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White Belt

  1. Defense Pattern
  2. Double Counters
  3. Double Combos
  4. White Belt trip sets
  5. 5 Rings
  6. Stances
  7. Kata Jun ji
  8. White Belt conditioning

3 Defense Patterns
  1. Defense followed by a counter
  2. Defense and counter combined
  3. No Defense direct counter

Double Counters
  1. Outside block back front punch
    Inside block back fist
  2. Outside block back front punch
    Back spin block back fist
  3. Front down block back front punch
  4. back down block front punch
  5. Front down block back front punch
  6. Back down block front punch
  7. back down block front punch
  8. Step over front punch
  9. Step over back front punch
  10. Low:Front down block back front punch
    High:Back Spin block back fist
  11. low:back down block back front punch
    high:Front inside block back fist
  12. Low:front down block back front punch
    high:Back spin block back fist
  13. Front down block shoulder block forward elbow to ribs
  14. Back down block shoulder block forward elbow to ribs

Double Combinations
  1. Front Punch back punch
  2. Front punch back hook
  3. Front punch uppercut
  4. Front punch overhand
  5. Front punch back ridge
  6. Inverted fist back fist
  7. Front kick back front kick
  8. Front side kick back side kick
  9. Front side kick back reverse side kick
  10. back side kick back reverse side kick
  11. Front crescent kick back crescent kick
  12. Back crescent kick spinning crescent kick
  13. Front round kick back round kick
  14. Front Hook kick back hook kick

Trips
  1. Overhand knife defense
  2. Underhand Knife defense
  3. Side Slash defense
  4. Wrist Slap defense
  5. Front thrust defense
  6. Choke up block
  7. Choke down block
  8. Swirl over block
  9. Swirl under block
  10. Front step in take down
  11. Back step in take down
  12. Back reverse step in take down
  13. Front scissor trip
  14. Back scissor trip
  15. Front Reverse scissor trip
  16. Back reverse scissor trip

5 Rings: The elements of combat
Earth: The Foundations on which all things stand; The ground in which all things are rooted. The Earth ring represents the concept of stances and all they encompass. The ability to move, stand firm, position and guard ones self are all important aspects of stances and this ring.
Wind: The winds blow hard and soft, and in all directions. The trees are at their mercy, and will bend to their will. The wind ring represents the concept of "redirection" and control, The ability to redirect, move, or control your opponent/s are all of obivous importance in combat. Throwing techniques are good examples the wind ring.
Water:The waters flow and the waters crash. Even an entire mountain can be moved around, or crashed into and eroded by water. The water ring represents the concept of being able to flow with/around your opponent, and then crash into them if necessary.
Fire:The fire burns and consumes. It will rage until it is extinguished or exhausted. The fire ring represents the concepts of attacking. The three components of fire are heat, fuel, and oxygen. Just like the fire itself, when one attacks (expends energy to punch, kick, etc.) they will require heat, fuel, and oxygen to do so. Without those components there is no fire.
Wind: The wood in a mighty tree is strong and durable. it is not easily broken, and it can withstand many blows. The wood ring represents the concept of blocking as well as the body's ability to absorb shock and take damage. Body conditioning is the key element in the wood ring.
special notes on the 5 rings:
  1. earth is your foundation. If a man can't stand, he can't fight
  2. Wind can blow out fire, push it in another direction, or possibly intensify it.
  3. Water can put out fire and can require little energy to do so.
  4. Do not fight fire with fire.
  5. Wood will eventually break or burn down under constant fire. it is important to condition your body for combat.
Shorin-Ryu Karate Stances
  1. Heisoku Dachi- attention stance
  2. Yoko Dachi - side stance
  3. Tsubi Dachi - pigeon stance
  4. Quasai Dachi - natural stance
  5. Renoji Dachi - the L stance
  6. Roesobi Dachi - twisted trunk stance
  7. Yoi Dachi - ready stance
  8. Cho Dacni - relax stance
  9. Ippon Ashi Dachi - crane stance
  10. Neko ashi Dachi - cat stance
  11. Kosa Dachi - cross legged Dragon Stance
  12. Zenkutsu Dachi - Forward leaning stance
  13. Kokutsu Dachi - back leaning stance
  14. Chokuritsu Dachi - Formal attention stance
  15. Kiba Dachi - small horse stance
  16. Shiko Dachi - medium horse stance
  17. Jigotai Dachi - Large horse stance
  18. Iagoshi Dachi - kneeling stance
  19. Uroeki Dachi - Laying stance
  20. Ushiro Dachi - back stance
  21. Mae Dachi - front stance

Kata Jun-ji
Formal presentation (Bow, step left with arms up and then down into Yoi Dachi) Jun-ji Neshimi Jun-ji Shuri Okinawa.
  1. Left down block, raise punch, right back front punch
  2. Right down block, raise punch, left back front punch
  3. Left down block. raise punch, right back front punch
  4. Right down block, raise punch, left back front punch
  5. Left outside block (kiwi), front punch, right back front punch
  6. Right outside block, Front punch, left back front punch
  7. Left outside block, front punch, right back front punch
  8. Right outside block, front punch, left back front punch, right back front punch, step back left punch, step back right front punch, step even left punch, step right, brings arm up and down into Yoi Dachi. Slid left foot to right, bow, end.

Special Skills:
  1. Punch Block:A punch that is thrown to block an incoming attack and follow throw to hit a target.
  2. Side punch:Thrown after a block, this punch(a front punch) comes from the same arm that the block is thrown with. After the block is made the punch is thrown to hit an open target on the opponent.
    3. Note: You can not fight and retreat at the same time. There is a difference between stepping back into a defensive position for combat and retreating.
    White belt conditioning
    At white belt the student learns the basic block and counter defenses, combinations, self defense techniques and trips. The student will learn traditional karate stances, and a traditional kata. The white belts is introduced to body conditioning routines to help toughen the body and increase pain tolerance. These include makiwara board and bar conditioning, beginner iron palm training, and beginner partner conditioning drills. The workout routine becomes a bit more intensive should push the student to be able to comfortably perform 15 repetitions of most basic exercises. The white belt should be able to hold a horse stance, side kick, head stand, and abdominal hold 1 and 1/2 minutes.
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