Brown belt now we start the run up towards black belt!
Kihon
Kihon represents the basics or fundamentals. As a brown belt you will learn:
- Sanbon tsuki – stepping punch, double punch
- Jodan age uki, gyaku tsuki , gedan barai – rising block, reverse punch, downward block
- Chudan soto uke, empi uchi, uraken, gyaku tsuki, gedan barai – outside block, elbow strike, back fist, downward block
- Chudan uchi uke, kizama tsuki, gyaku tsuki, gedan barai – inside block, double punch, downward block
- Shuto uke, mai geri, nukite – knife hand block, front snap kick, spear hand strike
- Mai geri, oi tsuki, gyaku tsuki – front snap kick, double punch
- Yoko geri kekomi, uraken, gyaku tsuki – side thrust kick, back fist, reverse punch
- Mawashi geri, uraken, gyaku tsuki – roundhouse kick, back fist, reverse punch
- Ushiro geri, uraken, gyaku tsuki – back kick, back fist, reverse punch
Brown Belt Kihon (3rd Kyu to 2nd Kyu)
Kumite
Kumite is where you spar with a partner, you will be taught:
- Jyu Ippon kumite attacking with jodan oi tsuki, chudan oi tsuki , mai geri. yoko geri, mawashi geri and ushiro geri.
Kata
Kata is a set of fixed moves. With each belt you will learn a new kata. For brown belt you will learn:
- Bassai Dai
Bassai Dai – Sensei Paul James
Once you have trained enough and have reached the required standard you will be able to grade to brown and white belt.