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!