Yellow Belt

7th KYU YELLOW BELT (MINIMUM 24 CLASSES/3 MONTHS, 2 DAN TESTS)

I will train every day to my fullest capability.

PRINCIPLE:MOVE FROM YOUR CENTER & YOUR ENTIRE BODY MOVES AS A UNIT.

1. BLOCKING

a. FOREARM BLOCK - 7 positions

b. COVER BLOCK – High/Low

2. STANCES

a. FORWARD STANCE

b. DEFENSIVE STANCE

3. BODY MOVEMENTS

a. SIDE-TO-SIDE MOVEMENTS

> left & right

b. CORNERING MOVEMENTS

> left & right front & rear corners >>>

4. THREE RANGES OF STRIKING

a. INFIGHTING WEAPONS

1. ELBOW STRIKES

a. SIDE

b. UPWARD

c. ROUNDHOUSE

d. REVERSE

e. REAR HIGH

f. REAR LOW

2. KNEE STRIKES

a. UPWARD

b. ROUNDHOUSE

3. HEAD BUTTS

b. MID-RANGE WEAPONS

1. VERTICAL FIST STRIKE

2. PALM BLOW

8 classes

1ST STRIPE

4. THREE RANGES-(CONT'D)

3. BACKFIST

a. FRONT

b. SIDE

c. REAR-HIGH

d. REAR-LOW

c. DISTANCE WEAPONS

1. SPEED KICKS

a. FRONT SNAPPING

b. ROUNDHOUSE

2. POWER KICKS

a. SIDE THRUSTING

b. BACK THRUSTING >>>

5. FIGHTING STANCE INTO 6 OFFENSIVE STRIKES

a. JAB- left

b. CROSS- right

c. HOOKS- left & right

d. UPPERCUTS- left & right

6. UKEMI (FALLING WAYS)

a. FORWARD ROLL - left & right

b. SIDE FALL - left & right

c. PROPER WAY TO GET UP

7. IPPONS

a. IPPON #1 – High punch, into armbar behind the neck

b. IPPON #2 – High punch, into osoto-gari (leg sweep)

8 classes

2ND STRIPE

7. IPPONS (CONT'D)

c. IPPON #3 – High punch, into knee cut throw

d. IPPON #4 – Straight punch, into armbar, to reverse leaf-hand wrist lock

e. IPPON #5 – Straight punch, into spinning elbow, hook head, to leg sweep

f. IPPON #6 – High punch, into forward stance, palm blow, vertical fist, knee & downward

elbow strike

g. IPPON #7 – High punch, into right rear corner, right front snapping kick, right vertical fist

strike, sweeping block, to three rear finishing strikes

8 classes & 2 pre-tests

FULL BELT