PE 185KB Karate, Intermediate

1. Identify and demonstrate the fundamental stances, blocks, and defenses.
2. Identify and demonstrate three or more fundamental kicks.
3. Demonstrate three fundamental punches.
4. Demonstrate the sixteen pre-arranged 3 and 2 step fighting techniques.
5. Develop and improve strength and flexibility, balance, and coordination, confidence and concentration, along with improving their cardiovascular fitness.
6. Successfully train in martial arts for cardiovascular fitness.

Intermediate

1. Meet beginning objectives.
2. Identify and demonstrate 3, 2 and 1 step fighting techniques.
3. Identify and demonstrate the proper usage of the kick bag.
4. Identify and execute the verbal block/counter exercise.
5. Identify and demonstrate skip-in kicks.
6. Identify and perform slow motion sparring.

• Stances 
  • Ready 
  • Front forward 
  • Back stances 
• Kicks 
  • Front 
  • Side 
  • Roundhouse 
  • Turning 
  • Inward crescent 
  • Outward crescent 
  • Hook 
  • Back 
• Hand Blocks 
  • Low 
  • Middle 
  • High 
  • Inward 
  • Outward 
  • Knife 
• Attacks 
  • Back 
  • Middle 
  • High 
  • Knife hand inward 
  • Knife hand outward 
  • Back first attacks 
• Ten 3-step Fighting Forms 
• Training Form 1 (consisting of twenty-four movements) 
• Stretching and Warming-Up Exercises in Preparation for Kicks 
• Footwork Exercises 
• Spinning Kicks 
• Proper Usage of the Heavy Bag 
• Block and Counter Exercises 
• Skip-In Kicking 
• Slow Motion Sparring 
• Twenty-Six, 3, 2, 1 Step Fighting Forms 
• Proper Usage of the Kick Bag 
• Zone Defenses