Yellow Belt Basics
Strikes
1. Straight punch
Blocks
1. Inward block
2. Extended outward block
3. Upward block
Combinations
1. Inward block to straight punch
2. Inward block to chop
Kicks
1. Front snap kick ( from neutral stance )
2. Front snap kick ( from side stance )
3. Front thrust kick
4. Rear thrust kick
5. Rear snap kick
6. Side thrust kick
7. Side snap kick
8. Front side knife edge
Combinations
1. Front snap to rear thrust kick
2. Front snap to side thrust to rear thrust kick
Stances
1. Horse stance
2. Neutral stance
3. Soft bow stance
4. Cat stance
Orange Belt Basics
Kicks
1. Front snap kick ( front and back legs )
2. Front thrust kick (front and back legs )
3. Side snap knife edge ( front leg only )
6. Side thrust knife edge ( front and back legs/ turn side thrust knife edge )
7. Side thrust heel ( front and back legs/spin rear )
8. Wheel kick ( front and back/offensive rear foot wheel )
9. Roundhouse Kick (defensive rear foot wheel)
10. Step through rear thrust kick
11. Knee front
12. Knee wheel
Combinations
1. Front snap to rear thrust kick ( straight or angles )
2. Front snap to side thrust to rear thrust kick ( all 3 to 12 o'clock )
3. Front foot wheel 12 times around the clock
4. Front snap to wheel kick
5. Low to middle to high wheel kick
Blocks
1. Inward block
2. Outward block ( extended and vertical )
3. Upward block
4. Downward block
5. Chamber blocks ( from fighting stance ... used in sparring)
Stances
1. Horse stance ( shoulder width x1, x1.5, x2 )
2. Fighting horse ( used in Short #1 Kata )
3. Soft bow / Hard bow
4. Offensive / defensive fighting stance
Strikes
1. Lead hand
2. Reverse punch ( traditional and side fist )
3. Backfist
4. Ridgehand ( straight and hooking )
5. Uppercuts
6. Step through punch
Basics
1. Kiai
2. Weapons of the hands and feet
3. Striking areas of the front and back of the body
Purple Belt Basics
Kicks
1. Replacement-Step through-Shuffle front snap kick
2. Replacement-Step through-Shuffle front thrust kick
3. Replacement-Step through-Shuffle side kick ( snap / thrust / heel )
4. Replacement-Step through-Shuffle wheel kick
5. Heel Hook ( front and back legs )
7. Replacement-Step through-Shuffle Heel hook
8. Spin side thrust knife edge ( power )
9. Step over kick of your choice
Combinations
1. Front snap to heel hook
2. Side thrust to wheel kick
3. Side thrust to heel hook
4. Heel hook to wheel kick
5. Side thrust to heel hook to wheel kick
Blocks
1. Parry
2. Trapping block
3. Windmill block
4. Apple pick or deflecting block
5. X block ( high and low )
6. Wrist hook block
Stances
1. Hard bow with strike
2. Full bow with strike
3. Extended bow with strike
4. Reverse bow with strike
5. Crane stance
Strikes
1. Hook punch
2. Shuffle hand strike of your choice
3. Retreating hand of your choice
4. Overhand backfist
5. Palm heel blocks and strikes 4
6. 2 backhand blocks followed by a backfist
7. 5 elbows ( slam - vertical - drop - inverted - reverse )
Basics
1. Leg check - arm check
2. Basic faking
3. Combination of 4 hand strikes
4. Combination of 4 kicks
Blue Belt Basics
Kicks
1. Half wheel ( front or back leg )
2. Inside front snap kick
3. Lift kick ( front or back leg )
4. Slicing wheel
5. Outside crescent kick ( from horse stance or fighting stance )
6. Inside crescent kick ( from horse stance or fighting stance )
7. Spinning front snap kick
8. Spinning front thrust kick
9. Spinning side thrust knife-edge
10. Spinning front foot wheel
11. Spinning outside crescent kick
12. Spinning heel hook
13. Spinning inside front snap kick
14. Slide shuffle (kick of your choice )
Combinations
1. Outside crescent to wheel
2. Inside crescent to side thrust knife-edge
3. Inside crescent to spin rear thrust ( uses both legs )
4. Spin Crescent to Wheel Kick
5. Wheel Kick to Spin Crescent
6. Combination of any five kicks (must be practical)
7. All combinations with spin (Orange, purple, and blue)
Blocks
1. Double brush parry
2. Universal block ( open or closed hands )
Strikes
1. Corkscrew punch ( straight )
2. Corkscrew punch ( hooking )
3. Punch block
4. Oxjaw blocks and strikes ( 4 )
5. Crane beak blocks and strikes ( 4 )
6. Spinning backfist ( stationary and with step through )
7. Spinning backfist to spinning backlist ( stationary or with step through )
8. Eyeflick
9. Panthers claw
10. Chinese swing
11. Combination of any five strikes ( must be practical )
Basics
1. Basic takedowns ( step behind or spin )
2. Neutralizing grab
3. Advanced faking
4. Basic sweeps ( high and low --- forward and reverse )
Green Belt Basics
Kicks
1. Jump front snap kick
2. Jump front thrust kick
3. Jump side thrust kick
4. Jump wheel
5. Jump inside crescent kick
6. Jump spin rear thrust kick
7. Jump spin side thrust kick
8. Jump spin outside crescent kick
9. Jump spin heel hook
10. Chicken front snap kick
11. Butterfly kick
12. Tornado wheel ( on the ground or in the air )
13. Axe kick
14. Scoop kick
15. Flip kick
16. Drop kick ( snap or thrust )
Combinations
1. Any five kicks ( must be practical / at least one kick must be a jump)
Blocks
1. Sweep block ( high and low )
2. Rising blocks ( open or closed hands )
3. Smother blocks ( open or closed hands )
Stances
1. Chinese Hidden Foot
2. Twist stance
Strikes
1. Fu Jow
2. Butterfly
3. Blitz
Basics
1. Throws ( hardbow takedown, hip roll, hip throw )
2. Advanced neutralizing grab
3. Advanced faking
4. Broken rhythm
5. Combination step takedown
6. Knee locks
7. Scissors
8. Forward roll
9. Advanced sweeps