Bowley Kenpo Karate » Junior Orange Belt Curriculum
Junior Orange Belt Curriculum
Pledge:
I understand that I am but a beginner in a new and fascinating art which will direct me to greater obligations and responsibilities. To honor my obligations and responsibilities I pledge myself to server my instructor, fellow students and fellow man.
Techniques:
Stripe 1 – Alternating Maces (Front Two-Hand Low Push)
Stripe 2 – Mace of Aggression (Front Two-Hand Lapel Grab, Pulling In)
Belt – Attacking Mace (Front Right Step-Through Straight Punch)
Sayings:
Stripe 1:
Let time be your measurement to skill and experience.
To hear is to doubt, to see is to be deceived, but to feel is to believe.
Stripe 2:
In every offense there is a defense and in every defense there is an offense.
Katas or forms are expressions of basic skills.
Belt:
One becomes great when he comes to the realization that what he knows is very little.
Condition and guts take over where knowledge and skill end.
Forms and Sets:
Stripe 1 – Short Form 1 – Right Side
Stripe 2 – Short Form 1 – Left Side
Belt – Kicking Set 1 – First two sides
Basics:
| Stripe 1 | Stripe 2 | Belt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stances | Forward Bow 45 Degree Cat | ||
| Blocks | Step-through Blocks | ||
| Parries | |||
| Punches | Vertical Thrust Vertical Snap | Uppercut | |
| Strikes | Outward Backnuckle | Inward Elbow Outward Elbow | Inward Overhead Elbow Outward Overhead Elbow |
| Finger Techniques | |||
| Kicks | Back Snappeing Heel | Side Snapping Knife Edge | Shuffle Kicks |
| Maneuvers | Step Through Back Fall (Standing) | Step Drag Side Fall (Standing) | Drag Step Shoulder Roll Forward |

