Beginning Instruction

The following is what you should demonstrate regularly in your training before you take your first test.

Rolling - Forward and Bank Roll: initially from kneeling/sitting progressing to rolling from standing to standing.

Strikes - should be clear and controlled such that you can avoid injuring Nage if they fail to move off the line of attack.

• Mune-tsuki (fist - straight punch stepping with the foot from the same side to midsection),
• Shomen-uchi (Open hand - chopping strike down the centerline to the top of the forehead),
• Yokomen-uchi (Open hand – chopping strike from off the centerline to the temple)

Grabs - should demonstrate your ability and willingness to give an appropriate attack. Open to receiving without throwing yourself away.

Other Skills

• Ma ai (distance between Nage and Uke)
• Hamni (basic stance)
• Ground and center (Feel yourself)
• Off the line (Get off the line of attack once they have committed to the attack)
• Blend (Feel them)
• Hand-Center Connection
• Lead (Add to what they bring)