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.
I velieve every instructor should have some type of stllabus, but I do not know if all style give one out to there students.
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
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.
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
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
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.
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 kata123
