Just to let you know that I achieved my yellow belt (PKA) last Tuesday. Not bad for an overweight, 38 year old mother of two!!!!
w3rd! congrats, and congrats on your future belts as well! I'm just curious, my kickboxing org doesn't have belts - what is the requirement to earn yellow at your school? A school that we spar with pretty often trains under the Joe Lewis fighting system, and I think for yellow they have to perform basic kicks, blocks, and punches.
the syllabuses depend on your association: I grade under the WAKO pro syllabus The grades go: White / Red/ Yellow WHITE BELT Jab Cross Front kick Roundhouse kick(rear leg), Knee Strike Defence= parry against jab, deflections against front kick (counter with low kick), outside forearm block against street attack Padwork using all of the above attacks and combos of the above too RED BELT sliding jab, sliding cross, hooks (left and right , body and head) side kick lead leg roundhouse kick, push kick defelctions off both arms, inner forearm defense , slipping against straiht shots
Taking my green belt in 3 weeks time!! I also attended my first "fighting" class on Sunday. Was the only female in a class of about 20 guys!! We did a lot of blocking etc practice over 1.5 hours then there was some sparring at the end. I went "into the ring" with one of my tutors (because I was a bit nervous about going in with the others who vere VERY enthusiatsic) and managed to kick his goolies 3 time - unintentionally - but it had everyone laughing.
Who said he's got any? If he had he hasn't now :love: :love: :love: Good luck on the forthcomming grading.
Yellow Sash Punches:- Left Hook (Front arm) Right Hook (Back arm) Left Hook to body Right Hook to body Kicks:- One Step Front kick front leg One Step Roundhouse kick front leg Side Kick, front leg Side Kick, back leg Combinations:- Left Hook + Right hand to head Left Hook to body and head Left Hook + Right Hook + Roundhouse Kick, front leg Right Hook + Roundhouse Kick, back leg Single Jab + Left Hook + One Step Front Kick Double Jab + Left Hook + One Step Roundhouse Kick Various:- 2 + Self defence moves Attack from rear Bag Work Shadow Sparring 1 * 1 min Repeated in opposite guard after each section. this is what we do for a yellow belt in my club...which i will have to do ..again (was training at a diferent club before and now ive joined this new club they want me to take my last belt again) congratulations and i hope you have a lot more success in years to come