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Orange Belt Requirements

STANCES:
Cat Stance

BLOCKING SYSTEMS & TECHNIQUES:
8 Point w/ Open Hand Counters, Crossing Fists (upward, downward)
Dropping Palm, 2 Handed Blocking.

HAND STRIKES:(Elbows)
Spear Hand (heaven & earth), Chicken Wrists, Cross Chop, Cross Tiger Rake.

KICKS (Knees):
Roundhouse (ball & instep), Stomp Kick (heel & sole).

ROLLS:
Running Forward roll to an On Guard Stance.

SWEEPS and TAKEDOWNS:
Backward Grabbing Pull

KEMPO TECHNIQUES:
a) Double Striker,  b) Driving Chops

COMBINATIONS:
#4,  #5

FORMS:
1 KATA

JIU JITSUS:
Front Grabs

SPARRING TECHNIQUES (Kumite):
Lateral & Diagonal Combinations

GRAPPLING (Randori):
Push / Pull (on 1 knee)

NO-MIND (Mushin):
Block with two counters

AWARENESS:
Crane Balance Drill, Defend against thrown objects

BREATHING EXERCISES:
3 Step Breathing with Tension Release

TEXT READING:
Zen In The Martial Arts by Joe Hyams

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