Green Belt 1st tip

This belt introduces the stab hand into the training which brings the student up a total of 3 different fists which form the majority of the fist shapes. It focuses on sideways stances as much as the forward one and moving both arms simultaneously  to help develop co-ordination.
When training keep particular attention on your:
- Sequence
- Posture
- Attitude
- Eyes

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Terms and Notes

Good place
The Good Place refers to that place where your legs are at the appropriate distance apart while you are standing preparing to do your kick combination. At this level both sides of the hips are forward which will allow you to kick as you please.

Palm height
When lining up the palm in front of you when you are doing your combinations; remember that you are hitting with the bottom part of the palms. This means that they should look as though they are angles up slightly when you are striking.

Stabs
Stabs are done with the tips of the fingers formed into 'spear heads'. These are done no higher than shoulder height. The thumbs must be tucked in for these as well.


Striking
Make your strikes strong and focused with everything behind them but always remember to keep your focus, your eyes, your targets in mind and not to snap your joints. If you keep these things in mind and train them well you will be able to make your uniform sing.

Front kick






Round-house kick






Outside-crescent kick

The front kick circles from the heel to the back of the leg to the raising of the knee and then releases through the foot.
Body part you are using: Raise your heels and feel the bones on the bottom of the foot. This is often referred to as the 'Ball of foot'.
Targets: This can be directed anywhere on a forward facing. Knees, groin, solar plexus and head.

The round-house kick works like a front kick except in this case there is a pivot which allows for a variation in length and the ability to strike a sidewards facing part of the body. In the Little Monkeys program is taught more of a sideways front kick using the ball of foot to strike with.
- Middle range use your shin on the body
- Close range use your knee on the body

The Outside-crescent kick circles the same as the front kick and releases the same way.
The part of the foot you use is the outside of the heel/blade of the foot.
Make sure that when you bring your knee up to kick that you don't let the knee extend past 45 degrees in front of the inside and outside of the hip otherwise you will drag your kick and cause yourself hip troubles.

Round-house kick 1st combination
- Back straight, elbows in & knees bent
- Feet should be in 'Good Place'
- Leading hand palms
- Back hand palm
- Back leg kicks
For the kick: turn leading foot open slightly, raise knee, lift and pivot support ankle 45 degrees, torso turns and kick, bend knee and return to good place
Order for kick: good place - knee - kick- knee- step back down into 1st good place.
Palms are to move towards the head balloon and should look like they are going up slightly.

Round-house kick 2nd combination
- Back straight, elbows in & knees bent
- Feet should be in 'Good Place'
- Back leg kicks ans steps forward
- Leading hand palms
- Back hand palm then step back
Order for kick: good place - knee - kick- knee- step forward & down into good place then step back to original good place.
Palms are to move towards the head balloon and should look like they are going up slightly.

Outside-crescent 1st combination
- Back straight, elbows in & knees bent
- Feet should be in 'Good Place'
- Leading hand palms
- Back hand palm
- Back leg kicks
For the kick: turn leading foot open slightly, raise knee forward and to the inside, keep hips level then kick, bend knee and return to good place
Order for kick: good place - knee - kick- knee- step back down into 1st good place.
Palms are to move towards the head balloon and should look like they are going up slightly.

Outside-crescent 2nd combination
- Back straight, elbows in & knees bent
- Feet should be in 'Good Place'
- Back leg kicks and steps forward
- Leading hand palms
- Back hand palm then step back
Order for kick: good place - knee - kick- knee- step forward & down into good place then step back to original good place.
Palms are to move towards the head balloon and should look like they are going up slightly.

Green belt 1st tip

The 2nd Green belt form is divided into 2 sections repeated twice with two transitory movements.
Step 1 - Begin in Start position- Step 1. Bring hands up by your side and step out with your left leg into a middle / low horse form. As you do, shove both palms forward with the blades of the palms forward (the little finger side)
.- Step 2. Step back to feet together and turn eyes right : Right palm up and arm extended off to the side. Left palm down and thumb side resting on the pit of the right shoulder.
- Step 3. Turn eyes to the left, step out with the left leg into a side stance with most of the weight in the supporting leg. Bring your arm across and to the left side while your right hand moves to under your chest. It's the elbows that move is the idea here.
- Step 4. Press with the left hand as you move the left leg across into a forward position while your right hand slides down to the side to your waist and belt.
- Step 5. Left hand comes up to your shoulder palm out (like brushing a fly)
while you step forward with your right leg and stab forward with your right hand, palm down.
- Step 6. Form a fist with your right hand, step forward with your left leg as you switch hands. Right hand pulls down to the right hip while turning palm up and the left arm moves across to cut in front of the body
- Step 7. Left arm presses forward & and turns palm up while left leg steps up parallel to right leg with foot facing starting direction. Right foot steps up beside to face same direction while right hand moves from the waist to the left shoulder pit while the palm turns down. -eyes on the left palm-
- Step 8-11. Repeat steps 3 and 6 but changing the directions
- Step 12. Step the left leg back to a toe stance with the raised heel of the left leg touching the right supporting leg. As you do the right arm extends behind and up at an angle while the left arm bends and the hand goes to the right shoulder pit. Eyes follow the right arm and look at the right palm.
Eyes then turn towards the starting direction as you slide your left leg out to a full toe stance. As you do so the left arm cuts down and across while the right hand moves to under the chest.
- Step 13.  Step out with the left leg into a forward stance and stab forward with the right hand. As you do so swat the fly with the left hand. Then round house kick with your right leg and use it to step forward
- Step 14. Stab with the left hand, swat fly with your right hand and then Round-house kick, step forward with it.
- Step 15. Step forward with the right leg. Stab forward with the right hand and swat fly with left
- Step 16. 1st transition. Left leg steps up beside the right as you  pivot around to face the way you have just come. As you do you turn your right palm up and move the left palm to the right shoulder pit while turning it down. Eyes on your right palm.
Step 17- 30. Repeat steps 3-15
Step 31. 2nd transition. Left leg steps up beside the right as you  pivot around to face the way you have just come. As you do so form fists and move your hands to your hips palm up.
Step 32. Bring hands up by your side and step out with your left leg into a middle / low horse form. As you do, shove both palms forward with the blades of the palms forward (the little finger side).
Step 33. Step back to Start position while bringing your hands up and over to your side. Making sure not to slap your legs or let your eyes waver until you have completely finished.