Now you have reached purple belt, you have kicks from front stance.
Kihon
Kihon represents the basics or fundamentals. As a purple 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 – outside block, elbow strike, back fist
- Chudan uchi uke, kizama tsuki, gyaku tsuki – inside block, double punch
- Shuto uke, mai geri, nukite – knife hand block, front snap kick, spear hand strike
- Mai geri – front snap kick
- Yoko geri keage – side snap kick
- Yoko geri kekomi – side thrust kick from front stance
- Mawashi geri – roundhouse kick
Kumite
Kumite is where you spar with a partner, you will be taught:
- Ippon kumite attacking with jodan oi tsuki, chudan oi tsuki and mai geri. yoko geri on both sides.
Kata
Kata is a set of fixed moves. With each belt you will learn a new kata. For purple belt you will learn:
- Heian Godan
Heian Godan – Sensei Paul James
Heian Godan- Sensei Alex Cockx
Once you have trained enough and have reached the required standard you will be able to grade to purple and white belt.