Red Belt 1st Grading
Stance
• Left Stance
• Right Stance
Arm Techniques
• Jab
• Cross
• Left Hook
• Right Hook
Leg Techniques
• Front Snap Kick
• Rear Leg Round House Kick
Defence Work (Illustrated with a partner)
• Parry (Both arms)
• Slip Evasion
Combination Work (Performed on pads)
• Jab > Cross> Rear Leg Round House
• Jab > Cross > Left Hook > Rear Leg Round House
• Left Snap Kick > Jab > Cross > Rear Leg Round House
Drills
• Punch out drill 3 x 1 minute rounds with 30 seconds rest
• Kicking drill 3 x 45 second rounds with 30 seconds rest
Fitness Test
• 10 Push Ups (Girls can perform these off their knees)
• 40 Sit Ups
• 30 Squat Kicks
Yellow Belt 2nd Grading
Assessment begins with covering the Red Belt syllabus techniques.
Stance
• Moving Forward and Backwards
Arm Techniques
• Uppercut Both Arms (Short)
• Uppercut Both Arms (Long)
Leg Techniques
• Side Kick
• Front Push Kick
• Turning Back Kick
• Foot Sweep
Defence work (illustrated with a partner)
• Side Step Evasion
• Inside Knee Block
Sparring
• Controlled one step sparring illustrating offensive and defensive named techniques
Pad work
• Jab > Right Uppercut > Left Hook > Right Cross
• Left Side Kick > Right Cross > Long Left Hook > Right Round House.
• Right Cross > Left Hook >Right Round House
Drills
• Punch out drill 3 x 1 minute rounds with 30 seconds rest
• Kicking drill 3 x 1 minute rounds with 30 seconds rest
• Squat Kick drill 2 x 1 minute rounds with 30 seconds rest
Fitness test
• 15 Push Ups
• 50 Sit Ups
• 40 Squat Kicks
Orange Belt 3rd Grading
Assessment begins with covering Red & Yellow Belt syllabus techniques
Stance
• Ability to move forward, backwards, left and right
• Ability to switch stance
• Ability to Jab whilst moving
Leg Techniques
• Jump Scissor Front Kick
• Straight Leg Spinning Round House Kick
• Hook Kick (Both legs)
• Axe Kick (Both legs)
Defence (Illustrated with a partner)
• Rolling Evasion
• Pressing Block
• Elbow Blocks
Combination
• Jab > Cross > Jab > Cross > Slip > Right Round House
• Left Side Kick > Right Hook Kick > Right Round House
• Left Hook > Roll (with hook) > Left hook > Right Side Kick
Sparring
• 1 & 2 Step sparring against named attacks, Illustrating basic offensive and defensive skills.
Padwork
3 x 1.5 minute rounds with 30 seconds rest using:
• Jab > cross > left hook > right cross
• Double left roundhouse > double right roundhouse
Drills
• Punch out drill 3 x 1.5 minute rounds with 30 seconds rest
• Kicking drill 3 x 1.5 minute rounds with 30 seconds rest
• Squat Kick drill 2 x 1.5 minute rounds with 30 seconds rest
Fitness test
• 20 Push Ups
• 60 Sit Ups
• 50 Squat Kicks
• Counter Sparring, Illustrating the ability to deliver a named counter attack against a named
attack.
Green Belt 4th Grading
Assessment begins with covering Red, Yellow & Orange Belt syllabus techniques
Stance
• Ability to move in all directions
• Throwing basic named combinations whilst moving
Arm Techniques
• Slipping Jab
• Back Fist
• Turning Back Fist
• Over Arm Cross
Leg Techniques
• Jumping Round House Kick
• Jumping Front Kick
• Ball of Foot Front Kick
• Spinning Hook Kick
• Spinning Side Kick
Defence
• Over Arm Block (from Axe Kick)
• Tap down with Counter Strike
Combinations
• Jab > Cross > Left Hook > Spinning Hook Kick > Left Side Kick
Sparring
Continuous light sparring for 3 x 45 second rounds.
Drills
• Punch out drill 3 x 1.5 minute rounds with 30 seconds rest
• Kicking drill 3 x 1.5 minute rounds with 30 seconds rest
• Squat Kick drill 2 x 1.5 minute rounds with 30 seconds rest
Fitness test
• 25 Push Ups
• 70 Sit Ups
• 60 Squat Kicks
• Right Uppercut > Left Hook > Overhand Right > Right Round House (Land in Right Stance)
Turning Back Kick.
• Lead Leg low Round House > High Lead Leg Round House >Straight Leg Spinning Round
House (Rear)
Purple Belt 5th Grading
Assessment begins with covering Red, Yellow, Orange & Green Belt techniques.
Stance
Arm Techniques
• Stepping Cross
• Sliding Cross
• Jumping Cross
• Spinning Back Fist
Leg Techniques (Performed onto pads)
• Turning Jumping Back Kick
• Turning Side Kick
• Low Point Round House Kick (Thai Kick to thigh)
• Jumping Spinning Round House Kick (Tornado Kick)
Defence (Illustrated with a partner)
• Long Guard (Thai Guard)
• Double Forearm Block
• Over Arm Hook Deflection
Combinations
• 5 x 1 minute rounds of a mixture of combinations taken from previous grades.
Sparring
• 3 x 1.5 minute rounds of semi contact sparring
Drills
• Punch out drill 3 x 2 minute rounds with 30 seconds rest
• Kicking drill 3 x 2 minute rounds with 30 seconds rest
• Squat Kick drill 3 x 2 minute rounds with 30 seconds rest
Fitness test
• 30 Push Ups
• 80 Sit Ups
• 70 Squat Kicks
• Shadow Boxing, Illustrating ability to move and turn in all directions whilst delivering punches
and kicks.
Blue Belt 6th Grading
Assessment begins with covering Red, Yellow, Orange, Green & Purple Belt techniques
Stance
• 2 rounds of advanced shadow sparring
Arm Techniques
• Elbow strikes :
1. Upward
2. Hooking
3. Over the top
Leg Techniques
• Front Knee
• Jumping Spinning Side Kick
• Jumping Spinning Hook Kick
• Jumping Knee
Defence
• Clinch Work
• Restrain an attacker
• Overwhelming defence
Combinations
• Jab > Cross > Slip >Right Cross > Left Hook > Right Uppercut > Left Uppercut
• Left Side Kick > Turning Back Kick(Rear Leg) > Jumping Front Kick
• 3 x random combinations assigned on the day
Sparring
• 3 x 2 minute rounds of semi contact sparring
Drills
• Punching and kicking drills will be assigned on the day
Fitness test
• 60 Push Ups
• 120 Sit Ups
• 80 Squat Kicks