Beyond Fighting: Welcome Pack, Syllabus and Grading Requirements 2015-2016 Affiliated to: 1
Contents Welcome Letter Introduction to the Club Club Rules Kickboxing Syllabus Kickboxing Sparring Krav Maga Fitness and Conditioning Kit and Equipment 2
Dear Club Member, Welcome to Beyond Fighting, the largest martial arts club in Leeds, offering instruction in Kickboxing, Krav Maga and Self Protection as well as other specialist personal safety courses and combat-sports specific fitness training. For further details regarding our classes and our training options, please visit: www.luukickboxingandkravmaga. Or Our Facebook Group: Beyond Fighting, in Partnership with the University of Leeds The Leeds University Kickboxing and Krav Maga club are Beyond Fighting s largest and most popular classes. For the past 10 years, we have been by far the biggest Martial Arts Club at the University and one of the largest of all the sports Clubs and Societies. Due to the large size of the university club, some of the processes for obtaining insurance, kit, copies of the syllabus etc. can seem a little complex. However, they are vitally important to ensure the continuation of the efficient and safe training environment that we enjoy. These processes are equally applicable to all Beyond Fighting classes. Here is a quick checklist for you to help ensure you have done everything you need to before you start your training: Complete and submit membership application form with appropriate annual payment (university club members only) Complete and submit license and insurance application form with appropriate payment of 16 - all members University class attendees only - Sign up with the Sports Centre as a Sports User to gain access throughout the year to the sports hall. (for classes based on University campus only)- full details on Costs download at www.luukickboxingandkravmaga.com. Purchase whatever kit and equipment you can afford from either yourself of through Beyond Fighting. Details of class times and venues are available on the website and are constantly updated with the latest information. Please e-mail will.tsang84@googlemail.com for details of specialist seminars and courses as well as private tuition. 3
Please also keep a close eye on the club s website and Facebook pages for details of competitions, social events, specialist seminars, club grading etc. If you have any questions about any aspect of this syllabus or our classes, please feel free to contact me anytime. I look forward to training with you. Will Tsang Chief Instructor Founding member: Ben Hockman Chief Instructor British Combat Association 3rd Dan Kickboxing 4
Introduction Grading & Syllabus This syllabus is a guide as to what we cover in the various parts of our training system. Grading For our new club members, a further explanation of grading is available later in this document. There are 3-4 gradings held per year. Grading options are as follows: 1.) Krav Maga only 2.) Kickboxing only 3.) Kickboxing and Krav Maga Krav Maga only If you choose to grade only in Krav Maga, should you pass the relevant grading test, you will be awarded with an appropriate level in Krav Maga and receive a British Combat Association certificate as recognition of your achievement. These start at level 2 and continue upwards. Kickboxing only Should you choose to grade in Kickboxing, you will receive both a certificate and coloured belt (detailed below) in recognition of your achievement. Your current belt should be worn to all Beyond Fighting Kickboxing classes. Kickboxing and Krav Maga Training and Grading in both rather than just one will ensure that you become an extremely wellrounded martial artist with highly-developed skills in both the sports-based kickboxing training as well as the reality self-protection based Krav Maga. As a club member you are free to pick and choose which parts of the Beyond Fighting system that you train in, but for grading and self-development purposes, you should try to attend as many of the different classes as possible to ensure that you are well-prepared for your grading as unfortunately refunds for grading fees ( 20 for Kickboxing or Krav Maga only, 30 for Kickboxing and Krav Maga) are not given. All gradings are recognized and sanctioned by one the UK s largest combat sports organisations, The British Combat Association. As a guide, between September 2009 and August 2012, Beyond 5
