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