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The belt path

Seven belts, white to black

Each color adds a few skills. A student tests when the coaches see them, and every student moves at their own pace.

01
White belt
Ages 13 and up
Skills
- Stance and guard
- Bowing in, bowing out
- Basic punches on pads
02
Yellow belt
Skills
- Front and round kicks on shields
- A short kata
- Footwork and distance drills
Moving up
When the coaches see the skills, at a belt test
03
Orange belt
Skills
- Punch and kick combinations on pads
- Light-contact rounds (step 2)
- A second kata
Moving up
When the coaches see the skills, at a belt test
04
Green belt
Skills
- Continuous rounds (step 3)
- Counters and timing
- A longer kata
Moving up
When the coaches see the skills, at a belt test
05
Blue belt
Skills
- Rounds with partners of every level
- Setting the pace of a round
- A kata with a partner
Moving up
When the coaches see the skills, at a belt test
06
Brown belt
Skills
- Helping newer partners with gear and pads
- Calling a round
- The long kata
Moving up
When the coaches see the skills, at a belt test
07
Black belt
Skills
- Teaching a drill to a group
- Coaching a round
- Every kata taught here
Moving up
When the coaches see the skills, at a belt test

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Sample levels.

Stripes on the belt mark the steps between colors.

Where do I start?

Everyone starts at white belt, whatever you have trained before. A first class shows you the room and the steps.

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