Fighting s pass rate at gradings was over 90%. It is not compulsory to Grade (take tests to achieve belts) at our club. If you wish, you can simply come and train on a more informal basis. The majority of our members do grade with us as it provides short, medium and long-term goals to focus on and work towards, as well as giving a strong sense of pride and achievement as you make your way up through the syllabus. If you wish to grade will need to be familiar with all aspects of the appropriate parts of syllabus and be well-prepared, through regular class attendance, for all the techniques, combinations and concepts relevant to the particular Grade you are going for. So, for each Grade, regardless of whether that be in Kickboxing, Krav Maga or both, students will be required to demonstrate: a.) an appropriate level of fitness for their grade b.) a high level of technical ability in the prescribed Pad work combinations/krav Maga techniques for their particular grade level c.) an appropriate level of both competence and control in sparring and appropriate sparring combinations for their grade Here is a guide as to the Belt colours corresponding to the appropriate levels within the Beyond Fighting Training System: If you have gained experience in similar systems at other clubs previously then please discuss this with one of your instructors. We will watch and assess you training and advise which level of our system is appropriate for you to begin at. ORANGE - Kickboxing Level 1 Krav Maga YELLOW Kickboxing Level 2 Krav Maga GREEN Kickboxing Level 3 Krav Maga BLUE - Kickboxing Level 4 Krav Maga RED - Kickboxing Level 5 Krav Maga 6
RED/BLACK STRIPE - Kickboxing Level 6 Krav Maga BROWN - Kickboxing Level 7 Krav Maga 1st Degree BLACK BELT - Kickboxing Level 8 Krav Maga 2nd Degree BLACK BELT - Kickboxing Level 9 Krav Maga 3rd Degree BLACK BELT - Kickboxing Level 10 Krav Maga In both our Kickboxing and Krav Maga systems, once you achieve your Red Belt/level 6 in Krav Maga, there will be a compulsory waiting period of a minimum 6 months between belts/levels to ensure your continued improvement as you get to the more difficult belts/levels. After 6 months you will be eligible to grade but must be invited to do so by your instructor. For people who join us from other styles and systems, or who progress especially quickly, individual exceptions may be made. There will be no double grading. There will also be minimum compulsory waiting periods between Black Belt grades to allow for instructional development skills and to ensure that the exceptionally high standard at the club is maintained. These waiting times are as follows: 1st-2nd dan-2.5-3 yrs. 2nd-3rd dan-3 yrs. 3rd-4th dan-4 yrs. 4th-5th dan-5 yrs. 7
Club and Training Rules You should have already read, signed and agreed to the Conditions of Membership on your Insurance and License Application Form. In accordance with these, you should also have submitted your payment for License and Insurance and the Application Form itself. Additionally, please read and abide by the following regulations: Always bow when entering or leaving the training hall. Always ask permission before joining the class (if you are late). Ensure that the instructors are aware of any injuries that you have before the start of the session. Always follow the instructors instructions. No running or shouting (unless instructed!). Ensure that clothing is clean and equipment is in good condition No eating or smoking. Always wear appropriate clothing. This usually means appropriate club uniform. Ensure that toe and fingernails are clipped and to avoid injury All jewellery and body piercing should be removed or covered with tape or a plaster prior to the commencement of training. Any conditions such as asthma must also be declared to the instructor prior to class 8
Below follows full details of the various aspects of the Beyond Fighting Training System: Kickboxing Kickboxing is a system whose techniques grew from a combination of the kicking techniques of Japanese/Okinawan Karate combined with the hand-attack and defensive combinations of both Eastern and Western boxing. Some traditionalists do not regard kickboxing as a martial art, rather a hybrid version of a number of the traditional arts. Regardless of how the system is categorized, its fundamental principles and techniques have been developed from some of the world s oldest combat systems, from which techniques have been stripped down to their most functional and direct form, primarily with sport in mind. Without the restriction that some traditional styles impose, Kickboxing allows the student free expression to make the techniques work in a way that suits them individually. As a result, Kickboxing has become one of the most widely practiced and dynamic systems available in the world today. Today Kickboxing is practiced all over the world, with hundreds of systems and styles to choose from. These range from the purely aerobic-based workouts, such as Body Combat or Tai Bo to full contact kickboxing that takes place in a boxing ring, with a similar scoring system to professional boxing. You will find our club somewhere in the middle of this spectrum ; that is to say that we are not a full-contact club, but we do place a strong functional and competitive emphasis on what we do, which means we do not provide merely an aerobics class either. When we utilise Focus/Thai pads in