Level 2-Beginner

Question 1

Front Kick Def/Off

Answer 1

From stance, bring your strong leg up, chambering it, and thrusting it forward aiming for your opponents waist/midsection. For a defensive kick, stopping your opponents forward movement, use your heal and mid-foot section. For an offensive kick, use the ball of your foot. Follow up with strikes.

Question 2

Side Break Fall

Answer 2

Whatever side you are going to land on, swing that leg across the other to land on your side and smack the floor at a 45 degree angle (like a rear breakfall). Bring legs in to defend. (If on right side, left leg goes up to strike and right leg comes into butt, toes dug into ground. You are up on your forearm. (vice versa for opposite side). You can flip in this position to get to the other side. To stand, whichever leg is up, that foot goes flat on the floor and other leg sweeps under to get up in fighting stance.

Question 3

Side Head Lock

Answer 3

(Opponent is on your left side) Go with your opponent pulling your head down. At same time, turn to face them and have your right foot be in front of their right foot or in front of/in between their two feet. Strike to the groin with your right hand while your left hand comes over the right side of their face. With your hand on their face, thumb under chin, index finger under bridge of nose, and other fingers poking their eye, pull their head back out down (bring your elbow down to your pocket). Once their neck is exposed, strike to the throat area and follow up with additional strikes, knocking them back and to the ground. Vice versa for opposite side.

Question 4

Rear Head Lock/Carotid Choke

Answer 4

(Opponent is behind you and comes across your neck with right arm) Reach up and back with both hands, raking at their eyes as you swipe down to their hands. Once at the hands, pluck and pull away from neck as you turn head sideways and towards their hands, you bend forward and slide back and out of the choke. Maintain their right arm in your hand as you twist it and strike via roundhouse kicks, knees, and/or performing an armbar takedown. Vice versa for opposite side.

Question 5

Rear Head Lock/Bar Arm Choke

Answer 5

(Opponent is behind you and comes across your neck with right arm straight across your windpipe) Reach up and pluck from their thumb to pull arm away from neck as you turn your head sideways towards their hands, bend forward and slide back and out of choke. Maintain their right arm in your hand as you twist it and strike via roundhouse kicks, knees, and/or performing an armbar takedown. If you get stuck with their arm around your neck, but you are bent over, use your left hand to strike at their groin and back out of choke. Vice versa for opposite side.

Question 6

Ground On Side: Movement and Position

Answer 6

If opponent on left side and you’re on the ground, you should be on left side, up on left forearm and left foot close to butt. Toes of left foot are dug into ground and right leg is cocked, knee in, ready to strike. Opposite if opponent moves to right side, just flip over to left side and switch.

Question 7

Ground On Side: Side Kick

Answer 7

From ground side position, if on left side, rotate onto left knee and shin and up on left forearm. Send a side kick striking with side of foot and using more heel. If on right side, it is the opposite.

Question 8

Round Kick

Answer 8

If using right leg, turn left foot out 45 degrees, lean over to left side bring right knee and leg up sideways and strike using shin and forefoot.

Question 9

Round Knee

Answer 9

If using right leg, turn left foot 45 degrees, lean over to left side and bring right knee up sideways and strike using knee, aiming for common peroneal nerve in leg. or kidneys.

Question 10

Knife Threat From Front

Answer 10

If presented with a knife, using underhand or overhand, push knife away from center line and grab wrist with same hand and grab their hand/fist with your other hand. Thrust the knife back at them towards their face and or neck, stabbing them a few times, then do a cavalier 2, off to their knife hand side, having them go to the ground. If doing cavalier 1, grab their wrist and pull towards you as you push down on the back of their hand, forcing them to kneel and open their hand, releasing the knife.

Question 11

Wrist Release 1

Answer 11

Go elbow to elbow

Question 12

Wrist Release 2

Answer 12

Opposite arm, hitchhike out

Question 13

Wrist Release 3

Answer 13

They are holding you with two hands, pluck their one hand from underneath (opposite the one they are holding) and go elbow to elbow.

Question 14

Wrist Release 4

Answer 14

They are holding both wrists low from the top, circle in and up and hitchhike out, as if trying to clap your hands.

Question 15

Wrist Release 5

Answer 15

They are holding both wrists high from the bottom circle down out and hitchhike out.

Question 16

Wrist Release 6

Answer 16

They are pulling you with opposite hand, hitchhike out.

Question 17

Wrist Release 7

Answer 17

They are holding your wrists from behind like being arrested, whichever direction you turn, that is the hand that comes to your chest. Then do an elbow 2 and 4, so elbow to their chest and then an elbow to get their hand off your other hand.

Question 18

Transitional Kick

Answer 18

When getting up from the ground, bring your extended leg in, or if it was in the cocked position, extend it back out, moving the whole body forward, to strike at your opponent. Then stand up.