dfma Belt Requirements

This page is your guide to promotional requirements and skills learned at each level of your training at Dragon Fire. Here you can view what katas you must be proficient at and what basics, combinations, and special drills are taught in our classes.

beginner (White, Gold, Orange)

Katas:

Basics:

      • Star Block Set (Up, In, Out, Touch, Down, Back, Push Down)
      • Shutos
      • Regular Turning Punch
      • Vertical Punch (Tatezuki)
      • Uppercut
      • Backfist

Kicks:

      • Knee Strike
      • Font Kick
      • Roundhouse
      • Back Kick
      • Side Kick

Punches:

      • Regular Punch
      • Tate (Standing Punch)
      • Backfist (Traditional)
      • Uppercut

Blocks:

      • Low Upper Rising Block
      • Inside Block
      • Outside Block
      • Double Block
      • Shutos

Stances:

      • Horse Stance
      • Forward (Front) Stance
      • Back Stance

intermediate (Blue, Purple, Green)

Students are expected to know and be able to perform all beginner techniques and kata in addition to the following.

Katas:

Godzilla Kata

Ninja Shopping Mart

TEKKI Series

Basics:

      • Moving Star Block Set (Up, In, Out, Touch, Down, Back, Push Down)
      • Double Blocks

Kicks:

      • Slide Up Roundhouse
      • Side Kick (Snap)
      • Hook Kick
      • Jump Side Kick
      • Double Kicks

Punches:

      • Flail Strike
      • Spear Hand
      • Palm Heel
      • Ridge Hand
      • One Knuckle

Blocks:

      • Ladder Blocks
      • Soft Blocks
      • Application of all previous blocks

ADVANCED (RED, RED/BLACK, BROWN, BROWN/BLACK)

Students are expected to know and be able to perform all intemediate techniques and kata in addition to the following.

Katas:

Basics:   

      • Moving Star Block Set (Up, In, Out, Touch, Down, Back, Push Down) with Punches
      • Ladder Blocks High & Low

Kicks:

      • Switch Kicks
      • Spin Hook Kick
      • Shuffle Axe Kick
      • Reverse Roundhouse Kick
      • Spin Back Kick
      • Slide Hook

Punches:

      • One Knuckle Punch
      • Ridge Hand
      • Spear Hand
      • Triple Punch
      • Throat Thrust
      • Reverse Ridge Hand
      • Nukite

Blocks:

      • Ladder Blocks with Punches
      • Soft Blocks High and Low
      • Application of all previous blocks

Black Belt

Students are expected to know and be able to perform all previous techniques and kata in addition to the following.

Katas:

Seunchin

Video Coming Soon

Japanese terms

These are some of the general terms we use at DFMA

Kicks:

      • Hiza-Geri (Knee Kick)
      • Mae-Geri (Front Kick)
      • Mawashi-Geri (Roundhouse Kick)
      • Mikazuki-Geri (Crescent Kick)
      • Tobe-Mae-Geri (Flying Front Kick)
      • Ushiro-Geri (Back Kick)
      • Yoko-Geri (Side Kick)
      • Yoko-Geri-Kekom (Side Thrust Kick)
      • Yoko-Geri-Keage (Side Snap Kick)
      • Kin-Geri (Front In Step Kick)

Punches:

      • Oy-Zuki (Forward Punch)
      • Gyaku-Zuki (Reverse Punch)
      • Tate-Zuki (Vertical Fist Punch)
      • Ur-Raken-Uchi (Backfist)
      • Shuto-Uchi (Knife Hand)
      • Teisho-Uchi (Palm-Heel Strike)
      • Ura-Zuki (Uppercut Punch)
      • Empi-Uchi (Elbow Strike)
      • Furi-Uchi (Flail Strike)
      • Nukite (Spear Hand)

Stances:

      • Zenkutsu-Dachi (Forward Stance)
      • Kiba-Dachi (Horse Stance)
      • Kokutsu-Dachi (Back Stance)
      • Neko-Ashi-Dachi (Cat Stance)

Blocks:

      • Gendan-Barai (Downward Block)
      • Chu-Don Agi-Uki (Inside Block)
      • Soto Chu-Don (Outside Block)
      • Jo-Don Age-Uki (Upper Rising Block)
      • Chugi-Uki (Double Block)

COMBINATIONS

Students are expected to know and be able to perform all previous techniques and kata in addition to the following.

COMBINATIONS 1-8

Combination 1

Low BlockGedan-Barai
Reverse PunchGuyaku-Zuki
Front KickMae-Geri

Combination 2

Upper Rising BlockJo-Don-Age-Uke
Upper CutUra-Zuki
Side Thrust KickYoko-Geri-Kekomi

Combination 3

Double BlockChugi-Uki
Back FistUr-Raken-Uchi
Knee StrikeHiza-Geri

Combination 4

Outside BlockSoto Chu-Don
Vertical PunchTate-Zuki
In Step KickKin-Geri

Combination 5

Inside BlockChu-Don Agi-Uki
Flail StrikeFuri-Uchi
Roundhouse KickMawashi-Geri

Combination 6

Knife Hand StrikeShuto-Uchi
Front KickMae-Geri
Reverse PunchGuyaku-Zuki

Combination 7

Parry BlockUchi-Uki
Elbow StrikeEmpi-Uchi
Reverse PunchGuyaku-Zuki

Combination 8

Roundhouse KickMawashi-Geri
Slide-Up SidekickYoko-Geri
Spin Back KickUshiro-Geri

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