High Green Belt Techniques and Exercises

“Open” means both partners have mirrored stances (e.g. if one partner is in left stance, the other is in right stance)

“Closed” means both partners have the same foot forward (e.g. both have right foot forward).

Stepping “outside” means stepping toward the attacker’s back.

Stepping “inside” means stepping toward the attacker’s front.

Techniques

Both partners begin in closed stance. Attacker performs the attacking technique. Defender performs the defense and then the counter. Both partners jump switch and then perform their roles on the other side. Then the former defender goes on the attack.

Attack Defense Counter
1 Sliding front kick Slide back; low block Back-hand punch
2 Sliding roundhouse kick Slide back; double-forearm block Front-leg front kick
3 Sliding side kick Slide back and to the inside Front-leg roundhouse kick
4 Sliding hook kick Slide back and to the inside Front-leg side kick

Exercises

Begins immediately after the end of Techniques. Partner 1 performs an attack which Partner 2 defends against. Partner 2 then immediately performs the attack back. All attacks are performed only once on only one side (left side). There is no counter

Attack Defense
1 Slide forward;  front hand back fist Slide back; outer forearm block
2 Sliding front kick Slide back; low block
3 Sliding roundhouse kick Slide back; double-forearm block
4 Sliding side kick Slide back; sweeping block
5 Sliding hook kick Slide back; duck

End with two punches from attacker and two punches from defender.