Green Belt 1st degree
Yonkyu (4th Kyu)

  1. Ukemi
    1. Roll for distance and height
    2. Run and roll

  2. Kadena de Mano
    1. Flow Drills
      1. Double punch-inside sweep, parry,parry,check.
      2. Parry, parry, elbow, brush/backfist, brush/low punch
      3. Two for two, index finger redirect
      4. Windmill
    2. Striking
      1. Rear leg front kick to heel-in
      2. Front leg front kick to shin
      3. Roundhouse to knee
      4. Parry, parry, check, low sidekick, heel-in

  3. Shime No Kata
    1. Dakikubi Shime: Headlock throw and neck hold
    2. Osaegami Shime: Hair and chin neck break
    3. Kote Shime: Crossbody bent armbar
    4. Tenada Shime: Japanese armbar from counter choke
    5. Do Shime: Short rib scissors
    6. Ashi Karame Shime: Strangle and leg grapevine
    7. Ashi Nada Shime: Japanese legbar
    8. Ashi Yubi Shime: Knee lock and ankle twist
    9. Momo Shime: Counter to Do Shime
    10. Shika No Issoku Shime: Leglock and hammerlock on mat
    11. Shidare Fuji Shime: Choke with big toe
    12. Tatsumaki Shime: Dragon choke with reverse armbar
  1. Goshin Waza - Self Defense Techniques
    1. Overhead Strike Defense
      1. Parry into groin, kick knee and choke from rear
      2. Parry, iriminage with hair and claw
      3. Block and claw, turn and choke
    2. Uppercut Defense
      1. Block, strike solar plexus, elbow up and hammer down, knee inside thigh, figure four shoulder lock or reverse hip throw.
      2. Block and strike solar plexus, hammerlock and choke
      3. Cross block, shin kick and Katate Tori straight down
    3. Backfist Defense
      1. Parry moving in and chop tricep, ikkajo using elbow and legsweep or reverse elbow lock
      2. Parry late and elbow head or kindey, turn and figure four or Katate Tori
      3. Slap block, backfist, cross choke
    4. Kick Defense
      1. Turn kicking leg over
      2. Press knee of kicking leg
      3. Strike groin, strike or sweep supporting leg
    5. Square Off
      1. Mantis trap, sweep and hammer
      2. Mantis trap and backfist or roundhouse, shinkick and pull, thighkick
      3. Double hand contact, stepping in

  2. Kappo (7-12)

  3. Atemi Waza
    1. Komekani - Temple
    2. Mikazaki - Jaw
    3. Hokkyoku - Base of skull
    4. Ganka - Heart
    5. Tanden - Lower stomach
    6. Katsusatsu - Spine
    7. Bitei - Tailbone
    8. Fukuto - Thigh
    9. Kokei - Shin
    10. Kusamaki - Calf

  4. Review Yawara and Nage

  5. Self Defense
    1. Self defense drills - Medium level
    2. Medium Randori - Some resistance standing and on the ground
    3. Light sparring - Medium speed light contact

  6. Reikishi
    1. Refect on your involvement in Martial Arts
Last Updated: October 29, 2001