Progress Information

This is a brief outline of the requirements to achieve this promotion. A more detailed curriculum is available at our school.

Black Belt tests are administered bi-annually every six month in March and September of each year.

Techniques:

1. HACKING LANCE
   

   Right long blade knife thrust to mid section with right long blade defense

2. SCRAPPING LANCE
   

   Right long blade knife thrust to mid section with right short blade defense

3. TRAPPING LANCE
   

   Right long blade knife thrust to mid section with right long blade left short blade defense

4. DESTRUCTIVE LANCE
   

   Right long blade knife thrust to mid section with double short blade defense

5. CROSSING LANCE
   

   Right long blade knife thrust to mid section with double short blade defense

6. SCISSORING LANCE
   

   Right long blade slash to mid section with double long blade defense

7. FALCONS OF FORCE
   

   Two flanking shoulder grabs

8. REPRIMANDING THE BEARS
   

   Rear bear hug arms pinned and front right punch

9. RAM AND THE EAGLE
   

   Rear left hand to right shoulder grab with front right punch

10. GRASPING EAGLES
    

    Front right lapel grab and rear right shoulder grab with right hand

11. GATHERING OF THE SNAKES
    

    Front left punch rear left shoulder grab

12. THRUSTING LEAVES
    

    Left jab right cross while in left neutral bow

13. LEAP OF DEATH
    

    Front right step through punch while in left neutral bow

14. FALLING FALCON
    

    Front left lapel grab with right hand

15. CAPTURING THE STORM
    

    Front right step through overhead club

16. CIRCLING THE STORM
    

    Front right club thrust

17. TWISTED ROD
    

    Front right pistol

18. CAPTURING THE ROD
    

    Front right pistol against chest

19. DEFYING THE ROD
    

    Front right pistol

20. BROKEN ROD
    

    Rear right hand pistol against back

Forms and Sets

1. PERSONAL FORM
2. STICK SET II
3. KNIFE SET II

First Degree Black Belt Pledge

Black Belt Candidates must also present a written 10 page thesis.

I hold that my time and skill are assets of my profession, assets which grow in value as I progress in the art until, as a THIRD Degree black belt, I stand as a fully qualified instructor. It shall also be my responsibility to protect any student from ravenous individuals who would try to take advantage of personal weakness to divest the gullible into unprofitable paths, to peverse sacred things, GOD, family, country and Association, I pledge my all.

TERMINOLOGY:

Synonyms

• No new synonyms for 1st Degree Black

Sayings

• No new sayings for 1st Degree Black