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Yellow Belt

Yellow belt is the first "promotion" in Kenpo. It is the first step (aside from walking into the door) towards bettering yourself in the style of KENPO.

Here is the list of TECHNIQUES required for the rank of YELLOW belt:

TECHNIQUES

1) DELAYED SWORD (RIGHT HAND GRAB OR PUNCH)
2) AGGRESSIVE TWINS (FRONT TWO-HAND PUSH)
3) SWORD OF DESTRUCTION (LEFT PUNCH)
4) DEFLECTING HAMMER (RIGHT FRONT THRUST KICK)
5) SPREADING BRANCH (REAR BEAR HUG, ARMS PINNED)
6) THE PINCHER (LEFT FLANK HEADLOCK)
7) CHECKING THE STORM (RIGHT OVERHEAD, THEN ROUNDHOUSE CLUB ATTACK)

TECHNIQUES (FROM SHORT THREE)

8) DESTRUCTIVE TWINS (FRONT CHOKE, PULLING IN)
9) CRASHING WINGS (REAR BEAR HUG, ARMS FREE)
10) TWIRLING WINGS (REAR CHOKE, ARMS STIFF)

FORMS

SHORT ONE
STAR BLOCKS
LEG EXERCISE

THE CREED

I COME TO YOU WITH ONLY “KARATE”, EMPTY HANDS, I HAVE NO WEAPONS, BUT SHOULD I BE FORCED TO DEFEND MYSELF, MY PRINCIPLES, OR MY HONOR, SHOULD IT BE A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH, OF RIGHT OR WRONG, THEN HERE ARE MY WEAPONS, “KARATE”, MY EMPTY HANDS.

YELLOW BASICS

STANCES

Attention
Horse (training and formal)
Neutral Bow
Forward Bow
Reverse Bow
Cat (45 & 90 degree)

FOOT MANEUVERS

Step Through
Step Drag
Drag Step
Push Drag
Switching (front to back, back to front, hop switch)

BLOCKS

Upward
Inward
Extended Outward
Vertical Outward
Downward
Back Elbow
Push Down

PUNCHES

Straight
Vertical
Uppercut
Vertical Back Knuckle

STRIKES

Straight Heel Palm
Underhand Heel Palm
Horizontal Heel Palm
Hand Sword (inward and outward) Elbows (in, out, up, and back)
Overhead Elbows (inward and outward)

Finger Techniques
Overhead Claw (inward and outward)
Flea Bite

KICKS
Front Snap (ball)
Side Snap (knife edge)
Rear Snap (heel)
Wheel (instep)
Knees