Other
Aspects.
The
basic syllabus is covered in the section called Stages and the methods used,
covered in the section called The Way.
Introduction.
The
syllabus only covers the 'skeleton' of this style.
The
Stages only indicate the minimum material that must be covered at each level.
There
is a great deal more material that has to be covered, in the students travel
from beginner to Black Belt.
Therefore
it is insufficient for the student to cover meerly the requirements set at each
level.
It
is necessary that students learn and understand the practical application of
the technique that they are taught, in order that they use the correct
technique in the correct circumstance.
It
is also necessary that students study other subjects, related to this Martial
Art, in order that they gain a better understanding of the operation of various
body movement, arm and leg movement.
Related
Subjects.
To
facilitate this, throughout the student training, various subjects are studied which
relate to the learning of this Art.
These
subjects, and the reason for these subjects, will be explained in greater
detail, later in this section.
These
are done in 'specific' lessons and sometimes take three of four sessions to
complete.
These
lessons are not necessarily done in order but there will be many of these that
have to be covered, by the time the student reaches certain stages of the
syllabus.
It
is necessary that they are taught from purple belt level onwards and completed,
before taking the black belt grading.
Depth
and Breath.
Without
the information, gained from these lessons, the student will remain, in their
practice, just a skeleton.
These
lessons are the vital organs, learning them is the flesh and muscle and
understanding and using them, is the brain.
Intermediate
Training.
The
following is a list of training sessions which should be completed within the
first three years of training.
1. Three Step Sparring.
2. Parallel Stance.
3. Block and Counter, Takedowns.
4. Side kick and Knee Walk.
5. Rising from the floor.
6. Avoidance 1.
7. Ranging.
8. Circle of Kicks.
9. Avoidance 2.
10. Foot Block 1.
11. Resistance Training.
12. Resisted Stances.
13. Circle of Throws.
14. Circle of Kicks.
15. Lower Throwing Technique 3.
16. Three Step Takedown.
17. Takedown, Set Form.
18. Circle of Throws 2.
19. Individual Set Form.
20. Stretching Techniques.
21. Foot Block 2.
22. Wrist Releases.
23. Avoidance and Throw.
24. Set Form and Kicks.
25. Foot block 3 and Leg Sweeps.
26. Set Form, Takedowns and Individual Set Form.
27. Three Man Forms and Kneeling Technique.
28. Jump Kick and Triple Kick.
29. Blocks and Avoidance.
30. Breath Control with Strikes and Stances.
31. Freeplay.
32. Footblock and Multiple Kicks.
33. Elbow Throw and Avoidance of Kicks.
34. Chokes and Strangles.
35. Stance Changes.
36. Circles.
37. Punchbag Ranging.
38. Block and Punch.
39. Straddle Stance.
40. Side Roundhouse, Release from Leg Throw.
41. Palm Heel and Wrist Blocks.
42. Counters from Avoidance.
43. Elbow Strikes.
44. Leg Sweep and Takedown.
45. Throwing Technique.
46. Breath Control Resistance to Kicks.
47. Resisted Blocks.
48. Resisted Punches.
49. Half Blocks and Multiple Kicking.
50. Palm Heel.
51. Short Punch.
52. Simultaneous Block and Counter.
53. Cat Stance.
54. Alleyway Defence.
55. Tension Form, application.
56. Descending Elbow Strikes.
Each
one of these lessons will take at least one session to complete and should be
completed, at least, twice, before the black belt grading.
Throwing
Technique and Self Defence.
This
is a set of thirty six different releases from commonly-used grasps and locks.
It
is to be undertaken before reaching blue belt level.
Prone Defence.
Although
the syllabus already contains some Prone Technique, this is in adequate and
other lessons are required to learn the Kicking Blocking and punching techniques,
that can be used whilst lying on the floor.
Kneeling
Technique.
A
certain amount of technique is taught, including knee walking, and as with the
prone Technique, other lessons are carried out, to insure that the student can
use punching Kicking and Blocking Technique from the Kneeling position.
There
is a great deal more kneeling Technique, in the style, but this is only carried
out post Black Belt.
Higher
Technique.
These
techniques are not taught until such time, that the student has reached the
Green Belt level.
It
is unlikely, that before this time, students will possess sufficient ability to
carry out these successfully.
It
is necessary to have speedy reflexes and ability at Stance work otherwise
injury will result.
It
is insufficient to practise these lessons one or two times because it is not
possible to develop the Techniques, to good ability, without continual practice
over several years.
Each
one of these lessons contains many techniques based on the lesson's title.
1.
Butterfly and Clap Catching.
2. The Long Stance.
3. Roundhouse Technique.
4. Roundhouse Counters 1.
5. Roundhouse Counters 2.
6. Drop Stance.
7. Circuit Training.
8. Breathing Techniques.
9. Using the shout.
10. The Development of Flow 1.
11. The Development of Flow 2.
12. Kicking Exercises.
13. Short Turns.
14. The Cat Stance.
15. Turning Techniques.
16.
Turning
Techniques with Circular Blocks.
