Lessons for the
New Student

Yoi
Junbi
The Punch
10-Move Hand Combination

STANCES
Front Stance
Back Stance
Horseback Riding Stance
Fighting Stance

BLOCKS
Down Block
Upward Block
Inside Block
Outside Block

KICKS
Front Kick
Round Kick
Side Kick

KATA
Taikyoku (traditional kata)
New Age Kata

3 SELF-DEFENSE MOVES

After learning the above, continue to sharpen your basic skills and improve your self-defense and sparring drills. In addition, begin to understand the mental benefits that training in the martial arts brings.

After approximately four months, you should be ready to test for your yellow belt. Understand, however, that this time varies greatly between individuals. Small children often take up to a year before they are ready to test for their yellow belt.