Purple 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 Purple Belt generally takes 4 months, 32 sessions to obtain the requirements needed for Purple belt.
Techniques:
- TWIRLING WINGS
Rear two hand choke
- LEAPING CRANE
Right step through right punch to face
- REVERSING MACE
Left punch to face from left neutral bow while in a right neutral bow
- STRIKING SERPENTS HEAD
Front bear hug with arms free
- EVADING THE STORM
Right overhead club attack
- CHECKING THE STORM
Right overhead club attack
- CROSSING TALON
Right cross to right wrist grab
- OBSCURE SWORD
Right flank right shoulder grab with left hand
- CHARGING MACES
Left to left fighting stance
- HAMMERING MACE
Left to left fighting stance
- RETURNING MACE
Left to left fighting stance
- THRUSTING KNEE
Shoot attach while in a left neutral bow
- OPPOSING CIRCLES
Shoot attack while in a left neutral bow (head goes to right)
- COLLAPSING WEDGE
Shoot attack while in a left neutral bow (head goes to left)
Forms and Sets
- SHORT FORM II
- STANCE SET I
- STRIKING SET I
Purple Belt Pledge
I hold the art of Kenpo sacred and freely take upon myself the obligations and responsibility that I shall never misuse my art to hurt or make afraid. I shall only fight when forced to defend myself and shall be slow to anger, loathe to take offense, quick to forgive personal affronts.
TERMINOLOGY:
Synonyms
- PRONGS - Thumbs
- BRANCH - Leg
- TALON - Grab
- CLAWS - Finger Tips
Sayings
- To beat action meet it.
- Fair play is when your opponents definitiion of fair play is equally matched to yours.
- It is not the size of the man but the size of the fear that has been the cause of many a defeat.
- Waisted inches are waisted time.
- Knowledge is bound when one is compelled to tradition: Knowledge is endless when tradition is bound.