Arm Techniques

• Uppercut Both Arms (Short)
• Uppercut Both Arms (Long)

Leg Techniques

• Side Kick
• Front Push Kick
• Foot Sweep

Defence Work

• Side Step Evasion
• Inside Knee Block
• Stop block (rear hand)

Sparring

• Controlled one step sparring illustrating offensive and defensive named techniques

Pad Work

• Jab > Right Uppercut > Left Hook > Right Cross
• Left Side Kick > Right Cross > Long Left Hook > Right Round kick
• Right Cross > Left Hook > Right Round Kick

Drills

• Punch out drill 3 x 1 minute rounds with 30 seconds rest
• Kicking drill 3 x 1 minute rounds with 30 seconds rest

Fitness Test

• 15 Push Ups
• 30 Sit Ups
• 30 Squat thrusts

Leg Techniques

• Jump Front Kick
• Hook Kick (both legs)
• Axe Kick (Both legs)

Defence (Illustrated with a partner)

• Rolling Evasion
• Pressing Block
• Elbow Blocks

Combinations

• Jab > Cross > Jab > Cross > Slip > Right round kick
• Fein left > side kick > stepping side kick
• Left hook > Roll (with hook) > Left hook > Right side kick

Sparring

• 1 & 2 Step sparring against named attacks, Illustrating basic offensive and defensive skills.
• Counter Sparring, Illustrating the ability to deliver a named counter attack against a named attack.

Pad work

• 3 x 1.5 minute rounds with 30 seconds rest using:
  • Jab > cross > left hook > right cross
  • Double left round kick > double right round kick

Drills

• Punch out drill 3 x 1.5 minute rounds with 30 seconds rest
• Kicking drill 3 x 1.5 minute rounds with 30 seconds rest
• Squat Kick drill 2 x 1.5 minute rounds with 30 seconds rest

Fitness Test

• 20 Push Ups
• 40 Sit ups
• 40 Squat thrusts

Stance

• Ability to move in all directions
• Throwing basic named combinations whilst moving

Arm techniques

• Slipping Jab
• Back Fist
• Spinning Back Fist.
• Open Hand Slap.

Leg techniques

• Jumping Round Kick
• Jumping Front Kick
• Spinning Hook Kick

Defence

• Front foot push away

Combinations

• Lead leg low round kick > High lead leg round kick > spinning hook kick
• Jab > Cross > Left hook > rear round kick.

Sparring

• Continuous light sparring for 3 x 45 second rounds

Drills

• Punch out drill 3 x 1.5 minute rounds with 30 seconds rest
• Kicking drill 3 x 1.5 minute rounds with 30 seconds rest
• Squat Kick drill 2 x 1.5 minute rounds with 30 seconds rest

Fitness test

• 30 Push Ups
• 50 Sit Ups
• 50 Squat thrusts

Stance

• Shadow Boxing, 2 minutes Illustrating ability to move and turn in all directions whilst delivering punches and kicks.

Arm techniques

• Stepping Cross
• Jumping Cross
• Spinning Back Fist

Leg techniques (Performed onto pads)

• Turning Side Kick
• Low Round Kick to thigh
• Round kick to jumping round kick

Defence (Illustrated with a partner)

• Low forearm block
• Has a basic understanding of locks /restraints

Combinations

• Low round kick to high round kick
• Front kick to side kick

Sparring

• 3 x 1.5 minute rounds of semi contact sparring

Drills

• Punch out drill 3 x 2 minute rounds with 30 seconds rest
• Kicking drill 3 x 2 minute rounds with 30 seconds rest

Fitness test

• 40 Push Ups
• 60 Sit Ups
• 60 Squat thrusts

Stance

• 2 rounds of shadow sparring

Arm techniques

• Elbow strikes
  • Upward
  • Hooking
  • Over the top
  • Spinning elbow

Leg techniques

• Front Knee
• Jumping turning Side Kick
• Spinning hook to jumping front
• Jumping Knee

Defence

• Restrain an attacker (take downs/ground pins/strikes/releases/headlocks)

Combinations

• Jab > Cross > Slip > Right Cross > Left Hook > Right Uppercut > Left Uppercut
• Left Side Kick > Turning Back Kick (Rear Leg) > Jumping Front Kick
• 3 x random combinations assigned on the day

Sparring

• 3 x 2 minute rounds of semi contact sparring ( multiple attackers)

Drills

• Punching and kicking drills will be assigned on the day

Fitness test

• 50 Push Ups
• 70 Sit Ups
• 70 Squat Kicks

• The student must illustrate the ability to coach both basic and advanced techniques presented by the examiner.
• The student must be able to recall all moves from the syllabus upon request.
• The student must be able to produce and demonstrate both basic and advanced combinations.

Leg techniques

• Double jumping front (crash mat required)

Pad work

• 4 x 2 minute of boxing drills assigned by the examiner.
• 3 x 2 minute rounds of kicking drills assigned by the examiner

Sparring

• 3 x 2 minute rounds of semi contact sparring
• 2 x 1 minute rounds coaching a novice on the basics of sparring.
• (Multiple attackers can be used when sparring.)

Grappling & ground techniques

• 2 x chokes
• 2 x arm locks
• 2 x throws
• Defence against multiple attacker using both Grappling and striking techniques

Fitness test

• 60 press ups
• 80 sit ups
• 80 squat thrusts

• The student must demonstrate the ability to coach advanced techniques presented by the examiner, taken from previous grading’s.
• The student must be able to take an effective warm up and understand what happens to the body and why we warm up.
• Demonstrate pressure points, names and their uses.

Drills

• 4x 2 mins boxing drills
• 4×2 mins Kicking drills

Sparring

• 2x 3 min rounds of semi contact sparring 1 minute rest

Fitness test

• 70 press ups
• 90 sit ups
• 90 squat thrusts

• The student must be able to take the lesson under supervision showing structure and drills.
• The student must produce a lesson plan and follow it with timings and content adhered to.
• During the lesson effectively demonstrate any techniques required answering to the students requests.
• The content must be of the lesson plan must contain basic and complex drills
• If the lesson is not complex enough the assessor may intervene and the student will fail the grading
• Student must demonstrate a series of 10 flowing moves emphasising: balance/style and fluidity.

Fitness test     ( to be taken separately in another lesson)

• 80 push ups
• 100 sit ups
• 100 squat thrusts

• Assessment begins with covering all previous belts (selected by senior instructor)
• The student must illustrate the following before being considered for a black belt grading
• 1 Years assistant coaching under the supervision of an existing instructor Black Belt
• Have a good training attendance record
• First Aid trained
• Completed student evaluation forms
• Assessment of coaching skills to a group of novice Kickboxers
• Demonstrate 2 new combination moves to potentially be included in our training syllabus.
• 3 x 2 minute rounds of pad work (combinations provided on the day)
• 5 x 2 minute rounds of sparring (Semi/full contact)

Fitness test

• 100 push ups
• 100 crunches
• 100 squat thrusts