Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to our online university

    • Welcome to the Brown and Black Belt Syllabus
  • 2

    Chapter 1 - Before you start training (some reminders)

    • What does Shin Gi Tai mean?

    • Brown to Black Belt Syllabus summary
  • 3

    Chapter 2 - How to make a front stance

    • How to make a good front stance

    • Training your front stance

    • How to do Kokutsu Dachi
  • 4

    Chapter 3 - How to block

    • Gedan Barai or Downwards Block

    • Age Uke or Rising Block

    • Soto Uke or Outside Block

    • Uchi Uke or Inside Block

    • Kokutsu Dachi Shuto Uke - Back stance Knife hand block

    • What are the names of the blocks in Japanese?
  • 5

    Chapter 4 - How to punch

    • How to make a fist

    • Oizuki or Stepping Punch

    • How well can you punch
  • 6

    Chapter 5 - Combinations with Gyaku Zuki

    • Oizuki Gyaku Zuki - Stepping punch reverse punch

    • Age Uke Gyaku Zuki

    • Gedan Barai Gyaku Zuki

    • Soto Uke Gyaku Zuki - Outside Block Reverse Punch

    • Uchi Uke Gyaku Zuki - Inside Block Reverse Punch
  • 7

    Chapter 6 - Back foot front foot movements

    • Back foot - front Foot - Jab

    • Back foot - Front Foot - Reverse Punch

    • Back foot - Front Foot - Jab - Back foot - Front Foot - Reverse Punch

    • Back foot - Front Foot - Front leg Roundhouse (Kizami Mawashi Geri)
  • 8

    Chapter 7 - Kicking skills

    • Mae Geri or Front Snap kick

    • Mawashi Geri or Roundhouse kick

    • Yoko Geri Kekomi - Side thrust kick

    • Ushiro Geri - (Spinning) Back Kick

    • Ura Mawashi Geri - Reverse Roundhouse

    • Ushiro Mawashi Geri - Spinning Reverse Roundhouse Kick

    • Kakato Geri - Axe Kick
  • 9

    Chapter 8 - Advanced Kihon for senior grades

    • Using your body effectively

    • Brown and Black Belt Kihon

    • Advanced - Oizuki Gyaku Zuki

    • Advanced - Gedan Barai Gyaku Zuki

    • Advanced - Age Uke Gyaku Zuki

    • Advanced - Uchi Uke Gyaku Zuki

    • Advanced - Maegeri Gyaku Zuki
  • 10

    Chapter 9 - Kumite Drills

    • Tap and Gyaku

    • Torpedo

    • Little Thing

    • Parry Ripost
  • 11

    Chapter 10 - Forms

    • Kickboxing Form

    • Quarter Form

    • Close Quarter Form and Applications

    • Powerhands

    • 16 Gates

    • Circles

    • Tai Ki (Mandatory for 1st Kyus and above)

    • Section One of Yang Chen Fu (Mandatory for 1st Kyus and above)
  • 12

    Chapter 11 - Kyu grade Katas

    • Heian Shodan

    • Heian Sandan

    • Bassai Dai (Shotokan) with explanations

    • Bassai Dai (Shotokan) - No explanation

    • Seienchin (Shito-Ryu) - Kata

    • Seienchin (Shito-Ryu) - no explanation

    • Enpi
  • 13

    Chapter 12 - Black Belt Kata

    • Hangetsu kata (1st to 2nd Dan)

    • Nipaipo (Shito-Ryu) - 1st to 2nd Dan

    • Tekki Nidan (Shotokan) 1st to 2nd Dan

    • Sochin (2nd to 3rd Dan)

    • Nijushiho (2nd to 3rd Dan)

    • Gojushiho Dai (Shotokan) - 3rd to 4th Dan

    • Unshu (Shito Ryu) 3rd to 4th Dan

    • Suparenpei - 5th Dan +

    • Chatan Yara no Kushanku (Shito Ryu) 5th Dan +
  • 14

    Taking the next steps

    • Before you go...