Green Belt - Belt 2


Defense Against Straight Punch

Stopping the Staff

  • Left step back into neutral bow as your left hand guides their punch into a right destruction block
  • Fencer step in with a right tiger claw to to the eye

Slicing Hands A, B, C

  1. Kali Step left, Outside Sector, Left Shuto
  2. Kali Step left, Split Sector, Left Shuto
  3. Kali Step left, Body Sector, Left Shuto


Tackle

Tackle Technique A, B

  1. Step Left foot to 9:00 and then hinge Right foot towards 7:00. As you do so, execute a left angle one chop to the base of the skull and a right claw to the eyes.
  2. Step Left foot to 9:00 and then hinge Right foot towards 7:00. As you do so, execute a Rotary Throw. Keeping hold of the arm, Step over their head with the left foot and then their body with the right foot. Kneel on the left leg (sometimes this is a choke) and break their elbow with a kneeling arm bar.



Single Lapel

Japanese Hands (Same side grab - right to left lapel)

  • Use your left hand to pin their hand to your chest, and step your left foot back to neutral bow. As you step back, execute a right eye jab.
  • Using both hands, execute a standard wrist lock to break the wrist.
  • rotate your body counterclockwise to take your opponent down
  • End with a right hook kick to their throat or face, hitting with the ball of the foot.


Double Lapel

Kimono Grab 

  • Reach over their arms like Lan Sao and secure their left hand with your left hand, step back with left foot
  • Right Panther Strike to throat , right downward clear
  • Right eye flick, bottom fist to groin, pivot right side kick to knee



Same Side Wrist Grab

Reversing Grasp 

  • Vs same side wrist grab. Huen Sao your right hand counterclockwise breaking their grip by dropping a Wu Sao on top of their wrist. 
  • Right eye jab. 


Cross Side Wrist Grab

Crossing Talon (Cross hand wrist grab there right to your right)

  • The right hand does a clockwise huen sao to grab their wrist. 
  • Step your left foot to 12:00 and rotate to face 3:00 while doing a left uppercut elbow to their grappled arm (breaking their elbow).
  • Bend them over with a police style arm bar into a Belly Lock (Hara Gatame)
  • Then do a left "yes" elbow to their ear, 
  • left claw to the eye (pulling your hand and elbow upward like starting a lawn mower)
  • Left 12 to 6 elbows on the base of the skull. 



Front Bear Hug Arms free

Front Bear Hug A, B - Arms free

  1. Grab your opponents hair and pull back, eye rake, palm down leopards fist throat strike
  2. Grab head with one hand, eagle's beak to pressure point under jaw



Rear Bear Hug Arms Free

Circling Elbow

(Assuming your opponent's right hand is on top of their grip) 

  • Right foot steps out into Horse Stance As you push down on the opponent's hands with both your hands
  • Use your right  hand to grab one of the opponent's fingers and break it.
  • Circle you left behind their right leg making sure to buckle their knee to offbalance them.
  • Left Reverse Elbow to their face
  • Right Angle 1 Hammer fist to their solar plexus or Groin. 



Headlock

Headlock A, B, C, D

  1. (VS Headlock)
  2. Reach right hand across to control their left hand to prevent the punch.
  3. Make sure you look towards the ribs. 
  4. Left hammer fist to kidney as you look up to possibly break the grip.
  5.  Left hand grab eye sockets (or under the nose) pulling head back
  6. Right palm strike to face
  7. (Vs Headlock)
  8. Assuming your opponent is on your left side, holding your head with his right arm. 
  9. Make sure you look towards the ribs. 
  10. Your Right hand will hook the inside of their left wrist and pin it to their body.
  11. Your left hand will reach around their back, then between their left arm and left ribs in order to hook the inside of their left wrist and pin it to their body. (For larger opponents you may have to reach around their left arm and hug  the triceps)
  12. Valley drop to Top Mount 
  13. Thumb Gouge the eye if they do not release your head.
  14. This Variation is especially good vs a headlock and punch or someone trying to throw you to the ground via the headlock.
  15. (VS Guillotine Choke)
  16. Grab the choking hand with your left hand while looking towards their ribs. 
  17. Right ridge hand to groin as you step left foot forward and look up to break the grip.
  18. Re-grab the choking hand with both hands.
  19. Step right foot to 11:00 (between you and the assailant) and then turn counterclockwise to face your opponent while torquing their arm.
  20. Rear snap kick to opponent's face.
  21. (VS Guillotine Choke)
  22. Grab choking hand with left palm up and right hand palm down while looking towards their ribs. 
  23. Step left foot forward and look up to break the grip.
  24. Right step forward to 12:00
  • Left hinge step counterclockwise.
  • End in Hammer Lock (right hand on their wrist, left hand on their shoulder)



