Blue Belt Requirements
Progress Information
This is a brief outline of the requirements to achieve this promotion. A more detailed curriculum is available at our school.
Adult Blue Belt generally takes 4 months, 32 sessions to obtain the requirements needed for Blue belt.
Techniques:
- GRIPPING LEAVES
Defense from the closed guard
- DESTRUCTIVE LEAVES
Defense from the closed guard
- SNAPPING BRANCH
Defense from the closed guard
- SLEEPER
Left jab with a right cross from a left to left fighting stance
- THUNDERING HAMMERS
Left jab with a right cross from a left to left fighting stance
- DANCE OF DEATH
Left jab with a right cross from a left to left fighting stance
- THRUSTING WEDGE
Attempted two hand choke from front
- PARTING WINGS
Two hand push to chest
- ENCOUNTER WITH DANGER
Two hand push to chest
- LEAP FROM DANGER
Two hand push from behind
- LOCKING HORNS
Front guillotine choke
- SCRAPING HOOF
Rear full nelson
- LOCKED WING
Rear right arm lock
- FLIGHT TO FREEDOM
Rear right arm lock
Forms and Sets
- LONG FORM II
- FINGER SET I
- COORDINATION SET I
Blue Belt Pledge
I shall never let pride rule my passions and will defend with all the skills I possess, the weak, the helpless and the oppressed. I pledge an unswerving loyalty to the Association and my instructor. In addition, I pledge to earn the same self loyalty to those who look to me for training.
TERMINOLOGY:
Synonyms
- RAM - Tackle
- PEACH - Testicle
- PENDULUM - Downward Block or Strike
Sayings
- Reaction can beat action if the target to be reached last is the first object to move out of the way.
- To aid your action, feed it with your opponents reaction. Flow First, Power Later.
- An ounce of logic can be worth more than a ton of tradition that has become obsolete through the weathering of time.
- Never send an opponents weapon into orbit only to have it reorbit back at you.
- Devote time to a particulat move before deciding whether or not it does or does not work for you.