The Light Blue Belt Syllabus (updated)

Ukemi Waza

  • Handstand breakfall

Martial Warmup Drills

  • Russian arm tie drill (left/right)

Releases

  • Half neck clinch (note: use russian arm tie principle as per drill)
  • Cosh strip from inside movement
  • Cosh strip from outside movement

Atemi Waza

  • Low kicks (calves & ankles, from inside & outside), Finger and knuckle strikes to vulnerable areas
  • Strike and cover drills (legs and arms)
  • Combination striking development
  • 2 strike combinations from Uke to safely offer realistic attacks appropriately as needed
  • 2 strike combinations from Tori as required to appropriately facilitate required defence
  • Uke to deliver any attack/combinations with the correct form and from the correct distance, including
    stalking
  • Consistently skilled use of complementary atemi with power generation, control, accuracy and
    appropriate choice of weapon and target under pressure
  • Ability to make defensive striking during uke descent as appropriate.

Kansetsu Waza

  • Armlock 2 to Wristlock 4 to Wristlock 6 (Fig 4) to Ground Restraint 2 (uke dive out)
  • Armlock 1 Inside to Armlock 3 (arm roll not fig 4)
  • Wristlock 3 (development to take to the ground)
  • Armlock 4 (Development to drive to the ground)
  • Armlock 6 to Wristlock 6 (Fig 4) (uke stands, uke dive out) to Ground Restraint 3
  • Armlock 5 to Waki Gatame (drive to ground)
  • Ude Gatame (drive to ground)

Nage Waza

  • Kata Hiza Seoi Nage – (single arm rear naked choke)
  • Osoto Guruma – (roundhouse from a square stance – note: replaces Osoto Otoshi)
  • Tani Otoshi – (lunge punch)
  • Kosoto Gari – (cross punch)
  • O-Soto-Gari – (roundhouse note: rear leg)
  • Ippon Seio Nage – (single arm rear naked choke attempt – note: early throw)
  • Yoko Otoshi (assisted Ukemi from a strike)
  • Osoto Gake to Seio Toshi Combination (uke steps forward to adopt sleeve/lapel grip and pushes Tori
    back. Uke draws back to avoid Osoto attempt to leave space for Seio Toshi attack)

Ne Waza

  • Kuzure Kami Shiho Gatame (North-South)
  • Gyaku Ude Garami (Kimura)
  • Ude Garami (Americana)
  • Mount escape to half-guard drill

Shime Waza

  • Strangle 1 – (Gyaku Juji-Jime)
  • Strangle 2 – (Nami Juji-Jime)
  • Strangle 3 – (Ryote jime)
  • Strangle 4 – (Okuri-Eri-Jime)
  • Strangle 5 – (Kata Ha Jime)
  • Gyaku Juji-Jime (Ne Waza) – Reverse Cross Strangle
  • Nami Juji-Jime (Ne Waza) – Cross Strangle
  • Kata Juji-Jime (Ne Waza) – Half Cross Strangle
  • Sode-Guruma-Jime (Ne Waza) – Ezekiel Choke
  • Okuri-Eri-Jime (Ne Waza) – Loop Choke
  • Hadaka-jime from Back Take (Ne Waza)

Scenario Training

  • Defence against two attackers unarmed and with any mixture of rubber knives, coshes, plastic bottles,
    plastic broken bottles
  • Defence from an ambush from behind

Expected Competencies

  • Students must have completed the assistant instructor course