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Yellow Belt – Level 1

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Fundamentals

  • Neutral or Passive Stance
  • Fighting Stance
  • Moving in Fighting Stance

Combatives

  • Left Straight Punch
  • Cross-body Punch
  • Palm Heel Strike
  • Eye Strike
  • Inside Chop
  • Outside Chop
  • Straight Punch with Advance
  • Straight Punch with Retreat
  • Straight Punch Low
  • Hammerfists
    • Hammerfist to the Side
    • Hammerfist to the Back
    • Forward Hammerfist
    • Downward Hammerfist
  • Elbow Strikes
    • Horizontal High Elbow Strike (Elbow #1)
    • Sideways Elbow Strike (Elbow #2)
    • Horizontal Elbow Strike Backward (Elbow #3)
    • Vertical Elbow Strike Low (Elbow #4)
    • Vertical Elbow Strike Backward (Elbow #5)
    • Vertical Elbow Strike Forward and Upward (Elbow #6)
    • Vertical Elbow Strike Forward and Down (Elbow #7)
  • Front Kick (Regular)
  • Front Kick (Vertical Target)
  • Round Kick
  • Knee Strike
  • Round Knee Strike
  • Front Kick / Hammerfist
  • Front Kick / Straight Punch

Defenses

  • 360° Defense (Outside Defense)
  • Inside Defense against Straight Punch
  • Inside Defense against Straight Punch Low
  • Inside Defense and 360° against Punches

Self-Defense

  • Arm Pulls
  • Choke from the Front (Two-Handed Pluck)
  • Choke from the Front (One-Handed Pluck)
  • Choke from Behind
  • Choke from the Side
  • Choke from the Front with a Push
  • Choke from Behind with a Push
  • Headlock Defenses
    • Headlock from the Side
    • Headlock from Behind (Bar Arm)
    • Headlock from Behind (Carotid Choke)

Soft Techniques

  • Wrist Release: Same-Side Hand
  • Wrist Release: Opposite Side Hand
  • Wrist Release: Two Hands Held High
  • Wrist Release: Two Hands Held Down
  • Wrist Release: Wrist Held by Two Hands

Groundfighting

  • Back Position
  • Back Position: Movement on the Ground
  • Side Position
  • Side Position: Movement on the Ground
  • Front Kick from the Ground
  • Round Kick from the Ground
  • Side Kick from the Ground
  • Transition Kick from the Ground
  • Getting Up
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