Syllabus or guide?

[Emptyhand]

I would like to know if it is standard or not, within the martial arts, for instructors to provide a syllabus or guide to what a beginner would be expected to learn or some type of list of punches, kicks etc...?

First, my question is general to the different MA disciplines, but more specifically to my interest in Jeet Kune Do, Filipino Kali and American Kenpo.

 

[terryl965]

I velieve every instructor should have some type of stllabus, but I do not know if all style give one out to there students.

 

[Thesemindz]

In the American Kenpo school I used to train at, and every other one I've known of, students were given lists of techniques, basics, knowledge factors, sets, forms, and other required material for every belt rank. They were also required to keep notebooks where they would write down notes on the material they were taught.

This may not be universal, and I can't speak for other arts, but in my experience this is fairly standard for American Kenpo schools.


-Rob

 

[arnisador]

I've seen it more often than not, but not always (and less so with the FMAs).

In the American Kenpo school I used to train at, and every other one I've known of, students were given lists of techniques, basics, knowledge factors, sets, forms, and other required material for every belt rank. They were also required to keep notebooks where they would write down notes on the material they were taught.

American Kenpo is one very organized art--sometimes for better, but othertimes for worse. Theorizing can only get you so far.

 

[Xue Sheng]

I have not run into this in CMA.

My TKD teacher did not have one and my jujitsu teacher did not either but those last 2 are over 20 and 30 years ago

 

[Thesemindz]

I've seen it more often than not, but not always (and less so with the FMAs).



American Kenpo is one very organized art--sometimes for better, but othertimes for worse. Theorizing can only get you so far.

That is very true. All the lists of knowledge in the world are worthless unless the knowledge is practically applied. I could have a library of cookbooks, that doesn't make me a cook, much less a chef.


-Rob

 

[MJS]

I would like to know if it is standard or not, within the martial arts, for instructors to provide a syllabus or guide to what a beginner would be expected to learn or some type of list of punches, kicks etc...?

First, my question is general to the different MA disciplines, but more specifically to my interest in Jeet Kune Do, Filipino Kali and American Kenpo.

Yes, having a syllabus seems pretty common. I have a notebook for my Kenpo class, which has all of the rank sheets, from white to black. On them are the required puches and kicks, blocks, techs. and kata. The techs. are written out. This is used as a guide, not to learn from. Some of the katas are written out, some are not. Of course, anyone is free to do that on their own if they'd like to serve as a training aid.

 

[ppko]

I have a List though its always subject to change

Curricullum

to get a Yellow belt:
Cycle of destruction
All the meridians in the right cycle for destruction
All abreviations for the meridians
start of D.E.T.
All Kicks (these for me are front, side, oblique or seisan, round regular and muay thai, and knees)
All hand strikes
start of speed hitting
start of sticky hands
stick/knife (rolling and abiniquo)
stand up locks (center lock, outside wrist turn, arm bars, finger locks)
ground arm bars and chokes
standing chokes
single and double leg take down
major and minor reaps
and naifanchi shodan

Orange belt:
Diurnal cycle
cycle of creation
start of healing
D.E.T. level two (applications)
stomache line
gall bladder line
spleen line
Large intestin line
Lung line
neck breaks
body locking
firemans throw
over the shoulder throws
hip throws
leg bars
ankle locks
single sinawali
knife angles
Jo angles
Kata Seisan, Seiuchin
Aiki Walk

Blue belt:
Healing level two
Neck Break throws
locks for riop tears and breaks
using weapons of opportunity
Sticky hands incorporating the legs
knife and stick advanced angles and start of combinations
Jo Locks
randori grappling and throwing
Kata tomari Passai, and Wansu
Jo Kata

Brown Belt:
Healing level three
Anatomy (major bones and major muscles)
Small intestine line
bladder line
liver line
kidney line
triple warmer/heater line
pericardium line
heart line
angles and directions of three points per line
your martial lineage
Katas Naifanchi Nidan and Naifanchi Sandan

Black Belt:
Anatomy (major ligaments and tendons)
healing level four
history of the arts you study lineage
history of the katas you do
ability to teach and lead
fight for your belt
stick fighting
knife fighting
Break down all katas at the least 5 moves per kata