Rank Time Self Defense: Self Defense: Self Defense: Mattwork Kata Miscellaneous Reading and Writing and Totals Punches Grabs Weapons and Grappling Gasan Ryu™ Kenpo Beginner Ranks: White, Yellow, Orange White Retreating Butterfly Read the “Yellow Belt Manual” Blocking Form #1 and BF #2 with Checking the Storm Overhead Club 1 Mount, Guard, and escapes: Grappling Dojo Etiquette & History from “Blue Book” Day 1 Fang of the Cobra & Three Palms Write Kenpo Report: 1. Why you started, Basic movements, counterbalance, Sword of Destruction Straight-in Knife 1: Kote Gaeshi with the Drill #1 (Wrap and Roll), Side Control, Belt Tying and Gi Folding (training time in rank) Knee of Vengeance 2. What you enjoy about training, breaking blocks, marching Evading the Storm A/B/C endings Shoulder Rolls, Falling/Ukemi. Words and Terms - “Blue Book” (total training time) Rear Choke Arm Wrap 3. What your goals are. Hammering Vice & Cobra Lock Conquering Shield Sidearm Club 1: O-Soto Gari Scarf Hold/Kesa Gatame, Head Control, Read the Red “Student Handbook” Yellow Pinion #1 Hulk Smash Sparring Drills 1 & 2 Tiger’s Claw Slashing Knife 1: Arm bar takedown and escapes, Grappling Drill #2 Learn basic Kenpo History and Terms, 4 Months total Marching Drills: 1 & 2 person Battering Ram nd Kick Defenses - Roundhouse Buckling Branch High Club: Duck, Arm bar, Sweep (2 escape Mount and Guard). Book report: Zen in the Martial Arts Elusive Praying Mantis Looking in the Mirror Position Drill - Hips up & Hips Down, Orange Defying the Storm Pinion #2 Circling Vice Overhead Club 2: Kick, Arm break going around the body, Arm Bar from the Sparring Drill 3 & 4 Book report: “Karate-Do, My Way of Life” + 4 Months Dance of Death rd Palama Set 1/3 Advancing Butterfly Uppercut Knife 1: Drag Racing Mount. Grappling Drill #3 (3 /Guard Throwing: Osoto Gari - Leg Hock by Gichin Funakoshi 8 Months total Double Elbows Inside Rotating Destruction (Bear Hug 1) Escape). Gasan Ryu™ Kenpo Intermediate Ranks: Purple, Blue, Green (Usually a year to get Purple) Menacing Twirl Headlock #1: Three Swords Purple Pinion #3 Sidearm Club 2: Elbow strikes Throwing: Seonage & Ogoshi Unfurling Crane Fleeing Snake Back Control and escape, Crocodile roll, Book report: “The Weaponless Warriors” + 4 Months Circle of the Tiger Overhead Knife 1: High blck, swing, kick Sparring/Kumite Double Elbows Outside Full Nelson Rear Naked Choke, Kata Gatame. by Richard Kim 12 Months total Palama Set 2/3 Overhead Club #3: O-Goshi Kick Defenses: Front kick Chop Chop Bear Hug 2: Angry Mule Headlock #2: Chicken Wing Blue Cat 1 Clutching Snake A & B Side Club 3: 3 strikes and you're out Americana, Kimura, Omoplato, Gi Assist with Kids Class Book report: “The Master’s Text” Tashi, Hair grab, Arm Bars + 4 Months Circle of the Leopard Heike Ryu Straight-in Knife #2: Elbow drop Chokes, done from the guard, mount, Escrima Striking Drills by Professor Nick Cerio Advancing Snake 1 Year, 4 months Palama Set 3/3 Twirling Sacrifice Overhead Knife 2: Outside fig. 4 side .... Kick Defenses: Spinning (see Professor for a copy) Reversing Ram Captured Twig Headlock #3: Spock and Roll Green Statue of the Crane Thrusting Club #1: Elbow strike Throwing: Harai Goshi Rotating Ram Lifting Elbow Standing Take Downs (single & double Book report: “A Book of Five Rings” + 4 Months Combat Bo #1 Strait in Knife #3: Returning the gift (RTG) Grappling Submissions Deflecting the Hammer Circling Tiger leg), Sprawl defense, Triangle choke. by Miyamoto Musashi 1 Year, 8 Months Returning strikes BF#1 & BF #2 Side club #2 w/ Lua finish Escrima - Basic Sinawali Pilau 1 - Empi Trapping snake or crab Gasan Ryu™ Kenpo Advanced Ranks: Brown III, Brown II, Brown I (Usually 2 years to