BASIC

PROGRAM

ADVANCED PROGRAM

Hand Techniques

• Bent wrist strikes (horizontal, upward, downward, diagonal upward, diagonal downward)
• Looping punch
• Looping ridgehand
• Palm corner strike

Blocking Techniques

• Bent wrist blocks (three levels)
• Palm corner block
• Palm push block

Leg Techniques

• Spinning reverse crescent kick
• Reverse dropping kick
• Flying back kick *
• Flying wheel kick *

* optional for age 40+

Blocks and Punches

• (in inward stance) Palm push

Self-Defense

• Knife self-defense - from behind neck
• Corner reversal (sumi gaeshi)

Sparring

• Free sparring:

Three two-minute rounds

Board Breaking

• Rank requirements

Stamina

• Pushups - 15/15 one arm, 20 fingertip, 20 knuckle, 20 palm

Public Speaking

• Three minutes in class – include a way in which Cuong Nhu has influenced your life outside the dojo

Leadership and Philosophy

Assistant teaching experience:

15 hours

• Ten Stages of Growth

Nobody

Learner

Worker

Fighter

Achiever

Winner

Teacher

Leader

Thinker

Philosopher

Nobody

• Five Loves of a Sensei

Teaching

Sharing

Students

Martial arts

Growth

• Five Negatives in Teaching

Don’t ridicule any student

Don’t make discriminatory remarks

Don’t push students excessively (to avoid burning them out)

Don’t show favoritism

Don’t lose your composure

Weapons

• Bo 2 and Applications

Learning speed - Front view

Learning speed - Side view

Performance speed - Front view

Kata and Applications

• Empi (Flying Swallow)
• Applications