Adult Green to Brown Belt Curriculum

Stances Leg Techniques Weapons 1b – Parallel Stance 1b – Heel Kick 1b – Tambo (left and right) 1b – L Stance 1b – Flying Front Kick 1b – Three Grips (yin, middle, yang) 1b – T Stance 1b – Footsweeps (arch, instep, heel) 1b – Six Blocks 1b – X Stance 2b – Wheel Kick 1b – Six Guarding Positions 2b – Dinh Stance 2b – Dropping Kick 1b – Fourteen Basic Strikes 2b – Turtle Stance 2b – Flying Double Front Kick 2b – Six Blocks (Yin) 2b – Serpent Stance 2b – Flying Side Kick 2b – Five Guarding Positions (Yin) 2b – Jump Side Kick 2b – Fourteen Basic Strikes (Yin) Hand Techniques 2b – Low Spinning Sweep 2b – Tambo vs. Tambo Disarms 1b – Jab 2b – Double Low Spinning Sweep BB – Tambo 1 and applications 1b – Cross BB – Reverse crescent Kick 1b – Hook BB – Inside Roundhouse Kick Sparring and Self-Defense 1b – Uppercut BB – Flying Double Kicks 1b – Centerline Principles 1b – Roundhouse Punch Front/side 1b – Free Sparring 2b – U Punch Front/roundhouse 2b – Dynamic Blindspot 2b – Hammer Strike (Top and Bottom) Front/crescent 2b – Trapping 2b – Inner Ridgehand Strike BB – Axe Kick BB – Electric Shock 2b – Outer Ridgehand Strike BB – Rhythm BB – Rising Punch Katas and Applications BB – Tiger Mouth Strike 1b – Pinan 4 Stamina 2b – Pinan 5 1b – Boxing combo (30 each side) Blocking Techniques BB – Jutte (Ten Hands) 1b – 20 Palm and 20 Fingertip Pushups 1b – Inner and Outer Shovel Block BB – Tension Form 2b – 20 Palm, 20 Fingertip, 10/10 one arm 1b – Back Hand Block BB – 20 Palm, 20 Knuckle, 20 Fingertip, 1b – Wedge Block Blocks and Punches 15/15 one arm 1b – Arrow Block 1b – Soft Lower Block 1b – Soft Lower Block 1b – Soft Middle Block Leadership and Philosophy 1b – Soft Middle Block 1b – Soft Rising Block 1b – Three minutes Public speaking 1b – Soft Rising Block 1b – Soft Outer (Monkey) Block 1b – Five Selves 1b – Soft Outer (Monkey) Block 2b – Soft Knifehand Block 1b – Eight Sources of Learning 2b – Sweeping Blocks (High, Middle, Low) 2b – Downward Forearm Block 1b – Five Re’s for Healing 2b – Downward Forearm Block 2b – Sweeping Block 1b – Foundation for Peak Performance 2b – Hammerfist Block BB – Soft middle/low Block 2b – Three minutes Public speaking 2b – Soft Knifehand (Crane) Block BB – Pressing Block 2b – Five S’s for Safe Training 2b – Soft Middle/Low Block BB – Inner/outer Block 2b – Five C’s for Successful Training 2b – Grasping Block 2b – Training’s relation to other sports BB – Circular Chop Block Escaping and Throwing BB – Three minutes Public speaking BB – Palm Corner Block 1b – Bent Wrist (Kote gaeshi) BB – Ten “Nessess” of Leadership BB – Pressing Block 2b – Pressing Arm (Ude osae) BB – Five Troubles to Avoid BB – Inner/Outer Block BB – Kuzushi (8 directions) BB – Pyramid Formulas Palm up and palm down BB – Kesa getame (Scarf hold) BB – Written Exam on Code of Ethics, BB – Osoto gari (Big outside clip) History of Cuong Nhu, and History Footwork BB – Ogoshi (Hip throw) of Martial Arts 1b – U Letter BB – Ude gatame (Armlock) BB – Written Paper (two pages) 1b – Z Letter Brief Bio, reasons for training, 1b – Entering (Irimi) Board Breaking lessons learned, etc. 1b – Turning (Tenkan) BB – 3 Boards in one direction 2b – Slide-Hop (if over 140 lbs – see chart 2b – Split the Water Buffalo for alternate requirements)