Rear Choke

Dancer A, B, C

  1. Vs Rear Finger Choke: 
  2. Step right foot out to 2:00
  3. Cross left foot back to 4:00, ducking under their arms as you unwind counterclockwise to face them. 
  4. As you unwind, execute a left Bottom Fist followed by a right vertical ridge hand to the groin. (keep your right hand in guard as you ridge hand). 
  5. Then step your right foot to 5:00, turn counterclockwise in order to spin into a Left shuto to their Throat.
  6. Vs Rear Forearm Choke: 
  7. Both hands reach up to pluck the choking arm down while tucking your chin away from their elbow. 
  8. Assuming their elbow is on your right side (you would mirror this technique if it is on the left) Step right foot out to 2:00, 
  9. Cross left foot back to 4:00, ducking under their arms as you unwind counter clockwise to face them and slipping your head out of their hold. Be sure to turn your head towards their ribs as you slip out to avoid a Top Choke. 
  10. Stand up to face them in southpaw stance
  11. Right shuto
  12. Left Palm Strike
  13. Vs Rear Escort Position: 
  • Assuming their left hand is on your left elbow, and their right hand is on the back of your neck. (if the grip is opposite just mirroring the technique) Step right foot out to 2:00, 
  • Cross left foot back to 4:00, ducking under their arms as you unwind counterclockwise to face them. 
  • With their forward pressure from trying to escort you, this should result in a lot of space being made between the two of you. So just run away at this point.




Hammer Lock

Locking Arm 

  • Step Left back slightly (between their legs to buckle/ straighten their knee) 
  • Left reverse elbow to face 
  • Circle Left arm over Opponent's arm
  • Step back with your right foot and  rotate hips to break the arm in a Bar Song motion.
  • Right hinge step back apply pressure to the elbow to bring make them step forward and bend over
  • Right 12 to 6 elbow to their spine
  • Grab shoulder W/RT hand, Right Knee to mid-section.



Full Nelson

Spreading the Leaves 

  • Assuming your opponent's left hand is on top. 
  • Start  a left finger break (don't let go). 
  • Then bring your right elbow as close to your ear as you can, trapping their hand between your shoulder and neck. 
  • Step your left foot to 11:00 forward bow as you simultaneously shoot your right arm down to your left knee to clear the hold. 
  • Then execute a right reversing elbow as you shift to a forward bow facing your opponent. 
  • Step your right foot to 7:00 as you overhook their left arm with your right (optional bar song elbow break). 
  • Let go of their finger and crush the bug into a right elbow.



Vertical Club Attack

Evasion 

  • Take a left Kali step at 10:30 and do a left brush block with the left hand to cover the face in case the kali step doesn’t take you out of harm's way 
  • Then do a right side kick to the assailant's knee.


Knife vs Knife

Defang the Snake 

The opponent swings their knife at angle 1,2, then 5.

  • Step back on their forehand strike to avoid the cut while cutting their wrist with a forehand stroke.
  • Step back on their backhand strike to avoid the cut while cutting their wrist with a back hand strike.
  • Kali step left as the stab, using your left hand to push their knife hand from 9:00 to 3:00. Simultaneously cut their wrist by slicing from 3:00 to 9:00. This  “Gunting” motion should run their knife hand into your knife


Two on One attack

Opponents at Sides 

  • Right step out to 3:00 into a horse stans
  • Right Shuto to the man on your right. 
  • Shift to face 9:00 and right palm strike the man on your left. 
  • Grab that man by the shoulder, 
  • While hinge stepping with your right foot counterclockwise, push him between you and the other attacker.

Sparring Techniques

Stop Hit A, B

  1. As your opponent steps in to punch you, intercept his movement with a Side Kick to the knee or midsection, Follow up by landing your kicking foot offline and delivering a Back Fist.
  2. As your opponent steps in to throw a circular kick or pinch off the rear side, fencer in and intercept with a stiff Jab.