class, we hit and kick these as powerfully as we can, generating power through correct body sponsorship and technique, rather than through brute force. When it comes to sparring, we do make contact with each other, but with the aim of controlling all our techniques and keeping our opponent safe, rather than aiming to knock them unconscious. With experience comes the ability to spar harder and more quickly, while still being able to both control the techniques you throw at your opponent and, through conditioning, absorb the attacks that they throw at you. All sparring is done wearing the appropriate protective equipment and in an extremely friendly environment in which our more experienced members are encouraged to help support and develop our newer members. Training in kickboxing will help your physical and mental growth. By training regularly, you will become fitter, stronger and be able to perform physical feats that you didn t think your body was capable of. Mentally you will gain self-confidence and a strong sense of wellbeing as well as that vitally important never quit attitude. 9
Shadow Boxing This is where students are required to perform various techniques and combinations to air as per the instructor s directions. The instructor may use this method to introduce new techniques or to develop and assess the students existing skills. The higher the grade of student, the more complex and physically demanding the techniques will be. Shadow boxing specifically tests students stance, guard, footwork, punches and basic to advanced kicking skills. When practicing Shadow Boxing or being assessed on it at your grading, students will move freely within the hall. Their guard and stance should be maintained but these should be constantly varied between Left and Right, particularly for Senior Grades. Students will perform various combinations consisting of Jab, followed by Cross Punch, followed by a rear-leg kick. The rear leg kick will be any kick appropriate to your grade level and can change with each combination of techniques that you perform. For instance, your first combination might be: Jab, Cross, Rear Leg Front Snap Kick. Your second combination might be Jab, Cross, Rear Leg Axe Kick. The kicking techniques you perform will be dictated by your grade, and which kicks are appropriate and relevant to the parts of the syllabus that you have studied. When being assessed on your Shadow Boxing, you will be expected, within a 2-3 minute round to demonstrate all the kicks that you have been taught for your current and previous gradings, in both Left and Right Stances. Pad Work As mentioned previously, Pad work forms a large part of our classes. Students use both Focus mitts and Thai pads to practice techniques. These are used to generate technique, power and fitness. Skill is developed by having to hit a target accurately using the correct technique. Also the balance required to hit a solid object is different from that required to throw a technique to thin air. It is also gives the students an indication of the likely effect of their technique were they to hit someone as hard as they could. You will later see how the Combat Fitness aspect of our syllabus compliments and assists the above. It is important that the pad holder uses reciprocal movement both to stop their partner hyperextending their limbs and also to ensure that they (the pad holder) get a sustained workout. This means that the pad holder hits the blow at the same time that the pad hitter strikes it. Techniques are performed using as near to maximum power as possible. This is done to promote muscle memory so that techniques are learned with power, making them more effective. However, if you are partnered with someone who cannot physically withstand your full-power techniques then you must obviously tone things down! 10
The Kickboxing Pad work Syllabus and Grading Requirements The following pages outline the basic Kickboxing requirements for each grade. These techniques should be seen as the minimum required in order to attain the next belt. In class you will practice these techniques individually and in various combinations demonstrated by the Instructor. In the Gradings themselves, you will be expected to perform all the Grading Combinations for the grade level you are going for, some of which may contain techniques from previous gradings, in both Right and Left stance in a 45 minute period with your partner. Students going for higher grades will be expected to perform at a higher speed, power, skill level and intensity appropriate to their grade. At Gradings, the Instructor will call the number of the combination you should be doing, which corresponds to the numbers on your syllabus. You are not required to learn the combinations off by heart and will be able to have a copy of your syllabus with you at the grading. However, the combinations should be as fresh in your mind as possible and if you use the Gradings to learn the combinations, you WILL run out of time. 11
