Blue Belt

4th KYU BLUE BELT (MINIMUM 64 CLASSES/ 8 MONTHS, 6 DAN TESTS

I will focus on zanshin each day – total awareness of one’s environment.

PRINCIPLE: TSUKURI/KUZUSHI/KAKE- ENTER/OFF-BALANCE/EXECUTE (LEAD THEN PAIN). APPLY

KUZUSHI (OFF-BALANCE) BEFORE APPLYING JOINT LOCK TO MAXIMIZE TECHNIQUE.

1. KANSETSU-WAZA (ARMBARS)

 Tsukuri/Kuzushi/Kake

5 Variations-

a. HIGH PUNCH – Show 5 variations

1. HALF TURN INTO TAKEDOWN

2. FULL TURN INTO TAKEDOWN

3. FIGURE FOUR INTO TAKEDOWN

4. ACROSS THE BODY - PROJECTION

5. CLOCKWISE INTO TAKEDOWN

1ST STRIPE

8 classes

b. STRAIGHT WRIST – Show 5 variations

8 classes

2ND STRIPE

c. CROSS WRIST – Show 5 variations

8 classes

3RD STRIPE

d. STRAIGHT PUNCH – 1 variation; fan block into classical variation

e. LOW PUNCH – 1 variation; Roll armbar to shoulder

2. FLOOR FIGHTING

a. SHOW ABILITY TO MOVE

b. SHOW ABILITY TO KICK

c. 3 VARIATIONS OF TWISTING AND PULLING

d. TAKE DOWN # 1 – Right side kick to attacker’s front knee, leg scissor throw, finish to groin

e. TAKE DOWN # 2– Springing right front snapping kick, slide in and take attacker down onto

stomach, axe kicks to spine, push away with feet

8 classes

f. SHOW PROPER WAY TO GET UP – Attacker should come at you twice

4TH STRIPE

3. KOTE-GAESHI - LEAFHAND WRIST LOCK THROW

 Tsukuri/Kuzushi/Kake

(All techniques below should end in a strike and a kote-gaeshi pin on the ground.)

a. HIGH PUNCH – Fan block, kote-gaeshi into attacking hand

b. HIGH PUNCH – High block, kote-gaeshi into opposite hand (strike low)

8 classes

c. CROSS WRIST GRAB – Show a variation to each corner ( 4 variations)

5TH STRIPE

d. ONE HAND LAPEL GRAB – Secure hand, atemi, kote-gaeshi

e. ONE HAND STRAIGHT WRIST GRAB FROM THE REAR– Turn and secure wrist, maintain lead, kote-gaeshi

f. ONE HAND SHOULDER GRAB (FRONT & REAR) – Secure hand, atemi, kote-gaeshi

g. TWO HAND WRIST GRAB FROM THE REAR – Work high/low, turn and secure wrist, maintain

lead, kote-gaeshi

4. ARMBAR INTO KOTE-GAESHI

a. STRAIGHT PUNCH – Block with left forearm, secure wrist, spin to the outside armbar,

8 classes

reverse direction into kote-gaeshi

6TH STRIPE

5. REVERSE KOTE-GAESHI

a. STRAIGHT WRIST GRAB – Rear tai-sabaki, thumb to nose variation, into pin on the ground

b. HIGH PUNCH – High sweeping block, underneath the arm, front tai-sabaki, into pin on ground

6. ABILITY TO PERFORM TECHNIQUES LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE (THROUGH GREEN BELT)

16 classes and atleast 2 pre-tests

FULL BELT