KNOWLEDGE

Knowledge & Terminology

FUNDAMENTALS  *(know 4)

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 *(alternating hands, no pause)

Strike moving targets

10 Hands

10-Extra Hands

*Cool Combo

FALL + TAKE-DOWN

  Fall

*Take-down (youtube)

*Take-down (photo)

PLAN OF ACTION

Plan of Action

KATA

*Green belt traditional kata (Heian 2)

*Green belt New Age kata

  All previous katas

BUNKAI


*Apply a move of your choice in Heian 2

SELF-DEFENSE

*Green 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

*(your test will ask for the first 2 ways)

  1. Elbow pull-down (:22 sec)

  2. Traditional

  3. Waving Arm (in–up–out)

CHOREOGRPAHED FIGHT SCENE

*Both sides

SPARRING

*WEAPONS

*Strikes with all 5 weapons

  • Bo

  • Jo

  • Tonfa

  • Sai

  • Nunckaku

*BREAKING

*Front kick

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