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Basic Skills for Young Dragons, 9-13 Years Old
Block A
| 1. |
Stances: |
Horse, bow, crane |
| Stepping: |
Overhead stretch kicks, crab walking |
| Strikes: |
Horizontal fist punch to midsection |
| Kicks: |
Front stretch, front thrust (ball of foot) |
| Blocks: |
Circling blocks inward, circling blocks outward,
downward outward with fist, downward inward with fist,
overhead with fist
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| 2. |
Stances: |
Horse, bow, lying leg |
| Stepping: |
Overhead stretch kicks, frog jumps |
| Strikes: |
Horizontal fist punch to midsection, willow leaf |
| Kicks: |
Side stretch, side kick (hitting with heel) |
| Blocks: |
Circling blocks inward, circling blocks outward,
mid-level inward with fist, mid-level outward with fist
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| 3. |
Stances: |
Horse, bow, shao ma bu |
| Stepping: |
Overhead stretch kicks, duck walking (box stance) |
| Strikes: |
Horizontal fist punch to midsection, vertical punch |
| Kicks: |
Pendulum stretch kick, back kick |
| Blocks: |
Circling blocks inward, circling blocks outward |
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Block B
| 4. |
Stances: |
Lean Forward and Search for the Sea |
| Stepping: |
Horse stance, forward bow, cat, crane |
| Strikes: |
Horizontal punches (high, middle, low),
Palm strikes (high, middle, low) |
| Kicks: |
Outside wheel kick, inside wheel kick |
| Blocks: |
Rising elbow to protect head |
| 5. |
Stances: |
Swallow Skims the Water |
| Stepping: |
Horse, bow, cat, crane |
| Strikes: |
Horizontal back fist, vertical back fist |
| Kicks: |
Roundhouse (instep and ball of foot), hook |
| Blocks: |
10 point blocking set |
| 6. |
Stances: |
Box stance |
| Stepping: |
Shuffle step in horse stance |
| Strikes: |
Spear hands (high, middle, low) |
| Kicks: |
Front-side combination, front snap kick from crane |
| Blocks: |
10 point blocking set |
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Block C
| 7. |
Stances: |
Back stance |
| Stepping: |
Lying leg sweeps (forward and backward) |
| Strikes: |
Panther fist to throat |
| Kicks: |
Front stomp and side kick to knee, spinning back kick |
| Grappling: |
Break falls |
| 8. |
Stances: |
Sitting Buddha |
| Stepping: |
Cross-stepping in horse (front and rear cross) |
| Strikes: |
Eagle claws, tiger claws |
| Kicks: |
Rising heel kick,; cross-step rising heel kick |
| Grappling: |
Front and rear rollouts |
| 9. |
Stances: |
Dragon Stance |
| Stepping: |
Bamboo stepping |
| Strikes: |
Hammer fist |
| Kicks: |
Vertical and roundhouse knee strikes, jump front kick,
jump side kick
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| Tumbling: |
Cartwheels, back springs |
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Block D
| 10. |
Strikes: |
Spinning back fist |
| Kicks: |
Spinning hook kick |
| Grappling: |
Overhead throw form |
| 11. |
Strikes: |
Inner and outer forearm strikes (tam
tui style) |
| Kicks: |
Jump double front kick (chicken kick) |
| Grappling: |
Heavy bag throws (hip, bear hug, leg sweep) |
| 12. |
Strikes: |
Inward ridge hand, rising wheel punch (to chin), upper cut punch |
| Kicks: |
Scissors kick takedown |
| Grappling: |
Belt cracking (bending over, horse, pivoting left and right bow) |
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