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Blue with Green Stripe
1st Rokkyu
Objective: The Blue belt with green stripe is when the Dragon-Phoenix Martial Arts student begins specific
study of individual Kempo founders. The historical research component of our system is designed to enrich the martial arts
experience for our students. Learning the link that our present system has to the past enables students to see that they are
part of a continuous line, which started over 1500 years ago. The initial research topic is the Buddhist monk Bodhidharma,
who is commonly accepted as the person most responsible for the beginning of Shaolin Kempo.
Required Information: Cranes wing block (both kinds), ridge hand block, 2 animal techniques (crane
and snake)
Strikes: Poison thumbs, reinforced poison thumb, iron thumb, rising, upward,
and
Butting (reverse roundhouse) elbow cranes beak
Kicks: Hook, Stepping stool, axe, wheel, hinge kick
Self-Defense: Knife
(adults) stabbing and overhead.
Additional grabs will be showed throughout the rest of the curriculum.
Combinations: 10, 12
Forms: 2 kata
Additional Information: Additional Kempos will be taught throughout the rest of curriculum,
it
will be your responsibility to log additional techniques on your own.
(you should have one kempo for
every combination you have)
Various wrist & joint locks, holds
Required Historical Information
Bodhidharma
The following questions should be addressed following your research of Bodhidharma's contributions to
martial arts. You are encouraged to do your own research using the Internet. If this is not possible
help will be given to those who need it.
1. Where did Bodhidharma originate from?
2. When and why did Bodhidharma decide to travel to China?
3.
What religion did Bodhidharma follow?
4. What did Bodhidharma introduce at the Shaolin temple?
5. What is the legend
about Bodhidharma meditating in the cave?
6. What did the Chinese call Bodhidharma?
7. What did the Japanese call Bodhidharma?
8.
What does Shih Pa Lo Han So mean?
9. What was the Shih Pa Lo Han So system based on?
10. Why was Bodhidharma disappointed
when he arrived at the Shaolin Temple?
Animal Techniques
Crane: jump back right foot left crane stance (left hip towards attacker) left downward crane block,
right guard above head. Controls punch hand with block, left hinge kick to groin. Step down left, right cranes
beak nose. Grab back of head with right(still controlling arm with left hand) Right knee to stomach, step forward with
right will pushing head down and lifting arm skywards (cowboy throw)
Snake: Step back left foot right snake stance.
Right circular inward ridge hand block, left circular finger whip towards eye (just for distraction) Left hand controls punch
while leaning forwards doing a right handed poke to throat then the left hand slides under right hand towards face poking
into the attackers eyes. Shifting weight back to left foot do inverted snakes kick to neck.
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