Orange Belt Stances Kickboxing Stance & Guard Movement and footwork Upper Body Strikes Jab Cross Back Fist (front hand) Clinch Upper Body Defences Crazy Monkey blocking from straight punches and kicks Lower Body Strikes Roundhouse Kick (lead leg & rear leg) Snap Kick (lead leg & rear leg) Rear Knee Strike Lead Knee Strike Lower Body Defences Stepping Evasions (backwards & forwards) Body blocks to cover mid-line kicks Grading Combinations 1.) Jab, cross 2.) Jab, cross, lead back-fist 3.) Lead leg snap kick, jab and cross 4.) Lead leg snap kick, jab, cross, rear leg snap kick 5.) Lead leg mid-line roundhouse kick, jab and cross 6.) Lead leg mid-line roundhouse kick, jab, cross, rear leg mid-line roundhouse kick 7.) Jab, cross, rear leg roundhouse kick 8.) Jab, cross, rear knee (with and without clinch) 12
Yellow Belt Upper Body Strikes Lead Hook Punch Rear Hook Punch Double Jab Upper Body Defences Crazy Monkey Defences from hook punches and high Section Roundhouse kicks Parrying jab and cross punches Lower Body Strikes Push Kick (front leg & rear leg) Side Kick (front leg & rear leg) High line roundhouse kick (front leg and rear leg) Lower Body Defences Stepping Evasions (left and right) Parrying defences against snap kick Parrying defences against side Closed elbow cover defences against snap kick and side kick Grading Combos 1.) Double jab, cross 2.) Double, jab, cross, lead hook punch, rear hook punch 3.) Jab, cross, lead hook punch, rear leg roundhouse kick (vary height) 4.) Crazy Monkey Defence from hook punch, cross counter punch, rear leg high line round house 5.) Jab, cross, rear leg push kick, lead leg high line roundhouse kick 6.) Front leg roundhouse kick, cross, hook, 7.) Front leg push kick, jab, cross, rear leg high-line roundhouse kick 8.) Parry side kick, jab and cross 9.) Closed elbow cover to front snap kick, jab, cross, rear leg high-line roundhouse kick 13
Green Belt Upper Body Strikes Lead Body Hook Rear Body Hook Body Cross Lead Uppercut Rear Uppercut Upper Body Defences Cover Body Hooks Cover Body Cross Lower Body Strikes Axe Kick (front leg & rear leg) Spin Back Kick Lower Body Defences Closed Elbow Block to cover spin back kick Axe Kick Evasion Grade Combos 1.) Spin back kick counter-attack to roundhouse kick 2.) Jab, body cross, lead body hook punch 3.) Body cross, lead hook punch to head, spin back kick 4.) Jab, cross, rear Leg axe kick 5.) Rear uppercut, lead hook, cross punch 6.) Jab, cross, lead hook punch, lead leg side kick 7.) Jab, Cross, rear leg side kick, spin back kick 8.) Closed elbow block from a side kick, cross, hook, rear leg high-line roundhouse kick, rear leg side kick (same leg) 9.) Jab, cross, lead uppercut, rear uppercut 14
Blue Belt Upper Body Strikes Lead Shovel Hook Rear Shovel Hook Lead Cutting Elbow Rear Cutting Elbow Upper Body Defences Lead Hand Parry Rear Hand Parry Lower Body Strikes Hook Kick (front leg & rear leg) Roundhouse Kick / Thai shin kick (lead leg & rear leg, low) Scissor Snap Kick Scissor Roundhouse kick (high-line) Lower Body Defences Shin block to defend low-line leg kick Grade Combos 1.) Jab, Cross, Lead Hook, Scissor Rear Leg Roundhouse (high-line) 2.) Lead shin block from a low leg roundhouse kick, return side kick (same leg), hook Kick (same leg) 3.) Scissor rear leg roundhouse kick, Jab, Cross, 4.) Jab, cross, lead cutting elbow, rear cutting elbow, lead hook punch, cross punch 5.) Parry jab, parry cross, jab, cross, hook, cross, rear leg high line round house kick 6.) Parry jab, parry cross, cross punch, lead hook punch, cross punch 7.) Rear leg shin block from a low leg roundhouse kick, cross, hook punch 8.) Jab, cross, Scissor Rear Leg Front snap kick 9.) Jab, cross, lead leg axe kick, scissor rear leg round house kick 15
Red Belt Upper Body Strikes Superman Cross Overhand Cross Downward Elbow Spinning Elbow Upper Body Defences Bobbing, weaving and slipping (left & right) Lower Body Strikes Spinning Hook Kick (both legs) Lower Body Defences Crazy Monkey Block to Spin Hook Kick Grade Combos 1.) Jab, Superman Cross 2.) Jab, Overhand Cross, Lead Shovel Hook 3.) Rear cutting elbow, lead body hook, lead head hook, cross, rear leg axe kick 4.) Parry cross, spinning hook kick 5.) Jab, cross, spinning hook kick 6.) Bob and weave to avoid lead hook, cross, lead hook punch, cross, rear leg roundhouse low-line kick 7.) Jab, cross, lead hook punch, spinning hook kick 8.) Cross, hook, cross, spinning elbow 9.) Parry jab, parry cross, spinning hook kick 16
