going to take you further, faster, than it would if you pushed yourself to train 4x times a week but then couldn’t keep up.

  When you make 2 sessions per week your benchmark, it means that anything more is a bonus, but you won’t set yourself back by making unrealistic goals that affect your emotional and mental health.

  Choose to train the class types that best reflect the goals you have for yourself in the next 4-6 weeks, then review them after each period and re-set.

  Example: You want to work on building up your fitness while you learn, it’s a goal of yours to drop some weight as well.  You haven’t done any consistent training in the last 6 months to a year.

  A good schedule to start with would be 1x Training class and 1x Express class.

  And on the weeks you have time, throw in another Express class.

  This makes for a really engaging training schedule that’s easy to stay on top of, but won’t trip you up with too much technical strategy you can’t get your head around while you’re trying to build consistency.

  Now that you know how our class types work, go ahead and build your own schedule for your next 4-6 weeks.

  If you have any questions about it or would like some support getting started, head to our ‘contact’ page and send questions through there.

  OSS!
  Team TFC.