our identity
our instructors
our history
our lineage
a core principle of twelves
uke & tori
tomiki aikido 15 basics
principles of kata
principles of ki
pressure points
code of conduct
rank criteria
jr. rank criteria
kata
basics
student manual
academic requirements
terminology
dojo articles
latest news
dojo travels
high altitude
the sidekick
jack mumpower
jon wiedenman

Catawba Valley Martial Arts

our identity
our instructors
our history
our lineage
a core principle of twelves
uke & tori
tomiki aikido 15 basics
principles of kata
principles of ki
pressure points
code of conduct
rank criteria
jr. rank criteria
kata
basics
student manual
academic requirements
terminology
dojo articles
latest news
dojo travels
high altitude
the sidekick
jack mumpower
jon wiedenman

student academic requirements

Below are quick links to all Cheonjikido academic requirements from the rank of white belt up to black belt. Students are expected to have read or watched what is listed for each respective rank prior to testing. Some documents are secure and require obtaining a password from Sensei Boyd for access.

academic checklist
  1. Uke & Tori (Orange)

  2. Our Style Identity (Orange)

  3. Itosu's Ten Precepts of Karate (Yellow)

  4. Principles of Kata (Yellow)

  5. Principles of Ki (Green)

  6. Bunkai Disassembly of Early Chang Moo Kwan Forms (Green)

  7. Jack Mumpower - 15 Basics (Advanced Green)

  8. Traditional Style influences (Advanced Green)

  9. Our Dojo History (Blue)

  10. Seven Principles of Kata Interpretation (Advanced Blue)

  11. Kyusho-Jitsu Theory (Advanced Blue)

  12. Pyan-dan IL Bunkai Video (Advanced Blue)

  13. Cheonjikido Pressure Point Manual (Red)

  14. Pyan-dan E Bunkai Video (Red)

  15. Pyan-dan Som Bunkai Video (Advanced Red)

  16. Tomiki Aikido Video (Advanced Red)

  17. Indigenous Chang Moo Kwan Bunkai Video (Brown)

  18. One Principle, One Thousand Techniques (Brown)

  19. Larry Beal - Kyusho-Jitsu Seminar (Black)

  20. Jack Mumpower - Comparing the Basic 15 and the 17 Advanced video (black)

  21. From Point Zero to Ground Zero (Black)

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