Thinking Like a Brown Belt MIT Club (http://web.mit.edu/shotokan) Prerequisites: Green Belt and to Bassai Dai

Objectives: Learn kata to brown belt level, improve use of core techniques (punching, kicking) for tactical advantage. Disharmonious rhythm. Identify and eliminate tells. Establishing distance.

Week 1: Day 1: ● Waza: front foot front – form, downblock counterpunch fudodachi ● Tachi: fudodachi, fighting stance ● : stepping with downblock techniques – form ● : basic reflex drill ● Kata: None Day 2: ● Waza: front foot front kick – speed, downblock counterpunch fudodachi ● Tachi: fudodachi, fighting stance ● Kihon: stepping with downblock techniques – speed ● Kumite: basic reflex drill ● Kata: Kanku Dai Day 3: ● Waza: front foot front kick – power, downblock counterpunch fudodachi ● Tachi: fudodachi, fighting stance ● Kihon: stepping with downblock techniques – precision ● Kumite: intermediate reflex drill ● Kata: Kanku Dai Week 2: Day 1: ● Waza: front foot roundhouse kick – form, rising block counterpunch fudodachi ● Tachi: fudodachi, fighting stance ● Kihon: stepping with rising block techniques – form ● Kumite: advanced ippon kumite ● Kata: Kanku Dai Day 2: ● Waza: front foot roundhouse kick – precision, rising block fudodachi ● Tachi: fudodachi, fighting stance ● Kihon: stepping with rising block techniques – speed ● Kumite: advanced ippon kumite ● Kata: Kanku Dai Day 3: ● Waza: front foot roundhouse kick – power, rising block counterpunch fudodachi ● Tachi: fudodachi, fighting stance ● Kihon: stepping with rising block techniques – precision ● Kumite: advanced ippon kumite ● Kata: Jitte Week 3: Day 1: ● Waza: side snap kick – form, back stance counterpunch fudodachi ● Tachi: back stance, fudodachi, fighting stance ● Kihon: stepping with back stance counterpunch fudodachi – form ● Kumite: advanced ippon kumite ● Kata: Jitte Day 2: ● Waza: side snap kick – precision, back stance counterpunch fudodachi ● Tachi: back stance, fudodachi, fighting stance ● Kihon: stepping with back stance counterpunch fudodachi – speed ● Kumite: advanced ippon kumite ● Kata: Jitte Day 3: ● Waza: side snap kick – power, back stance counterpunch fudodachi ● Tachi: back stance, fudodachi, fighting stance ● Kihon: stepping with back stance counterpunch fudodachi – precision ● Kumite: advanced ippon kumite ● Kata: Jitte Week 4: Day 1: ● Waza: front foot hook kick – form, cat stance counterpunch fudodachi ● Tachi: back stance, fudodachi, fighting stance ● Kihon: stepping with cat stance counterpunch fudodachi – form ● Kumite: advanced ippon kumite ● Kata: Day 2: ● Waza: front foot hook kick – power, cat stance counterpunch fudodachi ● Tachi: back stance, fudodachi, fighting stance ● Kihon: stepping with cat stance counterpunch fudodachi – speed ● Kumite: advanced ippon kumite ● Kata: Hangetsu Day 3: ● Waza: front foot hook kick – precision, cat stance counterpunch fudodachi ● Tachi: back stance, fudodachi, fighting stance ● Kihon: stepping with cat stance counterpunch fudodachi – precision ● Kumite: advanced ippon kumite ● Kata: Hangetsu