KFMA CURRICULUM VIDEOS FOR TRAINING AT HOME — JANUARY TO APRIL 2025
As we begin a new year, our testing curriculum cycles are reset. The videos below will be helpful for all of our White through Red belts who wish to practice their material at home to prepare for the Rank Testings in February and April.
The videos below are broken out by rank groups as follows:
*White Belts
* Orange and Yellow Belts
* Camo, Green and Purple Belts
*Blue, Brown and Red Belts
Just a reminder, that before you start practicing with the videos, you should make sure you understand the techniques as taught by your Certified Master Instructors in class. This will enable you to perform them properly as you start to build muscle memory.
Tips on Practicing
For your basic hand techniques, you will want to focus on the beginning and ending position of each technique, as well as the direction of the block or strike. You should also note the proper positioning of the hand (tight fingers, straight wrists, etc).
When practicing kicks, you’ll want to play close attention to pivoting (keeps your knee safe), the proper chamber of the kicks, and to strike with the correct part of the foot (instep, heel, ball). The quality of the technique must be developed first, and then you can work on speed and power.
When you work on your stances, there are three elements to consider: first is the proper foot position, second if the weight shift, and third is proper body alignment. For a quick review of the basic stances, please see this article: https://teamkowkabany.com/practicing-traditional-karate-stances/
The first stripe you will earn at each belt will be for performing the sparring combinations, so that is a great place to start with practicing at home. The goal of the combinations is to develop smooth and fluid techniques, similar to what you would use in actual free sparring.
When you are ready to practice your Songahm forms, as you develop memorization of the patterns, your primary focus should be on the quality of the stances and techniques.
Ideally, with enough practice and effort, every form should demonstrate the following attributes: Proper Technique, Memorization, Power, Timing (hand-foot), Speed (on individual techniques, not doing the form ‘fast’), Balance, Eye Contact/Focus, Intensity and Rhythm/Fluidity.
As we’ve mentioned in class, please do not practice material above your rank. The forms and techniques were designed to build on the physical foundations developed over time. As always, should you have any questions, please ask your instructor.
KFMA WHITE BELTS
White Belt sparring combinations
White Belt form – Songahm 1
White Belt one steps
KFMA ORANGE & YELLOW BELTS
For the JANUARY – FEBRUARY TESTING CYCLE please use these videos:
(The material you will use to prepare for your March – April testing cycle will follow directly after this section.)
Orange-Yellow sparring combinations
Orange Belt form – Songahm 2
Orange Belt One steps
To prepare for the MARCH – APRIL TESTING CYCLE, please use these videos:
Orange-Yellow Sparring Combinations
Yellow Belt Form – Songahm 3
Yellow Belt One Steps
KFMA CAMO, GREEN & PURPLE BELTS
Camo – Green Sparring Combinations
Camo Belt Form – Songahm 4
KFMA BLUE, BROWN AND RED BELTS
Purple – Blue Sparring Combinations
Blue Belt form – In Wha 2
Thank you for taking the time and making the effort to practice at home!
Should you need any additional help, please see one of our Chief Masters in class and ask us!
Kowkabany’s Family Martial Arts has been teaching in Northwest Tampa serving the Westchase, Odessa and Oldsmar communities for 29 years! Our students range from age 4 to in their 70’s, and most of our classes are designed to allow families to train together! We are located at 13910 Monroes Business Park (two doors down from the Tampa Bay Brewing Company), and all of our classes are taught by Certified Master Instructors!
Should you have any questions, please call us at 813-540-5528.