{"id":749,"date":"2021-08-06T16:27:47","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T15:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcsk.org.uk\/?page_id=749"},"modified":"2021-08-06T17:58:30","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T16:58:30","slug":"white-belt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsk.org.uk\/index.php\/white-belt\/","title":{"rendered":"WHITE BELT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first few classes as a white belt can be quite daunting, lots of confusing new moves and techniques, not to mention all the Japanese terminology. Remember though, everyone else in the class was in the same position when they started and, with practice you will pick up the basics quite quickly.<\/p>\n<p>There are three main things you will be taught:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kihon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kihon represents the basics or fundamentals. As a white belt you will learn:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Oi tsuki &#8211; stepping punch<\/li>\n<li>Jodan age uki &#8211; rising block<\/li>\n<li>Chudan soto uke &#8211; outside block<\/li>\n<li>Mai geri &#8211; front snap kick<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=g9E9SgQ6pYo&amp;t=19s\">White Belt Kihon Video<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kumite<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kumite is where you spar with a partner, you will be taught:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sanbon or Gohon kumite attacking with jodan oi tsuki and chudan oi tsuki.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bi7h8XD3SfA\">Gohon Kumite Video<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kata<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kata is a set of fixed moves. With each belt you will learn a new kata. For white belt you will learn:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kihon Kata<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fXRPBZ5E6rY&amp;list=PLMNCBqWfC7DhRPm2ofHcutLUe9P3AXZtA\">Kihon Kata Video &#8211; Sensei Paul James<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fXRPBZ5E6rY&amp;list=PLMNCBqWfC7DhRPm2ofHcutLUe9P3AXZtA\">Kihon Kata Video &#8211; <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JO8Gw1ks5-Y\">Sensei Alex Cockx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once you have trained enough and have reached the required standard you will be able to grade to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsk.org.uk\/index.php\/orange-belt\/\">orange belt.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first few classes as a white belt can be quite daunting, lots of confusing new moves and techniques, not to mention all the Japanese terminology. Remember though, everyone else in the class was in the same position when they started and, with practice you will pick up the basics quite quickly. 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