KIHON ICHI

HAND/ELBOW STRIKES (From Kumite Dachi)

  1. Soto Uke (Outside block) Lead & rear x20
  2. Kisami Zuki (Jab) x10
  3. Gyaki Zuki (Cross) x10
  4. Kage Zuki (Tight hook) – Lead x10
  5. Kage Zuki (Tight hook) – Rear x10

KICKS (From Yoi Dachi)

  1. Mae Geri Kekomi (Front thrust kick) Left & right x20
  2. Mawashi Geri (Hook) Left & right x20

KIHON Ni

HAND/ELBOW STRIKES (From Kumite Dachi)

  1. Soto Uke (Outside block)
  2. Kisami Zuki (Jab) x10
  3. Gyaki Zuki (Cross) x10
  4. Kage Zuki (Tight hook) – Lead x10
  5. Kage Zuki (Tight hook) – Rear x10
  6. Mawashi Zuki (Long hook) – Lead x10 
  7. Mawashi Zuki (Long hook) – Rear x10
  8. Ura Zuki (Uppercut) – Lead x10
  9. Ura Zuki (Uppercut) – Rear  x10
  10. Mawashi Empi (Round Elbows) left & right x 20

KICKS (From Yoi Dachi)

  1. Front leg swings
  2. Side leg swings
  3. Hiza Geri (Knees) Left & right x20
  4. Mae Geri (Front Snap) Left & right x20
  5. Mae Geri Kekomi (Front push) Left & right x20
  6. Mawashi Geri (Hook) Left & right x20
  7. Yoko Geri (Side) Left & right x20

YELLOW

eligible after 4 month

KIHON

  1. Fight stance & guard/cover structure 

STRIKING COMBINATIONS

Combo 1 – Lead kick check, jab, cross, jab, rear push kick

Combo 2 – Rear parry, lead half cover, cross, lead inside leg kick, sprawl (Juniors can double forearm block)

FALLS

  1. Side Fall Break
  2. Technical standup

FOOTWORK (in fight stance)

  1. Pivot step
  2. Box drill

DEFENCES

  1. Double forearm block

CLINCH

  1. 50/50 clinch pummelling
  2. Pummelling from a double collar tie/Thai clinch
  3. Skip knees
  4. Bicep/collar tie

TAKEDOWNS

  1. Dead Tree Drop – from a kick catch
  2. Rear Trip
  3. Shoulder dump from a kick catch

Ne Waza (Ground Grappling)

  1. Collar sleeve grip
  2. Cross collar choke
  3. Kesa Gatame – and escape
  4. Single leg shoot

ORANGE

eligible after another 4 month

STRIKING COMBINATIONS

Combo 1 – Jab, cross, hook, over, under

Combo 2 –  Lead side kick, rear side kick, cross step side kick

Combo 3 – Double jab, cross hook uppercut

Combo 4 – Jab, cross, hook, low round kick

ESCAPES

  1. Escape from a standing bulldog choke headlock
  2. Technical standup
  3. Split level open guard retention

CLINCH

  1. Duck under 
  2. Shot putt
  3. Arm drag – back control
  4. Cow catcher hold from a snapdown
  5. 2 on 1 – inside & outside
  6. Standing armbar
  7. Standing guillotine

THROWS

  1. Outside/inside leg hook
  2. Half Shoulder throw
  3. Hip throw 
  4. Double leg tackle
  5. Cross buttock throw to kesa gatame

Ne Waza (Ground Grappling)

  1. Rear naked choke
  2. Georgian belt grip
  3. Side control (and escape to guard)
  4. Half guard
    • Bottom – transition to closed guard
    • Top – strip to mount
  5. 360 GROUND DRILL
  6. LOCK FLOW – BOTTOM
  7. LOCK FLOW – TOP

GREEN

eligible after another 4 month

STRIKING COMBINATIONS

Combo 1 – Jab, lead hook, uppercut, lead body hook, low rear round kick

Combo 2 – Jab, cross, hook, back kick, pivot back to front, lead hooking elbow, rear diagonal knee

Combo 3 – Jab, cross, jab, outside step & cross, lead body hook

KICKS  

  1. Switch round kick
  2. Switch push kick
  3. Inner crescent kick
  4. Outer crescent kick
  5. Oblique Kick
  6. Travelling side kicks to cover distance – both hopping off the back foot & cross stepping methods

CLINCH

  1. Overhooks/Underhook  
  2. Cross lock from clinch – Figure 4

TAKEDOWNS

  1. Sweeping Hip/loin throw
  2. Outside/Inside leg hook  
  3. Rice bail – From cow catcher grip

PRACTICAL DEFENCE

  1. Single grips – Both same side & cross grip
  2. Rear single arm choke
  3. Rear bear hug – arms free & arms trapped

BLOCKS

  1. Bob & weave
  2. Mid section cover & ride
  3. 3 ways to catch a round kick
  4. Catching or parrying a push kick

Ne Waza (Ground Grappling)

  1. Around the clock submissions
  2. Turnovers against turtle
  3. Darce choke
  4. Anaconda choke/gator roll
  5. Wrist lock takedown

