White Belt To Yellow Belt Curriculum Guide and Checklist

White Belt Martial Arts Staff Curriculum Checklist – This level focuses mostly on Chinese/Korean Style Martial Arts Long Staff

Spins – all spins must be done with both hands at least thirty seconds each hand.

One hand warmup

Hand to hand transfer, palm up, pinkie to pinkie

Overhand butterfly spin

Forward Infinity Spin front of body and side of body – one hand

Reverse Infinity Spin front of body and side of body – one hand

Forward Infinity Spin front of body – two hands

Reverse Infinity Spin front of body – two hands

Two hand infinity spin around body forward

Strikes And Blocks – All strikes done equally to both sides of body 30 seconds per strike. Both hands facing forward at shoulder length apart.

Front Stance, Upper angle strike

Front Stance, Lower Angle Strike

Front Stance, High Block and Low Block

Back Stance, crossing low block

Front Stance, Crossing Horizontal Strike

Basic Kata/Poomse/Form/Pattern 1

Bow, turn left into left foot front stance with high block and two upper strikes, one each side

Slide front foot into back foot, turn to opposite side and repeat in right front stance

Slide front foot into back foot and move to starting direction in left foot forward back stance

Crossing low block left, slide back foot forward into right foot back stance

Crossing low block right

Slide left foot into right, turn to left into left foot front stance and low block/ 2 low strikes

Bring left foot in and turn to opposite direction into right front stance low block/ 2 low strikes

Right foot in and turn toward back into left back stance, crossing low block left

Step into right back stance, crossing low block right

Right foot in turn left into left front stance crossing horizontal strike left

Left foot slides in and turn to right front stance, right crossing horizontal strike

REMEMBER TO TURN YOUR HEAD BEFORE YOUR BODY!

Yellow Belt Martial Arts Staff Curriculum Checklist – This level focuses mostly on Japanese Style Martial Arts Long Staff (note: continue to train all skills from the previous level.)

Spins – all spins must be done with both hands at least thirty seconds each hand.

Wrist rolls in both direction
One handed figure eight or infinity spin (endless spin) with wrist rolls on both side

Strikes And Blocks – All strikes done equally to both sides of body 30 seconds per strike. Hands facing opposite directions at shoulder length apart.
Front Stance, angle strike
Front Stance, horizontal strike
Front Stance, spear or thrusting strike
Back Stance, downward strike
Front Stance, upward strike
Back stance, upper block
Back stance, lower block
Back stance, side block

Basic Kata/Poomse/Form/Pattern 1 (this is the same kata as the white belt and should be done faster with more power.)
Bow, turn left into left foot front stance with high block and two upper strikes, one each side
Slide front foot into back foot, turn to opposite side and repeat in right front stance
Slide front foot into back foot and move to starting direction in left foot forward back stance
Crossing low block left, slide back foot forward into right foot back stance
Crossing low block right
Slide left foot into right, turn to left into left foot front stance and low block/ 2 low strikes
Bring left foot in and turn to opposite direction into right front stance low block/ 2 low strikes
Right foot in and turn toward back into left back stance, crossing low block left
Step into right back stance, crossing low block right
Right foot in turn left into left front stance crossing horizontal strike left
Left foot slides in and turn to right front stance, right crossing horizontal strike

REMEMBER TO TURN YOUR HEAD BEFORE YOUR BODY!

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