Yellow Belt

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

I will train every day to my fullest capability.

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

BLOCKING

a. FOREARM BLOCK -7 positions

STANCES

a. FORWARD STANCE

b. DEFENSIVE STANCE

c. HORSE STANCE

d. SITTING POSITION

BODY MOVEMENTS

a. SIDE-TO-SIDE MOVEMENTS

left & right

b. CORNERING MOVEMENTS

left & right front & rear corners

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

b. MID-RANGE WEAPONS

1. VERTICAL FIST STRIKE

2. PALM BLOW

8 Classes

1ST STRIPE

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

UKEMI (FALLING WAYS)

a. FORWARD ROLL - left & right (standing)

b. SIDE FALL - left & right (standing)

BASIC FIGHTING

a. Basic Fighting #1

(Uke) Right High punch

(Tore) left forward stance w/ left high block, left palm blow,

left back fist, right vertical fist, right knee, right downward elbow strike.

b. Basic Fighting #2

(Uke) Left High punch,

(Tore) right forward stance w/ right high block, right palm blow,

right back fist, left vertical fist, left knee, left downward elbow strike.

c. Basic Fighting #3

(Uke) Right straight punch

(Tore) left side movement w/ left cross block, right roundhouse kick,

right back fist, left vertical fist strike.

8 Classes

2ND STRIPE

d. Basic Fighting #4

(Uke) Left straight punch

(Tore) Right side movement w/ right cross block, left roundhouse kick, left back fist, right vertical fist strike.

e. Basic Fighting #5

(Uke) Right uppercut

(Tore) left forward stance w/ left low block, left back fist to face,

TWO right vertical fist strikes, right upward knee, right downward elbow.

f. Basic Fighting #6

(Uke) Left uppercut

(Tore) right forward stance w/ right low block, right back fist to face,

TWO left vertical fist strikes, left upward knee, left downward elbow strike.

g. Basic Fighting #7

(Uke) High wedge attack w/ right step

(Tore) Left forward stance w/ high wedge block, duck uke’s right arm, apply standing Japanese headlock

8 classes & at least 2 pre-tests

FULL BELT