Shodan Black Belt

SHODAN BLACK BELT (MINIMUM 120 CLASSES/15 MONTHS, 11 DAN TESTS)

I will develop mind and body unification.

PRINCIPLE: DISABLE THE AGGRESSOR, CREATE A BUFFER, NEVER TURN YOUR BACK.

1. SHODAN WRIST LOCK- (FIRST WRIST LOCK)

a. HIGH PUNCH

b. CROSS WRIST GRAB

c. STRAIGHT WRIST GRAB

d. DOUBLE LAPEL GRAB

8 classes

e. SHOW ABILITY TO TAKE ATTACKER DOWN AND UP

1ST STRIPE

2. KONOHA-GAESHI

a. REAR UNDERARM BEAR HUG

b. HIGH PUNCH

3. TIGER MOUTH

a. HIGH PUNCH – standing submission

b. HIGH PUNCH – leg sweep with tiger mouth

8 classes

c. SHOW TIGER MOUTH PIN ON THE GROUND AFTER THE LEG SWEEP

2ND STRIPE

4. BEAR CLAW

a. HIGH WEDGE ATTACK – into knee strike

b. TAKE OUT FROM REAR

c. DEFENSIVE STANCE, HIGH PUNCH, SHOW ABILITY TO WORK FROM FRONT TO REAR

5. ARNIS

8 classes

a. 1-5 DISTANCE

3RD STRIPE

b. DISARMING - show 1 disarm from each of the 5 swings into 2 stick swing retaliation

c. FIGURE 8 SWING - solo

8 classes

4TH STRIPE

6. ARNIS

d. 13 SWING KATA - solo

e. 2 STICK SWING WITH UKE

8 classes

5TH STRIPE

7. SIX VARIATIONS OF MULTIPLE ATTACKS AGAINST 2 ATTACKERS

a. SHOW ABILITY TO STRIKE

8 classes

b. SHOW ABILITY TO USE IPPONS (any of the 13 ippons)

6TH STRIPE

c. SHOW ABILITY TO USE KANSETSU-WAZA (armbars)

8 classes

d. SHOW ABILITY TO USE SHIHO-NAGE

7TH STRIPE

e. SHOW ABILITY TO USE IRIMI-NAGE

f. SHOW FREESTYLE VARIATION

8 classes

8TH STRIPE

CONT'D

8. SELF DEFENSE TO ARMBARS

 Tsukuri/Kuzushi/Kake

a. FRONT FINGER CHOKE – Clockwise armbar to takedown

b. HAMMERLOCK – Forearm smash armbar

c. FRONT UNDERARM BEAR HUG – Figure four armbar to takedown

d. HEADLOCK – Forearm smash armbar

e. REAR FINGER CHOKE – Clockwise armbar

8 classes

9TH STRIPE

9. NAGA-WAZA

 Tsukuri/Kuzushi/Kake

a. ONE HAND PUSH INTO TAO-OTOSHI

b. JAB TO A SINGLE LEG TAKEOUT

c. JAB TO A DOUBLE LEG TAKEOUT

d. HIGH PUNCH INTO LEG OVER HEAD

10. FINGER LOCKS

a. SHOW FINGER LOCK FROM ONE FINGER POINT

b. SHOW DOUBLE THUMB FINGER LOCK FROM TWO HAND LAPEL GRAB

c. SHOW ADVANCED FINGER CONTROL FROM FULL NELSON ATTEMPT

d. SHOW FREE STYLE FINGER LOCKS FROM TWO GRABS

8 classes

10TH STRIPE

11. INTRODUCTION TO KI

a. DEMONSTRATE FOUR BOARD BREAK

12. SHOW ABILITY TO TEACH BELT REQUIREMENTS

a. PASS THE INSTRUCTOR’S CERTIFICATION COURSE (MANDATORY)

8 classes

11TH STRIPE

13. ABILITY TO PERFORM TECHNIQUES LEFT & RIGHT SIDE (THROUGH 1ST KYU BROWN BELT)

 4 MONTHS FROM RED STRIPE TO SHODAN BLACK BELT.

 ALSO MUST PASS OFFICIAL PRE-TEST WITH 80% ACCURACY RATE.

 THERE ARE ONLY TWO TESTS EACH YEAR. PRETESTS OCCUR IN LATE MARCH FOR THE

LATE MAY TEST AND EARLY OCT TO QUALIFY FOR EARLY DEC TEST.

SENSEI, THE BEGINNING OF YOUR TRAINING

FULL BELT