| Blue Belt 1st Degree | Blue Belt 2nd Degree |
|---|---|
| At the Blue Belt level, we work with exercises and techniques to develop: |
At the 2nd Degree Blue Belt level, we work with exercises and techniques to develop: |
| •An expansion of White, Yellow, and Orange belt material. •Strengthening of Purple belt material. •Twisting moving the body as a unit with the waist as a director •Extension extending muscle groups of the limbs while relaxing antagonist muscles •Lower Body Power learning to generate striking force from the lower body •Short Power maximum force over minimal distance |
•An expansion of White through Purple belt material •Strengthening of 1st Degree Blue Belt material •Pivoting quickly changing foot position to maximize power, extension, or blocking ablilities at different angles. •Inverted Power maximizing striking abilities at close-range angles. •Alignment understanding natural alignment of the body's muscle and joints •Controlling takedowns better control of opponents in takedown situations more watchfulness to situations •Flow the body's ability to move in harmony with itself the ability to put different movements together in technique |
Techniques |
Techniques |
• #12 Combination • #4 Combination |
• #8 Combination • #9 Combination |
Forms |
Forms |
• #1 Kata |
• #2 Kata |
Mental Objectives |
Mental Objectives |
| •Understanding Yin/Yang-The Universe functions of opposing forces which complement each other and are necessary to the existance of each: night/day, male/female, hot/cold, up/down; each contains a seed of the other. •Tao-Nature has a flow. Releasing egocentricity, our lives can be more harmonious with this flow; therefore, more joyful, serece and stress free. |
•Chi- begin cultivating control over one's own life force energy through correct breathing and meditation. •Mushin-let the unconscious mind flow, uninhibited by the ego. |