Curriculum

Team United Karate


Colored Belt Curriculum

 

WHITE BELT CURRICULUM

STRIKES

KICKS

BLOCKS

STANCE

Front Punch

Front Kick

Low Block

Front Stance

Back Punch

Step-Skip Front Kick

High Block

 
Palm Strike
     
Elbow Strike
     
 

SELF DEFENSE

GROUND DEFENSE

Wrist Grab (hand up)

Stand in Base

Wrist Grab (hand down)

Break Fall

Wrist Grab (two hands)

 

Rear Choke

 

Front Choke

 

 

PURPLE BELT CURRICULUM

STRIKES

KICKS BLOCKS STANCE
Ridge Hand

Round Kick

Inside Block

Back Stance
Hammer Fist Step-Skip Round Kick Outside Block  
 

SELF DEFENSE

GROUND DEFENSE KATA
Lapel Grab (to arm bar) Mounted Position
(7 defenses)

Kata 1

Lapel Grab (to take down) Front Takedown  
Step-thru Back Punch (ridgehand, sweep)    
Step-thru Back Punch (spin, elbow,sweep)    

 

YELLOW BELT CURRICULUM

STRIKES

KICKS

BLOCKS

STANCES

Knife Hand

Side Kick

Forearm Block

Side Stance

Spear Hand

Step-Skip Side Kick

Knifehand Block

Rear Leaning

 Stance

 

SELF DEFENSE

GROUND DEFENSE

KATA

Rear Double Wrist Grab

Guard Position

Kata 2

Rear Bear Hug (takedown to arm bar)

Roll Escape

 

Rear Bear Hug (pull leg thru to leg lock)

Hip Escape

 

 

Takedown to Guard

 

 

GREEN BELT CURRICULUM

STRIKES

KICKS

BLOCKS

STANCES

Hook Punch

Back Kick

Side Block

Cat Stance


Skip Front Kick

Scoop Block

Crane Stance


Skip Side Kick



 

SELF DEFENSE

GROUND DEFENSE

KATA

Wrist Grab (release to wrist lock)

Side Mount

Kata 3

Wrist Grab (turn to arm lock)

Arm Bar from Mount


Front Kick (move, scoop leg, sweep)

Arm Bar from Guard


Round Kick (block, takedown)



 

BLUE BELT CURRICULUM

STRIKE

KICKS

BLOCK

STANCES

Upper Cut Punch

Axe Kick

X-Block

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Skip Round Kick

   
 

SELF DEFENSE

GROUND DEFENSE

KATA

Back Hook Punch

(block, punch, knee, sweep)

3 Head Lock

 Defenses

Kata 4

Back Hook Punch

(slip, scoop, knee, arm lock, sweep)

Reverse Mount (hook

legs from top mount)

 
Back Hook Punch

(slip, elbow, palm strike, sweep)

Choke Holds

 

 

ORANGE BELT CURRICULUM

STRIKES

KICKS

BLOCK

STANCES

Back Fist

Hook Kick

Pole Block

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Slide Front Kick

   
 

SELF DEFENSE

GROUND DEFENSE

KATA

Knife Attack (block,

takedown with wrist lock)

Pass the Guard
(knee up,

arm through)

Kata 5

Overhead Knife Attack (block,

elbow lock, takedown)

Pass the Guard (sit
 back, elbows to

 knees)

 
Knife Attack

(block, arm break, takedown)

Figure 4 Headlock
 (to defend pass the

 guard)

 
Knife Attack

(block, arm behind back, takedown)

   

 

RED BELT CURRICULUM

STRIKES

KICKS

BLOCK

STANCES

Spinning Back Fist

Crescent Kick

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Slide Side Kick

   
 

SELF DEFENSE

GROUND DEFENSE

KATA

Double Lapel Grab (break grip,
shift, takedown)

Kata 6

Front Attack (fake front kick,

block, hip toss


 
Guillotine Choke (takedown,

frame, armbar)


 

 

BROWN BELT CURRICULUM

STRIKES

KICKS

BLOCK

STANCES

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Slide Round Kick

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Spinning Hook Kick

   
 

SELF DEFENSE

GROUND DEFENSE

KATA

Rear Choke - Pulled Back

(rotate, hip toss)


Kata 7

Rear Choke - Upright

(side stance, hip toss)


 

Shoulder Grab from Side
(block, arm behind back)


 

 

CANDIDATE BELT CURRICULUM

STRIKES

KICKS

BLOCK

STANCES

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Tornado Kick

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SELF DEFENSE

GROUND DEFENSE

KATA

Low Knife Attack

knifehand chop, armlock)



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High Knife Attack

(knifehand chop, takedown)


 Exodus
Rear Knife Attack

(block, palm strike, head lock)