BELT REQUIREMENTS

 

 

 

WHITE BELT REQUIREMENTS:

 

STRIKES:             FRONT PUNCH, BACK TO KNUCKLE, THRUST PUNCH, PALM STRIKE, AND HAMMER FIST

Keep strikes straight, with power. Hands should coordinate with legs using same leg as hand.

 

KICKS:                  FRONT BALL, INSTEP, SIDE BLADE, BACK THRUST, CRESCENT, REVERSE CRESCENT

 

8 POINT BLOCKING SYSTEM

 

FORMS:                1ST HALF OF #1 PINNAN

 

COMBINATION: #6 #7

 

JU-JITSUS:          FRONT CHOKE, BACK CHOKE, WRIST GRAB 

 

KENPO’S:            4 WHITE BELTS

 

NOTES:                 ALL MALE STUDENTS MUST HAVE A PROTECTIVE JOCK STRAP AND CUP

 

 

 

YELLOW BELT REQUIREMENTS:

 

STRIKES:             ELBOW STRIKES (UPWARD, DOWNWARD, OUTWARD, REARWARD, ROUND HOUSE, RISING)

 

KICKS:                  SIDE KICKS (SHUFFLE UP, PIVOT, CROSSOVER)

 

8 POINT BLOCKS W/COUNTER STRIKES

 

FORMS:                #1 PINNAN

 

COMBINATION: #3

 

JU-JITSUS:          HEADLOCK, TWO-HAND LAPEL, AND BEARHUG

 

KENPO’S:            #2 YELLOW BELT

 

 

 

 

ORANGE BELT REQUIREMENTS:

 

STRIKES:             SWORDHAND, SPEARHAND, TIGER CLAW, CHICKEN WRIST

 

KICKS:                  ROUND HOUSE, DOUBLE JUMPING FRONT KICK

 

8 POINT BLOCKING SYSTEM    W/PARTNER

 

FORMS:                #2 PINNAN

 

COMBINATION: #2, #5

 

JU-JITSUS:          HAIR GRAB, 1 ARM SHIRT GRAB, and HAMMERLOCK

 

KENPO’S:            4 ORANGE BELTS

 

 

 

 

PURPLE BELT REQUIREMENTS:

 

 

STRIKES:             RIDGE HAND, FOREARM STRIKE, AND LEOPARD

 

KICKS:                  SPINNING BACK KICK

 

PALM BLOCKING SYSTEM

 

FORMS:                #1 KATA

 

COMBINATION: #4, #18

 

JU-JITSUS:          FOREARM CHOKE, FOREARM CHOKE W/HAMMERLOCK, AND FULL NELSON  

 

KENPO’S:            4 PURPLE BELTS

 

NOTES: MUST HAVE LEG GEAR

 

 

BLUE BELT REQUIREMENTS:

 

STRIKES:             IMMORTAL MAN, MIDDLE KNUCKLE, BACKFIST, AND WHIPPING DRAGONS TAIL             

 

KICKS:                  HOOK KICK, FRONT HEEL

 

PALM BLOCKING SYSTEM W/COUNTERSTRIKES

 

FORMS:                #2 KATA

 

COMBINATION: #8, #9, and #12

 

JU-JITSUS:          FRONT BEAR HUG, REAR BEARHUG (ARMS FREE), AND FRONT HEADLOCK 

 

KENPO’S:            4 BLUE BELTS

 

NOTES:                 ALL STUDENTS MUST HAVE RIB GEAR  

 

REACTION:                         STUDENTS SHOULD START SERIOUSLY WORKING ON REACTION DRILLS

 

SPEED POWER:                 STUDENTS SHOULD DEMONSTRATE, SPEED, POWER, AND CONTROL WHEN WORKING W/PARTNER

 

 

 

 

 

GREENBELT REQUIREMENTS:

 

STRIKES:             TWIN DRAGON, TRIGGER FINGER, SNAKE POKE, BACK HAND

 

KICKS:                  SPINNING REVERSE CRESCENT, AX KICK

 

FORMS:                STATUE OF THE CRANE

 

COMBINATION: #14, #15, #16

 

JU-JITSUS:          WRIST GRAB, BACK CHOKE B, FRONT CHOKE B   

 

KENPO’S:            4 GREEN BELTS

 

NOTE:                   THIS IS CONSIDERED THE LAST LEVEL OF THE BEGINNER

 

SPEED POWER:                 STUDENTS SHOULD DEMONSTRATE, SPEED, POWER, AND CONTROL WHEN WORKING W/PARTNER

 

 

 

ADVANCED REQUIREMENTS:

 

STRIKES:             FOUR-FINGER POKE, INVERTED RIGEHAND

 

KICKS:                  SPINNING HOOK KICKS, REVERSE CRESCENT W JUMPING CRESCENT

 

FORMS:                #3, #4

 

COMBINATION: #10, #11, #17

 

JU-JITSUS:          BEAR HUG B, HEAD LOCK B, AND TWO-HAND LAPEL B

 

KENPO’S:            THREE-KICK DEFENSE

 

NOTES: STUDENTS CHOULD BE STRIKING 2 INCHS FROM TARGETS.

