Program | yajindojo

PROGRAM

OUR PROGRAM IS BASED ON BASIC KARATE AND KICKBOXING

SECTION 1 - CLASS STRUCTURE

___ Opening

___ Warmup

___ Techniques/Kata

___ Applications

___ Cooldown

___ Closing

SECTION 2 - MOBILITY

___ Stance

___ 4 Direction Movement

___ Falling/Rolling/Rising

Notes:

1) Feet about shoulder width apart, left or right foot forward.

2) Hands up elbows down.

3) Unlock knees, weight on the balls of the feet, maintain balance.

4) Foot closest to the direction you are moving moves first.

5) Positioning.

SECTION 3 - GIVING

___ Hands

___ Forearms

___ Elbows

___ Knees

___ Shins

___ Feet

Notes:

1) Power = mass behind structured tool + speed.

2) Forward movement to generate power.

3) Circular movement to generate power.

4) Rising/dropping movement to generate power.

Interactive Exercises:

___ Pad and Shield work

Notes:

1) One person learns how to hold targets while the other person learns how to test the basics.

2) Start slowly, gradually add speed as you become more advanced.

SECTION 4 - RECEIVING

___ Evasion

___ Parrying

___ Blocking

___ Trapping

___ Throwing

___ Escaping

Notes:

1) Evasion is moving so that you avoid or minimize incoming energy.

2) Parrying is redirecting incoming energy.

3) Blocking is covering a more vulnerable body part with a less vulnerable body part to absorb/disperse incoming energy.

4) Trapping is catching/holding/controlling.

5) Throwing is breaking balance/unseating.

6) Escaping is disengaging and getting away.

7) 1 through 6 above can and should be combined.

Interactive Exercises:

___ Evade/Parry/Block/Trap/Throw/Escape - individual and combinations

___ Freestyle Scenarios

Notes:

1) Start with single techniques and build up to combinations.

2) One person designated to practice offensive moves with another person designated to practice defensive moves.

3) Start slowly, gradually add speed as you become more skilled.

4) Practice with a resisting partner.

SECTION 5 - GRADUATIONS

___ WHITE BELT - all new students

___ GREEN BELT - 1 Year's Training and Demonstrate I-hon, Chonan, Kick Kata

___ BROWN BELT - 2 Years' Training and Demonstrate Taikyoku, Pinan 1, Pinan 2

___ BLACK BELT - 4 Years' Training and Demonstrate Pinan 3, Pinan 4, Pinan 5 plus overall skills test

Notes: Students receive a white belt shortly after they begin their training, and receive stripes for every three months of consistent training completed. Black Belts are awarded to students who have trained consistently for a minimum of four years and have mastered the basics. These students serve as role models to the other students - and may continue on to become instructors.