Springtime Forever A, B

  1. (Open Stance) Fencer Forward so your lead is on the outside of their lead + lead Pac Sao + rear Back Fist
  2. (Closed Stance) Fencer Forward so your lead is on the inside of their lead + rear Pac Sao + lead Back Fist


Throws

Advancing Foot Sweep - Deashi harai (or barai)

Valley Drop - Tani otoshi

Body Drop - Tai Otoshi

Minor Outside Hook A, B- Ko Soto Gake

  1. Body Fold outside hook
  2. Dropping Silate Outside Hook


Ground

4 Phases of Guard A, B, C, D

  1. Low Striker
  2. Body Striker
  3. Kneeling Striker
  4. Standing Striker

Triangle Choke A, B

  1. Phase 2 Finish
  2. Giant Killer Variation
  • They are smashing you in your guard. Extend them away with your guard, both hands push their head. Feet transfer to their hips and push while you grab their arm. Pull them into Diamond Guard. Then follow Triangle Choke A from Diamond Guard.

Standing Up from Guard A, B

  1. Lan Sao Variation
  2. Snap Down Variation


Escapes from Side Mount A, B, C, D

  1. Block and Shoot variation
  2. Shrimp and Shoot Variation
  3. Back Door Escape
  4. Stiff Arm

Double Underhook Guard Pass

Sweeps From Guard A, B, C, D

  1. Scissor Variation
  2. Push Variation
  3. Elevator Variation
  4. Elevator vs Head hug Variation

Elbow Escape Vs Top Mount A, B, C, D

  1. Standard Elbow Escape
  2. Hook Removal
  3. Fishhook
  4. Heel Drag

Transitions from Side Mount A, B, C, D

  1. Roll Prevention
  2. Pushing Back with the toes or posting with the hand
  3. Guard Prevention
  4. Use Scarf hold step through to prevent the hip push, return to a Chest Hold Down (Mune Gatame)
  5. Knee Slide to Top Mount
  6. Be sure to use knees and elbows beforehand.
  7. Cowboy to Top Mount


Jeet Kune Do Concepts

Bruce Lee’s 4 Part Mantra

  • “Research your own experience, absorb what is useful, discard what is useless, and make everything uniquely your own.” - Bruce Lee

4 ranges of Stand Fighting

Kicking, Punching, Trapping, Knee/Elbow

You need to know this for 2 reasons. 

  1. To analyze your own abilities.
  2. To ensure you use the right tools in the right range.

3 phases of combat

Stand, Clinch, Ground

You need to know this for 2 reasons. 

  1. To analyze your own abilities.
  2. To ensure you use the right tools in the right phase.

Position Before Submission

  • It is not always best to go straight for the Fight Finishers. Sometimes an attempt to finish the fight will sacrifice the control you have over your opponent. In these moments we have to weigh the likelihood of us getting the “Finish”. If we compromise or position and fail at the “Finish,” then we not only are still in the fight but have lost control over the situation. 

Three Pillars of the Art of Fighting Without Fighting

  1. Situational Awareness
  2. Conflict De-Escalation
  3. Violence Avoidance


Drills

Elbow Hubud

Reverse Elbow Hubud

Angle 1 Hubud

Angle 2 Hubud


Optional Kata

Shield and Mace “Long 1”

  • Inward Blocks Punch
  • Outward Blocks Punch
  • Reverse Elbow
  • Upwards Blocks Punch
  • Downward Blocks Punch
  • Inward Blocks X6
  • Outward Blocks X6
  • Upward Blocks X6
  • Downward Blocks X6
  • Monkey Block: Left Right Left
  • Hammer Block : Right Left Right
  • Smother Block: Left Right Left
  • Right Left Punches: 12:00, 10 and 2, 9 and 3, uppercut.


Fighter Attributes

  • Randori should be heavily emphasized during sparring for this belt.
  • Comfortable and goal oriented in: 
  • Randori
  • Rolling
  • Chi Sao
  • Using takedowns in Gauntlet.
  • Regularly Using Sectors in Block Switch
  • Comfortable initiating Switches in Hubud Drill
  • Huen Sao
  • Pac Pac
  • Comfortable using the following variations in Hubud Drill
  • Punch Cycle
  • Elbow Cycle
  • Angle 1 Cycle
  • Angle 2 Cycle