Yellow Belt Requirements BLOCKING SYSTEMS & TECHNIQUES: 8 Point w/ Closed Hand Counters, Cross Body Palm Block. HAND STRIKES (Elbows): Thrust , Corkscrew, Palm Heel, Upward Circular Hammer, Roundhouse Elbow, Downward Elbow, Rising Sun Fist, Uppercut Side Hammer, Back fist, Chop. KICKS (Knees): Back Kick, Rising Heel Kick. ROLLS: Walking Rolls SWEEPS and TAKEDOWNS: Shoulder Twist, Arm Sweep Leg KEMPO TECHNIQUES: a) Dropping Elbow, b) Swinging Hammer COMBINATIONS: #2, #3 FORMS: 2 Pinion DEFENSIVE MANEUVERS from GRABS: Back Grabs SPARRING TECHNIQUES (Kumite): Low / High Combinations GRAPPLING (Randori): Push / Pull Kneeling (on 2 Knees) NO-MIND (Mushin): Block with One Counter Strike AWARENESS: Moving Bag Drills (1-5 Count) BREATHING EXERCISES: 3 Step Breathing with Tension Release
