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Homework for Blue Belts
Purple Belt Practice List (For Blue Belts)
Remember, blue belts are studying the Purple Belt material to earn their purple belt!
Review and Practice. There are videos below to help you remember, a Quizlet flashcard set for vocabulary, and there is also a description in your karate logbook.
Stances and Strikes
- Mokuso - Meditation to begin and end class
- Zarei - Formal Kneeling Bow
- Mae Tsuru Kyu - Cross Step Stance
- Koneko Dachi - Narrow Back Stance
- Shotei Tsuki - Palm Heel Strike
- Oya Yubi - Thumb Punch
- Shuto Tsuki - Knife Hand Strike
- Haishu Tsuki - Backhand Strike
Kicks and Blocks
- Mae Fumi Komi - Front Stomp
- Kagi Barai - Hook Block
- Juju Barai - Cross Hand Block
- Tsukami Uke - Grabbing Block
Self Defense
Wrist Locks - See the video at the bottom of this page.
Form Sparring for Self Defense
Single Line Takedown
- Move one of 4 ways, forward, back, right and left
- Hit the attacker 4 - 6 times
- Take them down the way they are going
- Strike them while they are down
Sparring
Sparring Techniques
- Counter Groin Kick
- Defensive Side Kick - move away from your attacker
- Foot-Sweep Punch - use the instep of your foot to sweep the back of your opponent's heel
Combinations
- Backfist/Rear-leg Roundhouse Kick/Forward Ridge hand/Reverse Punch
- Front-leg Hook-heel Kick/Reverse Ridge hand/Real-leg Snap Kick/Backfist
- Front-leg Roundhouse Kick/Rear-leg Side Kick/ Backfist/Reverse Punch
Free Style Sparring (Kumite)
Kata
Pinan Yon Dan - Interpretation - Peaceful Mind, 4th levle