BLUE

eligible after another 4 month

STRIKING COMBINATIONS

Combo 1 – Lead mid side kick, rear round kick, cross step rear side kick to head, lead round kick, rear spinning hook kick

STRIKES

  1. Spinning back fist
  2. Axe kick (Kakato Geri)
  3. Hook Kick (Ura Mawashi Geri)
  4. Spinning Hook Kick (Ushiro Ura Mawashi Geri)

KICK CATCHES

  1. Escape the kick catch (knee to floor)

KICKS

  1. Inverted round kick
  2. Jumping push kick/teep

THROWS

  1. Valley drop
  2. Back bending takedown from bodylock
  3. Bodyslam
  4. Body drop throw (front)

Ne Waza (Ground Grappling)

  1. Ground push kick
  2. Ground round kick
  3. Forward headbutt
  4. Upward headbutt
  5. Headbutt choke

PURPLE

eligible after another 6 month

10 RANDOM TECHNIQUES FROM EACH OF THE PAST GRADES

STRIKING COMBINATIONS

Combo 1 – Parry/Jab, cross, lead uppercut, lead kick check, switch round kick, spinning hook kick

STRIKES

  1. Questionmark kick
  2. Tornado kick
  3. Demonstrate a knowledge of faints

THROWS

  1. Knee tap/flare 
  2. Head Hip & Knee

STRIKES

  1. Half turn reverse elbow
  2. Clothesline (forearm) strike
  3. Spinning hook kick 
  4. Jump spinning back kick 
  5. Rear Round kick (Mawashi Geri) to the head followed by a Side Kick (Yoko geri) – same leg, without putting the leg down

KICK CATCHES

  1. Escape the kick catch – knee to floor

Ne Waza (Ground Grappling)

    1. Ashi garami to straight achilles lock
    2. Side saddle – leg lace

BROWN

eligible after another 6 month

  1. ALL PREVIOUS TECHNIQUES
  2. SHOOTBOXING OR SVT KNOCKDOWN COMPETITION (u30’s)
  3. Demonstrate ability to teach beginners

BLACK

  1. ALL PREVIOUS TECHNIQUES
  2. SPARRING TEST (u40s)
  3. FITNESS TEST
  4. Demonstrate a written knowledge of the history & evolution of Shootboxing from its roots in Japanese kickboxing & shoot style wrestling. Also cover the meaning of Osu.

  5. Demonstrate correct use & holding position  of:
    • Thai pads
    • Focus mitts
    • Kickshield
    • Belly pad

Lockflow-Bottom

Guard bottom

  1. Reverse double wrist lock (kimura)
  2. Guillotine
  3. Butterfly sweep
  4. Hip bump sweep

Lockflow-Top

Side control

  1. Double wrist lock
  2. Straight arm bar
  3. Figure 4 choke

Mount

  1. Gift wrap
  2. Figure 4 neck crank

Kesa

  1. Arm bar
  2. Shoulder peel
  3. Shoulder crank
  4. Head & arm choke

360 Drill

  1. Closed guard
  2. Baseball bat slide guard pass
  3. Modified Scarf hold (Kuzure Kesa Gatame)
  4. Side control (Mune-gatame)
  5. Knee slide to Mount (Tate-shiho-gatame)
  6. Upa mout escape

TERMINOLOGY

  1. Ki-ai – “Spirit focus” / a focusing cry generated from abdomen (not from the mouth) by the burst of power while executing a technique. Ki = Energy, Ai = join.
  2. Rei – Bow
  3. Seiza – Kneel
  4. Kihon – Fundamental techniques
  5. Hajime – Begin
  6. Yame/Matte – Stop
  7. Narande – Line up
  8. Hikite – Pullback (whilst performing chokuzuki)

STANCES

  1. Yoi Dachi – Ready stance
  2. Neko Ashi Dachi –  Cat stance
  3. Kumite Dachi – Fight Stance
  4. Kiba Dachi – Horse stance

HAND STRIKES

  1. Kizami-Zuki – Jab punch
  2. Gyaku-Zuki – reverse/cross punch
  3. Ura-Zuki – uppercut
  4. Kage Zuki – (regular) hook punch
  5. Mawashi Zuki –  Round house punch (long hook)
  6. Mawashi Empi – Round Elbow Strike
  7. Hijiate – Rising Elbow Strike

KICKS

  1. Hiza geri – Knee kick
  2. Fumikomi – Stamping kick
  3. Mae geri keage – Front snap kick
  4. Mae geri kekomi – Front thrust kick
  5. Yoko geri – Side kick
  6. Yoko geri kekomi – Side thrust kick
  7. Yoko geri – Side snap kick
  8. Kake geri – Crescent kick
  9. Mawashi geri – Hooking/Round house kick
  10. Gyaku mawashi geri – Reverse/inverted
  11. Mae tobi geri – Jumping front kick
  12. Yoko tobi geri – Jumping side kick
  13. Ushiro geri – Back kick
  14. Ushiro ura mawashi geri – Back spinning hook kick
  15. Ura mawashi geri – Reverse hook kick