Thank you all for a wonderful weekend.

Thanks to Sensei Pat and Sensei Mark for bring there excellent students and thanks to Sensei Rick in assisting me.

What a weekend!

Barry
Sensei Barry Harte 5th Dan

The panel consisted of an 8th Dan, a 6th Dan, 3 X 5th Dans, 2 X 2nd Dans.
The grading lasted for 3 hours, and this was all solid work and one of the hardest BB gradings Ive seen in a while. The grading started with a gruelling warm up followed by syllabus, striking, pad work, stick, knife, sparing (standing and ground), pressure points, chokes and strangles and lots more!

Rick got a back injury 1 hour into the grading, he refused to leave the mat (even though he was told to by a member of the panel) and battled on regardless. He impressed the panel in all areas and he received some really good comments. The standard of his techniques were great. For me the highlight was Rick applying a  kali choke with a stick to a back break take down and powerful choke on the ground, applied very fast and aggressively but skillfully with no injury to his Uke. The panels reactions was excitement, shock and they thought it was great and were very vocal, none of them had seen this before.

Thanks to Sensei Gary & Pat, who were on the pannel and also helped Rick prepair for the day.

Check out the photos that Sensei Carol took on the day:

http://www.hakudakan.co.uk/gallery/?album=1&gallery=5

Well done Rick.
Barry

As well as learning to land correctly from a throw or take down they are also excellent for conditioning the body. They are not easy to learn and take time to refine, so I have included some video tutorials to help you learn or improve. Enjoy

Side Break Fall

Front Rolling Breakfall

Click to download. Hakudakan Ju Jitsu Dojo Grading Syllabus.

A number of factors are taken into account when a student is assessed, ability, age, character, time served, attitude, commitment, etiquette and of course a high level of skill is expected. At senior level a students ability to teach and facilitate learning is also assessed and students character both inside and outside the dojo is always taken into account. To be a Hakudakan member is a privilege not a right.

At the grading the student is pressure tested to make sure that the techniques can be performed under stressful conditions to simulate the adrenal dump and pressure felt in a real combat situation.

Rules of the Dojo

Only belts that have been issued or authorised by the Hakudakan can be worn in the Hakudakan dojo.You should arrive at the dojo, be changed and ready to help with any dojo preparations 15 minutes before the lesson. Lateness is unacceptable as it is insulting to the dojo. If you have sound reason for your lateness speak to your Sensei – allowance is readily made for family commitments etc. provided this concession is not abused.
If you are late, bow into the dojo and wait to be invited into the training area.
Eating and drinking and smoking is not permitted in the dojo; regular water breaks are provided but must be taken away from the training area.
Hakudakan Black belts will be referred to as ‘Sensei’ during training sessions.
All students are expected to assist in the preparation of the dojo.
Training equipment such as pads and mats must always be placed so that the top or striking surface does not come into contact with floor or other dirty surfaces.

Mat Etiquette

Talking while a Sensei or Sempai is teaching is unacceptable behaviour.
Students should stop immediately when “yame” is called, for safety and respect.

Ju-Jitsuka should rei (bow) on the following occasions:
When entering or leaving the Dojo.
When going onto or off the mats.
When acknowledged by or addressing a senior or sensei.
When commencing or finishing training with a partner.
You may not enter or leave the mat area or dojo without the permission of the sensei.
Always wipe your feet before entering the dojo or going onto the mats.
If your Gi needs adjusting, bow to your partner and drop to one knee before making the adjustment.
Finger and toe nails must always be kept short.

Dress Code

Your Gi should be a plain black Gi with the correct badges.
Your Gi must always be laundered and in good repair.
In the dojo you must wear either the full Gi or street clothes – ‘half and half’ is not acceptable. Outside the dojo you should conceal your Gi in general, and your belt in particular. It is not considered appropriate to display your uniform anywhere other than in the dojo or when participating in a public display.
Females should wear a dark black tee shirt under their Gi.
Males may wear a similar shirt in the event of having sustained an injury to the upper body. Males must wear an approved groin guard at all times when training.
It is strongly advised that females should wear a bust guard and/or groin protector.

