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Kickboxing Milestones

And Belts

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Martial arts and belts in Kickboxing

  • Behind the kickboxing as a sport there are several of martial arts
  • The main are Karate Full contact (There are different style of karate ) and Muay Thai
  • We use the same belt as in Karate; Yellow to black
  • We start honoring and promoting belt from green.
  • There are Karate Schools in Japan who use just White and Black (and Above)
  • The main advantage for having the belt is to have milestones and feedback for the students’ progress

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Main aspects of progress

  • Techniques ( Jab , hook, round house kick , spin kick, combos ...)
  • Movement ( Foot work , ability to change ranges , ability to create angles
  • Ranges ( Ability to fight in the different ranges and with different opponents
  • Timing (countering and initiating)
  • Physical (Speed , power , resiliency)
  • Reading (the opponent ) and anticipating
  • Mental (Face adversity , Composure, Controlling the dynamic of the fight)

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Yellow Belt

CLEAN AND SOLID BASIC TECHNIQUES

SHADOW BOXING WITHOUT MOVEMENT

SOLID BASIC COMBO ON PARTNER OR PUNCHING BAG

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Orange Belt

Added techniques (round house kick, Upper cut …….)

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Movement in Shadowboxing to change ranges (Forward and backwards )

02

Decent head defense

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Green Belt (First formal belt)

Sharper techniques

Leg kicks checks and overall effective defense.

Timing (Basic - countering to attacks)

longer combos in sparing

More resilient

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Blue Belt

Basic Head movement -slip punches

Advanced Movement - creating angles

Mastering one range – If its close or far depends on person

1-2 KO technique

More resiliency, power, speed

Better timing – based on reading and initiating

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Brown Belt

  • Mastering close and far range and the in and out movement
  • Advanced fainting and creating openings.
  • Rhythm change and contorting the pace of the fight
  • 2-3 Kos techniques
  • Improvement of the physical aspects

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Black Belt Dan 1

  • Mastering all the above
  • Black Belt attitude

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ARCHTYPE �For higher levels �

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  • THE TRICKSTER
  • THE BROWLER
  • THE TECHNICHIAN
  • THE ARTIST
  • The BULLY
  • The warrior
  • The crusader
  • The monk 

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