PROGRAM
"One must practice every day, even if only for a short time. Class should NOT be your only practice. Class is where you learn, practice is where you perfect."
CLASS OVERVIEW
___ Opening
___ Warm-up
___ 4 Direction Stepping
___ Kata
___ Interactive Exercises
___ Cooldown
___ Closing
STANCE & MOBILITY
___ Stance
___ 4 Direction Stepping
___ Falling/Rolling/Rising
TECHNIQUES: GIVING
___ Hands
___ Forearms
___ Elbows
___ Knees
___ Shins
___ Feet
Notes:
1) Power = mass behind structured tool + movement.
2) Forward movement.
3) Circular movement.
4) Rising/dropping movement.
TECHNIQUES: RECEIVING
___ Evasion
___ Parrying
___ Blocking
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.
KATA
___ I-HON
___ KICK KATA
___ CHONAN
INTERACTIVE EXERCISES
___ 4 Direction Stepping with a Partner
___ Target Practice (pad and shield)
___ Interactive Exercises
Notes:
1) Each side is given specific instructions.
2) Start slowly, gradually add speed as you become proficient.
3) Interactive exercises should be practiced individually and in combinations.
YOUTH BELT RANKS
___ WHITE BELT - all new students
___ BLUE BELT - minimum 6 months training; I-hon Kata
___ PURPLE BELT - minimum 6 months training; Kick Kata
___ GREEN BELT - minimum 6 months training; Chonan Kata
___ BROWN BELT - minimum 12 months training; Skills Test
___ BLACK BELT - minimum 24 months training; Skills Test
Notes:
1) The belt ranks are designed to provide students with an external incentive to attend class, learn the curriculum, and practice.
2) Each month, a student may be chosen as "student of the month" and awarded a special gold belt to wear for the month.
3) Earning a black belt means that a student is proficient in our basics.
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