Red Sun Academy

Red Sun Academy

School  of  Martial Arts

KNOWLEDGE

Knowledge

Terminology


FUNDAMENTALS  *(know 5)


BASICS

Stances

Blocks

7 Elbows

Hand Strikes

Kicks


FOOTWORK

Turn

Slide

Cross

Diagonals

Neutral Pivot (left/right • 180º)


Defense Pivot (left/right • 180º)


Offense Pivot (left/right • 180º)



COMBINATION STRIKES


Eyes • Nose • Throat

Strike moving targets


10 Hands

10-Extra Hands

Cool Combo

*Shadow Boxing

*Pak Sao


FALL + TAKE-DOWN

Fall

Take-down (youtube)

Take-down (photo)


PLAN OF ACTION

Plan of Action


KATA

*Blue belt traditional kata (Heian 4)

*Blue belt New Age kata

  All previous katas


BUNKAI



*Apply a move of your choice in Heian 4


SELF-DEFENSE

*Blue belt self-defense

  All previous self-defense

  Spontaneous Self-Defense


  Choke (traditional & 7-targets)

  (on the CHOKE youtube, go to 4 minute marker)


  Shoulder Grab (3 ways):

  1. Elbow pull-down (:22 sec)

  2. Traditional

  3. Waving Arm (in–up–out)


*Wrist Grab (1+2-handed)


CHOREOGRPAHED FIGHT SCENE


SPARRING


WEAPONS

Strikes with all 5 weapons


*Self-defense with all 5 weapons:

  • Bo

  • Jo

  • Tonfa

  • Sai

  • Nunckaku


BREAKING


*Side kick

BLUE to PURPLE belt

BLUE BELT REQUIREMENTS

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Honor through the Martial Arts

Test on Green Hill during the pandemic when we were "homeless"

Test on Green Hill during the pandemic when we were "homeless"

Do I have a patch on my gi?


Did I submit my $25 Testing Fees?


Do I know my knowledge?


Do I have my sparring/self-defense partner?

Is my uniform clean and ironed for the test?

TESTING CHECKLIST

* New for Blue Belts