Blue Belt Brown Tip - 1st Assistant Instructor

Blue Belt with Brown Tip is the 8th level of the system.

At this level, the student will further their mastery of intermediate level stances, exercises, techniques, and tumbling.

The disciple will continue step sparring, grappling, and full sparring as well as perfect basic and intermediate level techniques.

Brown Tip level self defense technique should demonstrate a fairly confident ability to escape most encounters.

As a disciple of a Master Instructor, they are required to put forth extra effort in every aspect of their training.

At this level, the student will begin the fourth kata named Shikata Hi or "The Method of Fire" as well as further instruction with Shikata Mizu.

Shikata Tsuchi - 50
Shikata Mizu - 40
Shikata Kaze - 30
Shikata Hi - 10

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