Adult White to Green Belt Curriculum

Stances Leg Techniques Dropping Techniques 1g – Natural Stance 1g – Upward Knee 1g – Forward Roll 1g – Attention Stance 1g – Roundhouse Knee Kick 1g – Backward Roll 1g – Rectangular Stance 1g – Front Snap Kick 2g – Reverse Forward Roll 1g – Kicking Stance 1g – Front Thrust Kick 2g – Low Side Drop 1g – Forward Stance 1g – Low Back Stamping Kick GB – Front Drop 1g – Cat Stance 2g – Stamping (Eight) GB – Side Drop 1g – Diagonal Stance 2g – Side Thrust Kick GB – Front Tumble 2g – Side Stance 2g – Back Thrust Kick 2g – Back Stance 2g – Sparring and Self-Defense GB – Parallel Stance GB – Side Snap Kick 1g – Three-step prearranged Sparring GB – Inward Stance GB – Crescent Kick 1g – O’Sensei Guard GB – Pigeon Stance GB – Shin Block 1g – Modern Guard GB – Crescent Stance GB – Deflecting Knee Block 2g – One-step prearranged Sparring GB – Rear Leg Charge 2g – Zones: 3 Vertical and 4 Horizontal Hand Techniques GB – Balanced Combos to mid level: GB – Free Sparring Drills 1g – Lunge Front/Side/Roundhouse GB – Load and Explode 1g – Reverse Punch Triple Roundhouse GB – Ten Directions Offline 1g – Double Punch 1g – High/Low Double Punch Footwork Stamina 1g – Vertical Punch 1g – 90 degree Turn 1g – 100 Punches 1g – Inner Chop 1g – 180 degree Turn 1g – 100 Lunges 1g – Downward Elbow 1g – 270 degree Turn 1g – 20 Palm Pushups 1g – Roundhouse Elbow Strike 2g – Six movements, Four Directions 2g – 150 Lunges 2g – Vertical Backfist 2g – Shuffling, Crossing, and Hopping 2g – 20 Palm and 10 Fingertip Pushups 2g – Horizontal Backfist 2g – Check Box Pattern GB –150 Lunges with outer diagonal 2g – Vertical Spearhand Thrust GB – Sliding chop and low chop block 2g – Horizontal Spearhand Thrust GB – 20 Palm and 15 Fingertip Pushups 2g – Outer Horizontal Chop and Applications GB – Close Punch 1g – 1 (First Cause) GB – Outer Diagonal Chop Leadership and Philosophy 1g – Kata 2,3,4 1g – Three O’s Principal GB – Palm Heel Strike 1g – Modified kata GB – Elbow Strikes (Upward, Backward, 1g – Five Firsts of Friendship 2g – 1 1g – Five Steps to Health Forward, Side, Back Roundhouse) 2g – Pinan 2 1g – Five S’s for Warmups GB – Pinan 3 1g – Five A’s for Self Defense Techniques 1g – Five W’s for Self Defense 1g – Lower Block Blocks and Punches 1g – Five R’s for Self Defense 1g – Inner Middle Block 1g – Lower Block 2g – Five P’s of Achievers 1g – Rising Block 1g – Inner Middle Block 2g – Five D’s of a Winner 1g – Double Inner Middle Block 1g – Rising Block 2g – Five Think Rights 2g – Knifehand Block 2g – Outer Block 2g – Five Re’s for Interrelating 2g – Outer Block 2g – Knifehand Block GB – Five Sources of Power 2g – Reinforced Block GB – Elbow Block GB – Seven of Influence 2g – Lower X Block (Open and Closed) GB – Middle/Low Block GB – Five Controls for Self-Defense 2g – Upper X Block (Open and Closed) GB – Five All’s for Escaping GB – Side Elbow Block GB – Five Wins of a Winner GB – Palm Heel Block Escaping Techniques 1g – Thumb Escape GB – Ten Don’ts for Sparring GB – Double Forearm Block GB – Sliding Block (High , Middle, Low) 2g – Stamping Kick GB – Elbow Strike GB – Written Exam on Code of Ethics, GB – Soft Elbow Block History of Cuong Nhu, and History GB – Middle/Low Block of Martial Arts