Red/Black Stripe Belt Upper Body Strikes Lead Reverse Elbow Rear Reverse Elbow Spinning Back Fist Upper Body Defences Crazy Monkey Block to cover all Elbow Strikes Lower Body Strikes Scissoring Knees Jump Spin Back Kick Lower Body Defences X Block Grade Combos 1.) Slip Jab, Jab Counter 2.) Slip Cross, Cross Counter 3.) Slip Cross, Overhand Cross, Lead Shovel Hook 4.) Jab, Cross, Lead Hook, Jump Spinning Back Kick 5.) Shin block from a low-line lead leg roundhouse, Counter attack with High-Line lead leg roundhouse kick 6.) Spinning hook kick, Jab, Cross, lead hook punch 7.) Jab, Cross, Lead Cutting Elbow, Rear Cutting Elbow, Rear Reverse Elbow, rear scissor knee strike 8.) Lead leg high section roundhouse kick, spinning back-fist 9.) X Block to counter knee, push, cross, lead leg side kick, spinning back kick 10.) Crazy Monkey defences to 2 cutting elbow strikes, clinch, rear knee, lead knee, push, rear leg Thai Kick 17
Brown Belt Upper Body Strikes Jump Spinning Hook Kick Tornado Roundhouse Kick Grading Combos 1.) Cross punch, lead hook punch, cross punch, Crazy Monkey Block from a hook punch, Wrap Arm Up, rear elbow counter, push away, tornado kick 2.) Rear uppercut, lead hook punch, rear uppercut, rear thrust knee, push away, scissor rear leg highline roundhouse kick, jump spinning hook kick 3.) Jab, cross punch, lead hook punch, rear uppercut, lead leg Thai Kick, rear leg mid-line roundhouse kick, spinning hook kick 4.) Jab, cross, lead hook punch, rear hook punch, lead upper cut, rear upper cut, skipping axe kick 5.) Rear and lead hand parries, jab, cross punch, lead hook punch, bob and weave right, lead hook punch, jumping rear leg round house 6.) Faint rear leg round house, superman punch 7.) Jab, cross, lead hook punch, lead hook kick, spinning hook kick, lead side kick, jump spinning back kick 8.) Jab, cross punch, lead hook punch, rear cutting elbow, lead leg snap kick and without putting leg down jump spinning back kick with other leg 9.) Jab, cross punch, lead hook punch, jump spinning hook kick Black Belt Gradings Pre-arranged gradings. Separate details to be provided by Beyond Fighting to participants. 18
Sparring This is the sport side of Kickboxing. It is an opportunity to test your ability against an opponent within the framework of rules and a referee. Protective equipment is mandatory and includes 10oz12oz boxing gloves, footpads, head guard, groin guard, shin protectors and mouth guard. This club enjoys a good reputation as being a safe place to spar. This is due to the responsible and friendly attitude of the students. Techniques are all to be aimed above the belt (except leg kicks and sweeps) with the target areas being the front and side torso, and the head. Each round is scored on a 9-10 basis, just like boxing, with judges awarding 10 points to be fighter who scored the cleanest techniques. If one fighter dominates the round then he/she will win 10-8. At the end of the bout the fighter with the most points wins. Contact Levels Contact levels vary widely within the club. The rules on this are simple: Contact is set at the level of the person who wants to spar at the lowest level. This means that people who don't like a lot of contact and wish to perfect their technical skill can do so without fear of being hurt. This simple rule is strongly enforced at the club. 19
The Kickboxing Sparring Syllabus In any Grading that you attempt and during sparring in class, you will not be assess or tested on individual techniques or combinations, simply on your level of ability with respect to the particular Grade you are trying to achieve. Using the pad-work combinations within the syllabus as a guide, but also allowing for your own personal interpretations, ideas and combinations, Points will be awarded for overall fight control, technique, effective attack and defence, fitness, confidence and aggression. According to the grade level you are going for, you will be expected to spar for 2-minute rounds based on the following guidelines: ORANGE - 2 rounds, boxing only, no kicking YELLOW - 3 rounds, boxing only, no kicking GREEN - 4 rounds, boxing and kicks above the waist BLUE - 5 rounds, boxing and kicks above the waist RED - 6 rounds, including low leg kicks RED/BLACK STRIPE - 7 rounds, including low leg kicks, knees and elbows BROWN - 8 rounds, including low leg kicks, knees and elbows BLACK - 10 rounds, full progressive sparring/free-fighting 20
Krav Maga and Self Protection Our self-protection system is Krav Maga, the fastest growing, most practical and dynamic selfprotection program in the world. Krav Maga has been the preferred hand-to-hand combat system of the Israeli Defence Forces since the 1950s. It is also now the choice of the US military and law enforcement and is fast becoming a core component of the UK s police, military and security agencies training systems. Krav Maga s evolution over the past 10 years has also seen its transition to civilian use and its rise to success as the world s most functional, practical and easy-to-learn survival system for men, women and children. Tested on the battlefield and on the streets, Krav Maga s practical no-nonsense approach to self-protection and personal safety will make you and your loved once safer and