BROWN BELT (3rd KYU)
KIHON
1) Haito - Ridge Hand Strike
2) Mawashi Empi - Roundhouse Elbow (45ᵒ Han Zenkutsu Dachi)
3) Shotei - Palm Strike
4) Ushiro Geri - Back Kick
5) Kicking Counter Throws
KATA
The meaning of the Kata Shisochin is ‘to destroy in four directions’. Shisochin is not a very long Kata, but has some difficult movements within. This Kata also introduces two new strikes, Haito (Ridge Hand Strike) and Shotei (Palm Strike), as well as the Bunkai for an arm bar.
COMBOS
For Brown Belt, students are required to perfrom half of combo 4, up to the body punch.
Combo 4 starts from Southpaw stance (right leg forward).
/1/ Gyaku-Kizami (Skip Jab Punch) landing Southpaw /2/ Back Leg Double Mawashi
/3/ Duck and Spin facing back /4/ Anticipation Chudan Zuki
ESCAPES
Headlock escapes are required for 3rd Kyu Brown Belt.