We have updated our ranking structure to allow the basic fundamentals to be spread through out the under belts. The average time from White - Black belt can take about 5-6 years depending on how much effort is put in between rank advancements.

Beginner levels:

White-Yellow Belt: 4-6 months

• Stances 1- Attention 2- Fighting
  
• Blocks 1- Upper 2- Lower
  
• Upper drills 1- Lead punch 2- Back punch
  
• Lower drills 1- Front leg snap kick 2- Back leg snap kick
• 2 One step drills
  
• 5 Escapes
• 5 Kenpo Drills
• 3 Ju-Jutsu Drills
• Taikyoku Form 1

Yellow-Orange Belt: 6 Months

• Stances 3- Ready 4- Front
• Blocks 3- Middle Inside 4- Middle Outside
  
• Upper drills- 3- Combo one 4- Combo two
• Lower drills 3- Front leg side kick 4- Front leg round house kick
• 3 One step drills
  
• Knife defense
• 5 Kenpo Drills
• 3 Ju-Jutsu Drills
• Taikyoku Form 2
  

Orange-5th Green Belt: 6 months

• Stances 5- Horse 6- Back
• Blocks 5- Knife hand 6- Cross
• Upper drills 5- Inside knife hand 6- Ridge hand
  
• Lower drills 5- Rear leg side kick 6- Rear leg round house kick
• 3 One step drills
• Club defense
• 5 Kenpo Drills
• 3 Ju-Jutsu Drills
• Taikyoku Form 3

Intermediate Levels:

5th Green-4th Green Belt: 6 months

• Stances 7- Cat 8- Crane
• Blocks 7- Inward Hammer 8- Outward Hammer
• Upper drills 7- Back fist 8- Palm heel
  
• Lower drills 7- Sliding front kick 8- Sliding side kick
• 3 One step drills
  
• Wrist grab defense
• 5 Kenpo Drills
• 3 Ju-Jutsu Drills
• Hein Form 1
  
• Intro to Nunchaku

4th Green-3rd Brown Belt: 6 months

• Blocks 9- Inside parry 10- Outside parry
  
• Upper drills 9-Vertical punch 10- Upper cut
  
• Lower drills 9- Sliding round house kick 10- Slap kick 11- Back kick
• 3 One step drills
  
• Self Defense Reaction drill
• 5 Kenpo Drills
• 3 Ju-Jutsu Drills
• Hein Form 2 and Basic Nunchaku Form
  

Advanced Levels:

3rd Brown-2nd Brown Belt: 6 months

• Blocks 11- Archer 12- Universal
  
• Upper drills 11- Rear elbow 12- Half fist
  
• Lower drills 12- Knee to body 13- Outside crescent kick 14- Inside crescent kick
• 3 One step drills
  
• teach 1 S.D from each basic level
• 5 Kenpo Drills
• 3 Ju-Jutsu Drills
• Intro to Bo
• Hein Form 3
  

2nd Brown-1st Brown Belt: 6 months

• Blocks 13- Window pane 14- Combination
  
• Upper drills 13- Front elbow 14- Chicken head
  
• Lower drills 15- Head grab into knee 16- Jumping front kick 17- Jumping side kick
• 3 One step drills
  
• 3 Knife defense variations of each basic attack
• 5 Kenpo Drills
• 3 Ju-Jutsu Drills
• Hein Form 4
  

1st Brown- B/W or Black Belt: 6-12 months

• Blocks 15- Mountain 16- Double inverted
  
• Upper drills 15- Hammer fist 16- Tiger mouth
• Lower drills 18- Front leg hook kick 19- Rear leg hook kick 20- Sliding hook kick
  
• 3 One step drills
• 5 Kenpo Drills
• Hein Form 5 

Black / White- 1st Dg. Black Belt: 1 yr

• Blocks 1-16
• Upper drills 1-16
• Lower drills 1-20
• Demonstrate the 10 basic Self Defense tech.
• Perform 1 hand and 1 foot board break
• Perform 3 Basic Taikyoku Forms
• Perform 1 minute round on heavy bag work

Being we only meet once a week, a student must be able to demonstrate all basics to earn their Black / White belt. Students then have a year before they are eligible to test for Shodan, 1st Dg. Black Belt. During this time they will continue to work on the under belt forms and self defense drills.

Students will start at White Belt and during their years of study will be going over basics. This includes everything up to Black Belt level. Every week we will be concentrating on a specific subject area and certain techniques. We will all be working on all basic skills, so rank advancements will come with time in grade and attendance as well as periodic review to move up in level. Upon being eligible to test for Black Belt, formal testing will be scheduled at least 3 months in advance. There will be a written test that has to be passed before testing for Black Belt.

Students with advance ranks will be given extra training every other week in order to work on advance skills which will be required for  2nd Black Black Belt and up. Again students will review for belts when moving up a level such as beginner to intermediate then advanced. If students attend all classes and are not learning and showing improvement, they may not move up in rank at that time. Students will be required to participate and demonstrate what they are learning as they move along during their course of training.

AS A FINAL NOTE: No one will be given a Black Belt, All Black Belt Ranks will be earned through hard work and sweat.

Also, at no time will we ever charge any testing fees for rank advancements.
If a student wishes to buy a special belt upon moving up in the advance Black Belt ranks they may purchase them through the club.