more secure as well as providing significant fitness-based and self-confidence benefits. You may even have seen Krav Maga in action in recent films being put to effect by Jennifer Lopez, Matt Damon in the Bourne Identity and the latest James Bond, Casino Royale. The form of Krav Maga we teach at Beyond Fighting is Urban Krav Maga. This is a system compiled by Krav Maga Instructors from the world s 3 largest Krav Maga Associations who have also trained extensively in other styles such as Karate, Boxing, Thai Boxing, MMA and Jiu Jitsu. The UKM program is highly effective and dynamic and has been devised with the aim of dealing with the most common forms of violent attack and assault in the UK according to statistics released by the Home Office in 2007. By emphasizing the importance of concepts rather than numerous techniques requiring careful execution in a split second of panic, our aim is to equip each student as quickly and efficiently as possible to defend themselves against the most common forms of attacks. Once the student has mastered these techniques, more difficult scenarios are addressed to build a support system that will enable the student to deal with almost any situation. Our tactics, concepts and techniques are continually reviewed and updated by the Urban Krav Maga Instructor team, headed up by Stewart McGill at his Central London School of Krav Maga who is assisted by a team of instructors with experience across a variety of Israeli and traditional martial arts; no other group in the UK has comparable experience in the functional Israeli systems. 21
To summarise, Urban Krav Maga is: Extremely relevant to crime here in the UK Effective and Direct Simple and Easy to Learn Does not rely on skill, size or strength to enable it to function effectively Is all encompassing focusing on fitness, aggression, ground survival and defence, weapons defence, multiple attacker defence, rape defence, defence from punches, kicks, chokes, grabs, headlocks and anything else you can think of The system also explores the mental and emotional aspects of conflict When being assessed on your Krav Maga during the gradings, you will be asked to perform specific attacking techniques on focus pads as well as defensive tactics and techniques, as well as one-onone and multiple attacker sparring, that we have covered in class. Details are listed below. The final part of your Krav Maga assessment will involve defending yourself from a series of surprise attacks combining the various techniques you have learned and practiced for your particular grade but in random order and at a high level of intensity. The time period for which you will have to defend yourself from continuous attacks will increase according to your level as follows: For each level you must cover the techniques within the level you are attempting to obtain. Your surprise attacks will consist of all techniques from the current and previous levels. Level 2-2 mins Level 3-3 mins Level 4-4 mins Level 5-5 mins Level 6-6 mins Level 7-7 mins Level 8-8 mins Level 9-9 mins Level 10-10 mins Etc. 22
Krav Maga Techniques Level 2 (first grading) Pre-emptive attacking strikes: straight punches, elbows, kness, palm smash Pre-emptive defences against squaring-up attacker Standing Choke defences Standing headlock defences Sparring, 2 rounds-boxing only, no kicking Level 3 Pre-emptive attacking strikes: head butt, eye strike, stamp kicks, forearm/hammer fist strikes Defending against swinging punches Defending against swinging bottle attacks Ground choke defences-from the guard, mount and side control positions Breakfalls Standing up safely Sparring, 3 rounds, boxing only, no kicking Level 4 Pre-emptive attacking strikes: roundhouse kicks, front kicks Rolling headlock defence Application of and defence against full and broken scarf-hold Defences against frontal knife threats Takedown defences Defence against north / south position Rear-naked choke defence Straight punches defence Sparring, 4 rounds, boxing and low leg kicks Level 5 Defences against rear knife threats Defences against knife thrusting attacks Defences against bear hugs Defences against clothing grabs Sparring-5 rounds, boxing and low leg kicks Level 6 Defences against full nelson Defences against rear-naked choke Defence from gun threats to front-body Sparring-6 rounds, boxing and low leg kicks 23
Level 7 Defences from gun threats to head (front and side) Defences from gun threats to body (front and side) Defences against stick attacks Defence against knife slashing attacks Sparring: 7 rounds, boxing and low leg kicks Level 8 Defences to gun threats-kneeling Defence against guillotine choke Sparring: 8 rounds, including low leg kicks, knees and elbows Level 9 Defences against wrist grabs Defences against kicks-standing and on the ground Defences against knife threats and knife attacks on the ground Sparring: 9 rounds, including low leg kicks, knees and elbows Level 10 Garotte Defence Hair-pull defence Defence against rear naked choke on the ground Consolidation and complete familiarization with all of the above 10 rounds, full progressive sparring/free-fighting Levels 11 and above include testing on variations to some of the aforementioned techniques as well as additional tests such as testing of techniques in darkness, multiple opponent sparring, 3rd party protection, defending oneself from inside a vehicle etc 24
