Accelerated Online Black Belt Course

The Yellow Belt is an exciting step on the journey to Black Belt as it begins the process of learning individual techniques of the Martial Arts.

High blocks are designed to block incoming strikes that are higher than your chest (typically those aimed at your head!)

The Wauke block is designed to block incoming strikes that are between your belt and shoulders.

The Gedan Uke (low block) is designed to block incoming strikes (particularly kicks) that are below your belt.

A good foundation of any kind will determine the strength of that which is built upon it. Your stance is what will provide you with balance, stability and power.

Proper arm and hand placement is imperative to strengthening your defense.

Sanchin stepping allows you to move from one stance to the next in a proficient way that maintains balance, strength and the ability to respond to any attack.

Just like Sanchin stepping, Sanchin turns are designed to get you turned around and back in a ready stance as quickly as possible while maintaining balance.

This begins your focused training on how to execute a Sanchin strike. This technique will continue to be built upon in order to learn a multitude of different strikes as well as blocks.

The Sanchin blocks are Wauke blocks in which you’ve already had some training.

The double bushkin strikes will be used for many kata going forward.

Sanchin kata is the first kata of the Uechi-ryu system of karate.

This lesson covers the rest of Sanchin kata focusing on the last part – the step outs and double bushkin strikes.

This is the complete kata of Sanchin taught from several different positions.

The circular block is one that you’ll depend greatly on as you advance.

This outlines your directions for completing a belt test.

As the second stage of your training, you’ll be introduced to your first defensive kata, ones step self defense drills and a number of ways to begin practicing your techniques

The Gold Belt takes you to the next step in your journey to Black Belt and begins the turn from basic skills to application of those skills.

This lesson covers your first Hojoundo,(which means ‘supplementary exercise).

This lesson covers your second Hojoundo.

This is your first ‘defensive’ kata – Kanshiwa. Kata is simply another name for pre-arranged defensive movements performed in a choreographed manner to simulate defending against multiple attacks/attackers.

This continues the Kanshiwa Kata where Pt.1 left off.