get Brown III) Snapping Twig Wrist Grabs (Finger, Wrist, Elbow locks) Brown III Slash Knife #2: Figure 4 over shoulder Grappling Takedowns & Counters Book report: Sweeping Tiger Rear Arm and Choke Cranks, Chokes, Hawaiian choke, + 4-8 Months Cat 2 Gun #1: low front Escrima Adv. Sinawali “The Zen Way to the Martial Arts” Rising Moon Front Headlock/Guillotine Guillotine, muscle cuts. 2 Years total Three Pak #1: Arm Plexus lift Assist with Adult Class by Taisen Deshimaru Pilau 2 - Neck spin Low Bear Hug 4: Knee grab #2 Chicken Wings Brown II Cat 3 #26 Handshakes Overhead Club #4: “Tashi” Practice!! Hours on the mat equals Continuous Locking Drill (10 locks) Book report: “Meditations on Violence” + 4-8 Months Shaolin Fighting Stick #11 Boston Crab Headlock 4: Sacrifice Roll Knife at throat: Crashing Hands improvement, there’s no shortcut!. Escrima Angles of Attack by Sgt., Rory Miller 2 1/2Years total Pilau 3 - Lefty combo Gi Grab: Open Arms Gun #2 high front #10 Slow Dance Three Pak 2: Arm lock takedown Brown I Bear Hug 5: Head Throw Throwing: Koshi Garuma Book rprt: “Tao Te Ching”, by Lao Tzu, Shushi-No-Kon-Sho #17 Tiger Throws Straight in Knife #4: wrist break Smooth transitions from one move to + 4-8 Months Headlock 5: Spine Break Escrima Disarms Founders Report: on a “Master and Founder (Get the book!) #18 Dropping Elbow Knife at throat, attacker behind you another, Relaxed movements. 3 Years total Wrist Grab: Inside Wrist Lift Teaching Group Classes of a Style”, discuss w/ instructor #19 Rolling Stone/Bending Tree Gun #3: behind Gasan Ryu™ Kenpo Expert Ranks: Black 1-10 (Usually 3 - 4 years to get Shodan) Talk to your instructor about cross ranking in NCK, KGS and Shaolin Kempo after attaining shodan! Shodan Circle of the Panther 36-A and 36-B Come-alongs: Gooseneck Three Pak 3: CA The Mountain Throwing: Tai Otoshi + 4-8 Months Sai Kata #1 911 Monkey steals the Peaches Straight Knife #5: RTG Walk under arm Knee Bars Elective book report: discuss w/ instructor Teaching private classes 3.5-4 Years total Sho Tung Kwok Coming round the Mtn Nage No Kata (Te Waza) Gun #4: side Nidan Ball and Chain Danish Kiss Sidearm Club 4: Clothesline Wah Lum First Form Throwing: Uchi Mata Elective report and project: discuss w/ + 2 Years #21 Punch defenses done from grabs Straight in Knife #6: RTG lock-up Heel Hooks Kanegawa-No-Nichougama Cross Training Demonstration instructor 6 Years "Sensei" Strong Arm Smash Nage No Kata (Koshi Waza) Gun #5: middle, finger lock Sandan Double Leg Escrima Stick and Knife Han Sukie 25 escapes from each grab Practice!! Hours on the mat equals Elective report and project: discuss w/ + 3 Years Muscle Destruction Reactive Knife drills Cross Training Demonstration Right Hand Stick Nage No Kata (Ashi Waza) improvement, there’s no shortcut!. instructor 9 Years total Elbow separation Strt in Knife #7 (Tanaka - inside & out) Yondan Kajukenbo Alphabets Gun #6: Deflecting smash Practice!! Hours on the mat equals Elective report and project: discuss w/ + 4 Years Buck Yuen Tow Toe Nage No Kata (Ma Sutemi Waza) Cross Training Demonstration A, B, C columns Strait in Knife #8: Show him the point improvement, there’s no shortcut!. instructor 13 Years total Godan Die Myin Jayer Kune Kajukenbo Alphabets Practice!! Hours on the mat equals Elective report and project: discuss w/ + 5 years Nage No Kata (Yoko Sutemi Waza) Stick, Knife, Gun Cross Training Demonstration Pakua Darn Do A, B, C columns (cont.) improvement, there’s no shortcut!. instructor 18 years "Shihan" Rank Time Self Defense: Self Defense: Self Defense: Mattwork Copyright © 1981-2019 Dr. Nick Kata Miscellaneous and Totals Punches Grabs Weapons and Grappling Chamberlain, All Rights Reserved. .