STEP SPARRING REQUIREMENTS

All senior ranks need to know and be able to perform the junior syllabus along with their new material.

Unless specified, when asked to perform a particular type of step sparring, the student should execute a minimum of three of the required type.  For example, at blue belt the student should be prepared to perform a minimum of three 3 steps, three 2 steps and three 1 steps at grading.

LEVEL REQUIREMENTS

White Belt                                                                              Yellow stripe

Unaccompanied Three Step 1A                                         Three Steps No.s 1 2 3

Yellow Belt                                                                             Green stripe

Three Steps No.s 4 5 6                                                        Three Steps No.s 7 8 9

Green Belt                                                                              Blue stripe

Two Steps No.s 1 2 3                                                           Two Steps No. 4,

2 Two steps designed  by the student

Blue Belt                                                                                 Red Stripe

One Steps No. 1,2,3                                                             One Step No. 4,

2 One steps designed by the student

Red Belt                                                                                 Black Stripe

Semi-free No. 1                                                                     Pre-arranged

2 Semi-freespar’s designed by the student

One

Measure:          Walking, half foot overlap

Attack:              Walking stance middle punch

Defence:           Walking stance middle inner forearm

Counterattack:  Reverse Punch

Two

Measure:        Walking, half foot overlap  

Attack:            Low front snap kick, walking                                                                                                                                               stance

Defence:         Walking stance low outer forearm 

Counterattack:  Reverse punch

Three

Measure:         L stance, middle of feet   

Attack:             Side front snap kick, L stance

Defence:          L stance forearm guarding

Counterattack:  Front leg middle side piercing

Four

Measure:           Walking, heel to heel     

Attack:              Walking stance high punch

Defence:          Walking stance rising block

Counterattack:  Reverse punch, front leg turning kick

Counterattack:  Front leg turning kick, L stance knifehand strike

Six

Measure:           L stance, middle of feet 

Attack:              High turning kick, L stance

Defence:                       L stance twin forearm block

Counterattack:   Step front foot back to rear foot junbi position,  right back piercing kick, stepping down into walking stance reverse punch

Counterattack:   Front foot low front snap, double punch

Eight

Measure:         Walking, heel to heel      

Attack:             Walking stance twin high vertical punch

Defence:          Walking stance wedging block

Counterattack:  Shift front foot into L stance downward back fist, low stance flat reverse fingertip thrust

Nine

Measure:         Walking half overlap left foot

Attack:             Low side piercing kick, L stance

Defence:          Walking stance low outer forearm

Counterattack:  Fixed stance side punch with front fist, middle side kick 

TWO STEPS

One

Attacks:            High turning kick – L stance knifehand strike

Defence:           High outer forearm – Walking stance reverse block with the inner forearm block

Counterattack:   Fixed stance side punch

Two

Attacks:            Fixed stance side punch – middle side piercing kick

Defence:           L stance, middle inner forearm block – walking stance circular block (inward inner forearm)

Counterattack:  High turning kick

Three

Attacks:            Reverse turning kick – Walking stance backfist

Defence:           Walking stance double forearm block - L Stance knifehand block

Counterattack:  Front elbow strike

Four

Attacks:            Twisting kick – Jumping spinning midair knifehand strike

Defence:           Walking stance left low outer forearm block – jumping L stance forearm guarding block

Counterattack:  Jumping turning kick, close stance angle punch

ONE STEPS

One

Attack:              Walking stance middle punch

Counterattack:   Flying away side piercing kick

Two

Attack:              Walking stance downward knifehand strike

Block:               Walking stance rising block

Counterattack:   Knifehand strike to ribs, low upset punch

Three

Attack:              Front snap kick

Block:               Side checking kick

Counterattack:   Side piercing kick

Four

Attack:             180 reverse turning kick             

Block:               Bending ready stance

Counterattack:  Hooking kick, knifehand strike

SEMI-FREE SPAR No. 1

1) = Student No. 1 who initiates the step by attacking

2) = Student No. 2 who completes the step with the final counterattack

1) Attack:          Walking stance, high punch                               

2) Block:           Walking stance, rising block

2) Attack:          L-stance, outward knifehand strike

1) Block:           L stance, knifehand guarding                              

1) Attack:          Reverse turning kick                                          

2) Block:           Walking stance, double forearm

2) Attack:          Front snap kick

1) Block:           Walking stance pressing block with x fist                                    

1) Attack:          Walking stance, high punch with a twin vertical fist                                  

2) Block:           Walking stance, wedging block

2) Counterattack:            Jumping back piercing kick flying away