Bow on entering the dojo, bow on leaving the dojo – Rei

All Dan grades (Black belt) to be referred to as Sensei

All Senior grades (brown white stripe) to be referred to as Sempai

Breakfalls – Ukemi
Forward Rolling, – Zempo kaiten ukemi
Side, left and right – HidariMigi Yoko ukemi
Back – Ushiro ukemi
Backward Rolling - Koho kaiten ukemi
Front – Mae ukemi
Fore-flap – Kaiten ukemi

Demonstrate a left & right fighting stance with a live rear foot

Basic hand and elbow strikes to be demonstrated on impact equipment. The student should have a good understanding of targets that can be struck with various strikes. All techniques to be practised from a left & right fighting stance

Punches: Jab, Cross, Hook, Uppercut

Open handed strikes: Palm heel, Knife hand, Finger Jab, Claw, Ridgehand

Elbows: Downward, Horizontal, Upwards

Others: Backfist, Hammerfist, Radius

Basic kicking and knee strikes to be demonstrated on impact equipment.

All kicks to be preformed from a lead and rear kick, in a left & right fighting stance

Rising kick Push kick Front snap kick

Vertical knee strike Horizontal knee

Side snap kick to knee Side kick body Roundhouse

Evasion & blocking

S block Double S block Cross block

Outside forearm block Rising block (moving)

Low X block High X block (moving)

Parry’s Slip a Jab, Cross, JC Smother block

Leg Jam

Bob and weave hooks

A finger lock

Basic breakaway techniques

Wrist grabs one and two handed all combinations

Strangle front & rear

Groundwork with a demonstration of strikes that can be applied
Mount
Guard

A demonstration and explanation of the opening sequence.

Striking combinations to be preformed on pads from a fighting stance

Hands: J, 2J,JC,JCH, JCU, JCHH, JCUU

Demonstration of footwork on its own and while striking J,C,H
Forward, Back, Side to side, Circle

A ridge hand wrist lock against a single hand throat grab and punch
(to be performed on left and right sides).

Breaking a two handed front strangle (2 variations)

Hip/neck throws incorporating basic striking techniques all from 2 hook punches thrown as a right left combination.
Entry 1, hip (neck) throw & arm break – Kube nage
Entry 2, hip (neck) throw & figure 4 lock
Entry 3, hip (neck) throw & reverse figure 4 lock
Entry 4, traditional hip throw & cross arm lock – Ogoshi & Juji gatame

Pressure testing of all of the above

Groundwork with a demonstration of strikes that can be applied
Scarf hold Kesa gatame
Broken Scarf hold Kuzure kesa gatame
Basic armlock from scarf hold

Counters to holds (3)

A good understanding of all the rules of the dojo.

A demonstration of basic striking combinations on pads, integrating hands, legs and other strikes

A demonstration of the student holding hook & jab pads and calling combinations for an experienced striker.

Breaking a front double lapel grab and head butt.

Hip/neck throws left & right handed with ground locks, all different striking entries (4).
elbow lock
chicken wing arm lock
crossover arm break
cork-screw arm lock

A fig 4 arm lock and take down.
a) standard b) compressed c) turning d)pulling

A cupping wrist lock from a wrist grab (left and right).

A reverse cupping wrist lock.

Defences against a kick to the head whilst on the ground, from both sides of the body (2).

Defence against a stamping attack to the head whilst on the ground (2).

A Single leg takedown and ankle lock.

A Single leg takedown, ankle lock and turn.

Ground strangles- escapes from each of the following:
between the legs
astride the body
pinning the shoulders
along both sides of the body
seated rear

Breaking a back strangle.
a) utilising a hip throw
b) joint lock version (left and right)

Groundwork, with a demonstration of strikes that can be applied
Side position (chest hold) – Mune gatame
Entangled armlock – Ude garami
Reverse entangled armlock – Ude garami
Side four quarters hold – Yoko shiho gatame

Counters to holds