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Level 1 Curriculum

Level 1 · Yellow Belt · Curriculum

Level 1Curriculum Checklist

Complete curriculum checklist for Level 1. Click any category to expand or collapse.

Fundamentals

4 items

Fighting Stance
Moving in Fighting Stance
Sprawling
Changing Levels

Combatives

12 items

Straight Punches (Left / Right Combo)
Hook Punch
Upper Cut Punch
Striking & Moving (Movement with check hand, striking with appropriate weapon)
Palm Heel Strikes All Angles (Forward, Power Slap, Upward, Overhand)
Hammer Fist All Directions (Inside and Outside Surface)
Elbow Strikes (1–7)
Front Kick (Groin Kick)
Round Kick
Front Kick to Vertical Target
Knee Strike with Center Control (Muay Thai Clinch, Gable Grip, Grabbing Shirt)
Knee Strike with Side Control

Defenses Against Strikes

3 items

Inside Head Cover vs Straight Punches & Elbows
Outside Head Cover vs Outside Attacks
Cover, Crash, Attack!

Self-Defense Techniques

4 items

Choke from the Front (Rotational Option / 1-Hand Pluck)
Choke from Behind
Headlock from Behind
Takedown Defense

Controlling Techniques

4 items

Arm Drag
Duck Under
2 on 1 Arm Control
Applying Headlock from Behind

Ground Fighting

3 items

Movement on the Ground (Back & Side)
Front Kick from the Ground (Single or Both Legs)
Getting Up from the Ground

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