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Orange
belt
Marc is working through the orange
belt syllabus.
2021 attendance
In order to grade, Marc must attend
3 more workshops/boot camp.
Class: weekly
Workshops attended: 9/12
Boot camp: 0
Private lessons:
0
To bear that which you think you cannot bear is really to bear.
(Nitobe)
White
Qigong
Assignment #1 - Q & A
Assignment #2 - Attitude & etiquette
Yellow
The ball game
Monkey paws
Partner work
Psoas exercises
Pushing legs
Single pushing hands
Challenge – full circle qigong (30 mins x 4 weeks)
Challenge – standing qigong (4 postures) (20 minutes x 4 weeks)
Challenge - yielding exercise challenge (30 mins x 6 weeks)
Assignment #1 - Q & A
Assignment #2 - Attitude & etiquette
Assignment #3 - Q & A
Assignment #4 - Attitude & etiquette
Orange
Long Yang form (section 1) (regular)
Constructive rest
Fear of falling
Horse stance
How to escape from a hold
How to punch
Knife drills
Leg stretches (2 sets)
Partner work mistakes
Playing the attacker
- commitment
- range & reach
Punching rehab
Shuai jiao applications (set 1)
Yielding basic skills
Challenge - form challenge (60 mins x 4 weeks)
Challenge - knife drilling (30 mins x 4 weeks)
Challenge - shuai jiao applications (30 mins x 4 weeks)
Challenge - yielding basic
skills challenge (30 mins x 6 weeks)
Assignment #1 - Q & A
Assignment #2 - A
&
E
Recommended reading - The Sword Polisher's Record
Green
Long Yang form (section 2) (regular)
Bracing
Cat-stepping
Chin na applications (set 1)
Floor work
- basics
- back-to-back
Hitting a focus mitt
Horse stance qigong
How to slip a hold
Loose striking
Penetrating defences (intro)
Standing post with arms
Challenge - chin na applications (30 mins x 4 weeks)
Challenge - form challenge
(section 2) (60 mins x 4 weeks)
Challenge - horse stance qigong (5 mins x 12 weeks)
Assignment #1 - Cat stepping
Recommended reading - There Are No Secrets
Greyed out items meet the required standard of skill.
Page created
18 April 1995
Last updated
24 February 2021
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