 

SPEED POWER:                 STUDENTS SHOULD DEMONSTRATE, SPEED, POWER, AND CONTROL WHEN WORKING W/PARTNER

 

REACTONS:        STUDENTS SHOULD START SERIOUSLY WORKING ON REACTION DRILLS

 

 

 

 

 

3RD BROWN BELT REQUIREMENTS:

 

FORMS:                #5 PINAN, #3 KATA

 

10 POINT BLOCKING SYSTEM:

 

COMBINATION: #1, #20, #19

 

JU-JITSUS:          HAIR GRAB B, ONE HAND LAPEL B, AND HAMMER LOCK B 

 

KENPO’S:            THREE-KICK DEFENCE

 

NOTES: STUDENTS CHOULD BE STRIKING 1 INCH FROM TARGETS.

 

SPEED POWER:                 STUDENTS SHOULD DEMONSTRATE, SPEED, POWER, AND CONTROL WHEN WORKING W/PARTNER

REACTONS:        STUDENTS SHOULD START SERIOUSLY WORKING ON REACTION DRILLS

 

 

 

2ND BROWN BELT REQUIREMENTS:

 

FORMS:                4 KATA

 

COMBINATION: #21, #26

 

JU-JITSUS:          FULL NELSON B, STRANGLE HOLD B, AND STRANGLE HOLD W/ONE ARM BEHIND THE BACK B  

 

KNIFE:                   TWO SLASHING, TWO POKING, AND ONE REVERSE SLASHING KNIFE DEFENSE KENPOS

 

CLUBS:                 TWO OVERHEAD, AND TWO POKING CLUBS

 

NOTES:                 all requirements should have takedowns added to ends

 

 

 

 

1ST BROWN BELT REQUIREMENTS:

 

 

FORMS:                5 KATA

 

 

 

COMBINATION: #22, #23, #24, #25

 

JU-JITSUS:          front bear hug b, front headlock b, AND BEAR hug w/arms free    

 

KNIFE:                   KNIFE TO THROAT (FRONT AND BACK), TWO KNIVES TO BACK KENPOS

 

CLUBS: TWO SIDES AND TWO REVERSE SIDE CLUB TECH

 

NOTES: ALL REQUIREMENTS SHOULD HAVE TAKEDOWNS ADDED TO ENDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

1ST DEGREE BLACK BELT REQUIREMENTS:

 

COMBINATIONS: #1-20 PLUS #21, #26

 

KENPOS:              24 REGULAR (NEVER LEAVE OPPONET STANDING)

 

JU-JITSUS:          AT LEAST TWO ESCAPES FROM THE FOLLOWING           

                                                FRONT CHOKE

                                                BACK CHOKE

                                                WRIST GRAB    

                                                BEAR HUG

                                                HEAD LOCK

                                                TWO HAND LAPEL

                                                HAMMER LOCK

                                                HAIR GRAB

                                                ONE HAND LAPEL

                                                FULL NELSON

                                                STRANGLE HOLD

                                                STRANGLE HOLD W/ARMS BACK

                                                FRONT BEAR HUG

                                                REAR BEAR HUG

                                                REAR BEAR HUG ARMS FREE

                                                FRONT HEAD LOCK

 

CLUB:                   2 TECHNIQUES FROM EACH OF THE FOLLOWING                             

                                                OVERHEAD

                                                SIDE CLUB

                                                POKING CLUB

                                                REVERSE CLUB

                                               

 

KNIFE:                   1 TECHNIQUE FROM EACH OF THE FOLLOWING

                                                SLASHING KNIFE

                                                POKING KNIFE

                                                OVERHEAD KNIIFE

                                                REVERSE SLASHING KNIFE

                                                KNIFE TO THROAT

                                                KNIFE TO THROAT REAR

                                                KNIFE TO BACK

FREE FORM

 

BLOCKING  SYSTEMS:                   8 POINT (W/COUNTERS), PALM BLOCKING SYSTEM (WCOUNTERS), And 10 POINT BLOCKING SYSTEM

 

 

ANIMAL TECH:  2 ANIMAL TECHNIQUES FROM  

                                                TIGER

                                                LEOPARD

                                                CRANE

                                                SNAKE

                                                DRAGON

                                               

STRIKES:             ALL POSSIBLE,

                                                BODY

                                                SPARRING

                                                1-5 PINAN

                                                1-5 KATA

 

OTHER:                THE UNSHAKABLE BALANCE OF CRANE

                                SELF DEFENCE GRAPPLING

                                MASS ATTACK PRINCIPALS

                                TRADITIONAL STANCE TRAINING (10 MINUTES PER)