| Level |
Belt |
Children's
Requirements |
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White/
Gold |
STRIKES:
Straight punch; Back fist; Reverse punch; Hammer
fist; Palm heel strike; Elbow; KICKS: Front kick;
Side kick; Round kick; Knee; BLOCKS: Upward block;
Inside block; Palm heel block; FALLS: Back fall;
Side fall; STANCES: Boxers stance;Front stance;
Horse stance; SELF DEFENSE: NVP (non violent
posture); Basic distancing; Basic covering against strikes;
Basic wrist releases; Choke and headlock defense |
| 9th
Kyu |
Gold |
STRIKES:
Hook punch; Uppercut; Ridge hand strike; KICKS:
Crescent kick; Hook kick; Back kick; BLOCKS:
Downward block; Outside block; Knife hand block; BODY
SHIFTING/COVERING: Eight angles of offense and defense;
Cover high and low; Slipping and weaving; SELF DEFENSE:
Basic defense against punches; Hook block to roundhouse
kick defense; ROLLS AND FALLS: Front fall; Front
roll out |
| 8th
Kyu |
Yellow |
TECHNIQUES:
Ax kick; Basic hand combinations; Basic leg combinations;
SPARRING: Basic sparring combinations; SELF
DEFENSE: Single and double leg takedown; Upward
block to single leg takedown |
| 7th Kyu |
Orange |
TECHNIQUES: Basic
combinations of the hand and feet; Cat stance; SPARRING:
Basic offense and defense concepts; Body shifting and
footwork; SELF DEFENSE: Basic grappling concepts;
Single arm choke defense; Front bear hug defense; KATA:
Cobra strikes |
| |
Orange/
Purple |
TECHNIQUES: Basic
jump kicks; Continue to improve basic combinations;
SPARRING: Continue to refine sparring concepts;
Start to develop basic strategies for setting up the
opponent; SELF DEFENSE: Basic concepts on dealing
with adults you dont know; Know the concept of awareness,
alertness, and avoidance; Distancing (practice hit and
run strategies); Rear single arm choke; KATA:
Spinning tiger |
| 6th
Kyu |
Purple |
TECHNIQUES:
Spinning back kick; Reverse iron broom; SPARRING:
Basic to intermediate kickboxing combinations; On pads
utilizing offense and defense; SELF DEFENSE:
Palm heal to knife hand; Bear hug under arms from the
front; KATA: Dragon whips its tail |
| 5th
Kyu |
Blue |
TECHNIQUES:
Spinning hook kick; Continue to improve basic and
combinations; SPARRING: 1 to 1 sparring; 2 to
2 sparring; 3 to 3 sparring; SELF DEFENSE: Continue
to refine materials covered to this point; Spear concepts
against punches, tackles, kicks; Bear hug over arms
from the rear; Bear hug under arms from the rear; KATA:
Half Naihanchi Shodan |
| 4th
Kyu |
Green |
TECHNIQUES:
Single leg combination kicks; SPARRING: One
step defensive drills counter; SELF DEFENSE:
Front kick defense; Single arm grab to punch; KATA:
All of Naihanchi Shodan |
3rd
Kyu
|
Brown |
TECHNIQUES:
Low line kicks for self defense; Open hand techniques
for self defense; SPARRING: Work on broken rhythm
and faking; Angle attacks; SELF DEFENSE: Roundhouse
kick defense; Continue with ground concepts; KATA:
Pinan Shodan |
| 2nd
Kyu |
Brown |
TECHNIQUES:
Hurricane kick; Advanced hand to foot combinations
and setups; SPARRING: One step defensive drills
counter; SELF DEFENSE: Continue to refine self
defense concepts; Mirror drills; KATA: Pinan
Nidan |
| 1st
Kyu |
Brown |
TECHNIQUES:
Jump front kick; Jump sidekick; Jump round kick;
Jump back kick; SPARRING: Refine concepts learned
to this point; SELF DEFENSE: Tackle defense;
Double hand lapel grab; Ground concepts getting back
to your feet; KATA: Pinan Sandan |
Jr.
Black
Belt |
Black |
TECHNIQUES:
Refine all techniques, combinations, sparring concepts
and self defense; Prepare for Black Belt Exam; FITNESS
REQUIREMENTS: 25 pushups; 50 sit-ups; 250 jumping
jacks; KATA: Wansu; WRITTEN PORTION: Write
one page paper titled “What I have learned on my
path to Black Belt.” |
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