Our member Andy Loudon joint Ichinen Bridport martial art school in september 2014 at the age of 42. Today, 20 months later and after serious and hard training under the supervision of Bridport Sensei Horst Lindenau, Andy passed his grading for 3rd Kyu (green belt) in the martial art style Jiu-Jitsu.
Andy trained on average every week twice in the club and made an enormous progress since he started. And: "I am fitter and healthier with my training and definitely learned some serious self defence skills. Beside that I like the traditional way we learn this martial art in the school and of cause it's a really good team here. Thank you all to assist me in such a great way and special thanks to our Sensei Master Horst."
This is how the syllabus looks like to become a Jiu-Jitsu green belt at Ichinen Bridport.
3rd Kyu / green belt January 2015
Break falls
roll forward, backward roll, roll sideways, all left and right
fall forward, -back and sideways and 2 rolls over an obstacle + 3 free choice
2 Feet
throws + follow up technique
Hip throw +
follow up technique
Shoulder
throw + follow up technique
1 self
falling technique
4 defenses
against stranglehold
4
strangling holds
3 hold down
+ 2 liberations
3 transport
grips
3 wrist
locks
Throat
nerve press, control attacker
3 arm locks
3 defense
against bear hugs
3 Kicks
5 defenses
against various weapons/objects
3 show use
of unnatural weapons
1 fight
against minimum orange belt, 3 min
Defense
against 2 attackers at same time, 2 min
Each one defence against
following situations:
1. One person pushes, hands to
chest, followed by the pusher striking to the head.
2. A swinging punch to the head.
3. A front
clothing grab, one handed, followed by a punch to the head / or a head butt
4. A front
clothing grab, two hands, followed by the knee to the groin.
5. A bottle
or glass to the head.
6. A
lashing kick to the groin
7. A slash
with knife
Theory: General knowledge/see the school worksheets
Minimum
training required for the green belt is 6 months from orange grade. 2 Martial
Art Seminars or equal value grading in other systems required. Candidate must
be able to run a class, including warm up.