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YONKYU (4TH GRADE, PURPLE BELT)

I. General Requirements

A. The student must know advanced basic exercises.
B. The student must know all 8th through fifth grade requirements perfectly.

II. General Knowledge

A. ALL TECHNIQUES TO BE KNOWN ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES WHERE APPLICABLE
B. Falling ways (ukemi)

1. Jumping and falling forward
2. Full spin in the air
3. The student must be able to fall properly from any type of throw, etc., on both the right and left sides.

C. Hand and arm techniques (attacks)

1. Horizontal spear hand
2. Vertical spear hand
3. Downward vertical elbow smash
4. Backward downward elbow smash

D. Hand and arm techniques (blocks)

1. Upward power cross block
2. Downward power cross block
3. Side power double block.

E. Feet and leg kicking techniques

1. Thrusting front ball kick
2. Thrusting back kick
3. Thrusting knife edge kick
4. Full round house kick

F. Stances

1. Reverse bow

G. Shuffles

1. Switch in place

H. Throwing techniques

1. One arm shoulder throw (ippon seo nage)

I. Choking techniques

1. Half cross necklock (kata-juji-jime)

J. Joint locking techniques

1. Arm wrap (ude garami)

K. Moving combinations of attacking hand techniques, blocks, kick, stances, and shuffles.
L. Specific self-defense techniques

1. Front tackle
2. Right and left combination punch
3. Right kick
4. Left kick
5. Underhand knife attack
6. Side knife attack
7. Double hand continuous chest push (arms straight)
8. Single hand continuous chest push (arms straight)
9. Hand shake take-down
10. Front bear take-down

M. Basic Judo, Karate, and Jujitsu free practice
N. Other...

REQUIREMENTS MAY CHANGE ACCORDING TO STUDENT NEEDS

 

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