Combat Sports - Specific Fitness All classes place a strong emphasis on Combat Fitness training, typically at the beginning of the class. Our training in this respect focuses on developing fitness in the following key areas: Cardiovascular/Respiratory Endurance Stamina Strength Flexibility Power Speed Co-Ordination Agility Balance Accuracy As well as preparing the body, both physically and mentally for exercise, regular conditioning of this type also provides you with the best possible cardiovascular, endurance and strength training to prepare you for being able to perform as effectively as possible if the worse should happen, and you are forced to defend yourself for real during what could easily be the most important 5 seconds of your life! Your Instructor team is comprised of fully qualified Personal Trainers and Exercise Nutritionists who can offer you individual advice and programs. The Fitness element of our classes tends to include a variety of techniques and drills, mostly based on callisthenic bodyweight training exercises. Examples of such drills are available on the following websites but should never be performed without supervision by a qualified instructor: www.crossfit.com www.rosstraining.com It must be stressed that we are all equipped with a sophisticated self-diagnostic system, which is able to tell us how much we can push ourselves. While you should come to training expecting to work hard, if you feel pain or you are very out of breath then STOP! It has taken Nature millions of years of evolution to develop this system so don t ignore it. The instructors will never get annoyed and are more likely to be concerned and praise your common sense. This is especially important if you are a beginner. If the instructor shouts twenty press ups and you know you can only manage five then try for six but no more. Often the instructors will offer an alternative exercise for those students not as fit or strong. Do not worry about how fit you are before you start training-regardless of your current level of Fitness, you will be well looked-after and will see a dramatic increase in your all 25
round fitness and health in a very short space of time. There is no specific test on fitness for each grade. Each student is expected to show a standard of Combat Fitness appropriate for their grade, which is necessary to perform the relevant techniques. It is understood that each person has a different personal ability and this is taken into account by the instructors. 26
Kit and Equipment As with any sporting activity of this type, there is a certain amount of initial investment required to ensure you get the most out of your training and can develop your skills as efficiently as possible. If you do not buy the kit listed below, there will soon be a fairly large proportion of each class that you will be unable to take part in. Below is a list of kit and equipment that you need to buy as soon as possible. They are listed in order of priority if you cannot afford it all in one go. The club s kit and equipment sponsor is Ultimate Fitness 4U and in partnership with leading sports nutrition manufacturer Sci MX Nutrition. Ultimate Fitness offers all Beyond Fighting club members a 15% discount on proof of membership. Sci MX products on sale within the Ultimate Fitness 4U store are discounted to 25% off the retail price for club members. Whilst you are free to purchase your equipment wherever you choose, as our official sponsor, Ultimate Fitness is highly recommended for everything you will need to get the most out of your training. The kit you will require is the same for both kickboxing and krav maga classes. A list of everything you will require is as follows: 1.) Beyond Fighting Club T-shirt 2.) Club Training trousers or shorts: White/Black Freestyle trousers or Plain Black MMA surf or board shorts 3.) Focus Mitts or Thai Pads 4.) 10oz-12oz boxing gloves (hand wraps will suffice for pad work (but not for sparring) if you cannot afford to buy all the kit in one go) 5.) Gum shield 6.) Groin guard 7.) Shin protection (dipped foam material) 8.) Foot protection (dipped foam protection, must cover toes and heel) Optional Extras Protective Head Guard Forearm guards The kit is a worthwhile investment; it varies in price according to quality. Even if you buy products in the mid-range price category, they should last you a good 4-5 years if you look after them. Happy Training!!!! 27